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Games like Nuke Them All

If Nuke Them All is your kind of game, the closest matches are Xeno Command, Scarecropia and Geometry Defense: Infinite — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cartoonish throwback art style, challenging and competitive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Nuke Them All: An RTS classic reborn with a twist. Time is of the essence, Commander! Capture the flags, conquer the territories, and eliminate the enemy fort. And finally, nuke them all! This old-school sci-fi Indie real time strategy game, crafted by devoted team, revives the genre's enduring allure.

2024StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Indie PapaMike
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Players who liked Nuke Them All also play

Steam players who put hours into Nuke Them All also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Xeno Command

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun

    2022Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Scarecropia

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    Here is Scarecropia! Lead at most 400 people to build a settlement. Arm your village to fight against the Goblin army, or invest limited resources in yourself to become unparalleled! Take every cost to survive!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Geometry Defense: Infinite

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    Geometry Defense: Infinite is a classic infinite tower defense game where you must build a maze to slow enemies and build towers to destroy them. An action-packed and engaging game requiring focus to take on challenges and test your skill.

    2018StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Nuke Them All.

    Ranked #4 for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Pixel Punk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    Pixel Punk is a strategy tower defence. In pixel Punk you build different turrets that will protect you against the never ending waves.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Stronghold HD (2012)

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a nostalgic mood with Nuke Them All.

    Ranked #6 for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

    2013StrategySimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 2089 - Space Divided

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    2089 - Space Divided is a classic science fiction real-time strategy game in which you collect resources, build up your base, train troops and destroy your opponents with tactical skill.

    2024StrategyIndie17.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. D.O.T. Defence

    WHY THIS

    Shares real time strategy, wave based combat, action adventure and a competitive mood with Nuke Them All.

    Ranked #8 for Nuke Them All fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!

    2025StrategyEarly Access7.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Nuke Them All

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Z

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Nuke Them All.

    Reviewers of Nuke Them All cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    “Z”, the classic Real Time Strategy Game by the Bitmap Brothers. Fans of this classic strategy title are in for a real treat. Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.

    2014ActionStrategy0.97 USDSteam ↗
  2. Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and a funny mood with Nuke Them All.

    Reviewers of Nuke Them All cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tiny Civilization

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Nuke Them All.

    Reviewers of Nuke Them All cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.

    2022Strategy1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nuke Them All at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuke Them All.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuke Them All.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuke Them All.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nuke Them All.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nuke Them All.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nuke Them All on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuke Them All.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nuke Them All.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Unturned

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nuke Them All.

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nuke Them All.

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bloons TD Battles

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Nuke Them All.

    Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

    2016ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nuke Them All

Does Nuke Them All run on Steam Deck?
Nuke Them All is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Nuke Them All cost?
Nuke Them All is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nuke Them All?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nuke Them All are Xeno Command, Scarecropia, Geometry Defense: Infinite.
Who developed Nuke Them All?
Nuke Them All was developed by Indie PapaMike and published by GameEraStudios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Nuke Them All.

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