Games like Nerd Survivors
If Nerd Survivors is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dungeon Survivors, Duriano and Nomad Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, comedic and funny. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Nerd Survivors: Use explosive pizzas, enchanted fidget spinners or a katamari of monsters to fight countless enemies hordes! Repair the "Forge of Destiny" and craft the ultimate custom weapon in this comedy action rogue-lite survivor.
Players who liked Nerd Survivors also play
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Dungeon Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares class based progression, wave based combat, roguelite and an intense mood with Nerd Survivors.
Top pick for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Dungeon Survivors is a top-down fantasy roguelite where you can use your class abilities to fight off a horde of fantasy monsters. Choose from a variety of abilities and items to create unique builds and survive with 1-4 players.
Duriano
WHY THIS
Shares character unlocks, wave based combat, roguelite and an intense mood with Nerd Survivors.
Second-strongest match for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Duriano is a top-down arena shooting Slasher roguelite game where the player will be a hero durian of the norse wielding a weapon to fight upon a god of norse mythology. From different weapons, Durian hero, God’s trail, items will lead the player to create a build and defeat all gods of asgard.
Nomad Survival
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Nerd Survivors.
Third-strongest match for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Saber Survivors
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Ranked #4 for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Saber Survivors is a survival action roguelike where the evil galactic emperor has declared that all “Space Wizard Samurai” must be exterminated. You, a Space Wizard Samurai, must fight to survive. And your only weapon… a saber to deflect laser beams.
Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
WHY THIS
Shares character unlocks, build variety and a lighthearted mood with Nerd Survivors.
Ranked #5 for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Spell Defender
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Nerd Survivors.
Ranked #6 for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Spell Defender is a 3D, Third-Person, wave defence, survival Roguelite. Use magical powers to defeat waves of enemies. Each wave rewards you with a choice of a new power. Find synergies and combine these powers to create the ultimate defender.
Keeper's Toll
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression and a challenging mood with Nerd Survivors.
Ranked #7 for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Sharded World
WHY THIS
Shares character unlocks and a whimsical mood with Nerd Survivors.
Ranked #8 for Nerd Survivors fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
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Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Nerd Survivors.
Reviewers of Nerd Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
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!
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Nerd Survivors.
Reviewers of Nerd Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Destiny 2
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and a challenging mood with Nerd Survivors.
Reviewers of Nerd Survivors cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nerd Survivors at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~50% under Nerd Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nerd Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nerd Survivors.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nerd Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nerd Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nerd Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nerd Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nerd Survivors on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from Heartbit Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Heartbit Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Doom & Destiny
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Nerd Survivors.
Another title from Heartbit Interactive, the studio behind Nerd Survivors. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Be ready for the nerdiest adventure of your life! Journey with four everyday friends into this turn based hilarious jrpg filled with parodies and cameos! Explore a huge fantasy world full of secrets, monsters, dungeons and preposterous villains! Nerds are storming fantasy and it's awesome!
Doom & Destiny Advanced
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Nerd Survivors.
Another title from Heartbit Interactive, the studio behind Nerd Survivors. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
Four nerds walk into a dungeon. It’s not a joke, it’s Doom & Destiny Advanced.
Miner Warfare
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Nerd Survivors.
Another title from Heartbit Interactive, the studio behind Nerd Survivors. Shares Action and Indie with Nerd Survivors.
8 players local multiplayer bonanza with only 4 controllers!In Miner Warfare you dig for gold. But you'll spend most of the match shooting in your friends's face, mining holes with laser cannon, throwing buggers and detonating atomic bombs. WARNING: excessive use can destroy friendship.
Doom & Destiny Worlds
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and a comedic mood with Nerd Survivors.
Another title from Heartbit Interactive, the studio behind Nerd Survivors. Shares Indie with Nerd Survivors.
When Destiny calls for help, but no one answers, only four nerds can save the day. Armed with hand crafted weapons and bad jokes, can the four nerds survive, defeat three almighty tyrants and find their way home?
Frequently asked about Nerd Survivors
- Is Nerd Survivors verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Nerd Survivors 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 Nerd Survivors cost?
- Nerd Survivors is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nerd Survivors?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nerd Survivors are Dungeon Survivors, Duriano, Nomad Survival.
- Who developed Nerd Survivors?
- Nerd Survivors was developed by Heartbit Interactive.
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