Rank 01Why this
Also Post-apocalyptic and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Nocturnals.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2020
Games like Nocturnals
- 30 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Nocturnals: The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, Paradise, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Mediterranea Inferno, and Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares choice driven narrative and environmental storytelling with Nocturnals.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
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Mediterranea Inferno
Why this: Shares choice driven narrative with Nocturnals.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Why this: Shares branching narrative with Nocturnals.
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Dispatch
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Romance, like Nocturnals.
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Cabernet
Why this: Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Nocturnals.
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Fledgling Manor
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Nocturnals.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Nocturnals
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- 1The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Also Post-apocalyptic and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Nocturnals.
- 97% of 12,644 reviews
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- 3The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Shares choice driven narrative and environmental storytelling with Nocturnals.
- 93% of 679 reviews
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- 5Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Shares branching narrative with Nocturnals.
- 97% of 21,995 reviews
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- 9Arcadie: Second-Born
Shares relationship development and choice driven narrative with Nocturnals.
- 94% of 334 reviews
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- 14I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Shares choice driven narrative and multiple endings with Nocturnals.
- 96% of 3,777 reviews
- 15I Hate My Waifu Streamer
Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Nocturnals.
- 96% of 134 reviews
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- 18Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite
Also LGBTQ+ and Post-apocalyptic, like Nocturnals.
- 98% of 521 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Cowboy Toad Games
- Price: $7.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 89% of 655 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Atmospheric world described as like a living comic book
- Brutal death scenes that shock players
- Exceptional soundtrack praised by multiple reviewers
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Emotional
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Nocturnals.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Shares choice driven narrative and environmental storytelling with Nocturnals.
Mediterranea Inferno
Why this: Shares choice driven narrative with Nocturnals.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Why this: Shares branching narrative with Nocturnals.
Dispatch
Why this: Shares choice driven narrative and branching narrative with Nocturnals.
Cabernet
Why this: Shares branching narrative and multiple endings with Nocturnals.
About Nocturnals
The closest matches to Nocturnals: The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, Paradise, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, Mediterranea Inferno, and Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Nocturnals is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, Paradise and The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and emotional, and single out its branching narrative and choice based narrative. 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.
About Nocturnals: A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.
Is Nocturnals worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 655 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric world described as like a living comic book
- Brutal death scenes that shock players
- Exceptional soundtrack praised by multiple reviewers
- Lgbtq romance feels authentic
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“great game but have to give a negative review for essentaly a demo costing $10. With a sequel coming out, i dont like the idea of possibly paying $10 per episode”
“get it if you want, but theres so little updates. only subtitles and bug fixes. theres cacti coast new update, but it was lowkey a waste of money”
People who play it also play: The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, Paradise, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Frequently asked about Nocturnals
Can I run it?
Is Nocturnals verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Nocturnals is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Nocturnals cost?
Nocturnals is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nocturnals?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nocturnals are The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, Paradise, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty.
Who developed Nocturnals?
Nocturnals was developed by Cowboy Toad Games.