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Games like Nightgate

If Nightgate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Breath of Digital God, Retro Wave and Still Stars Echo — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Nightgate: In the year 2398, a network of intelligent computers known as Nightgate, is the last remaining life form on Earth. Step into the computer and uncover what lies beyond the futuristic landscapes of Nightgate.

2024ActionIndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindows · macOSby Semidome Inc.
Nightgate — Steam game cover

Players who liked Nightgate also play

Steam players who put hours into Nightgate 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. Breath of Digital God

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Become a digital god in a fast-paced meditave bullet hell. Freeze time, reverse reality, and survive waves of chaotic energy synced to music. Master your abilities and reach the highest level of reality.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Retro Wave

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Retro Wave is an endless runner in which you have to avoid various obstacles in order to achieve the highest possible score. Compete with other players worldwide on a global leaderboard and become number 1.

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Still Stars Echo

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightgate.

    An atmospheric science-fiction journey across distant alien landscapes. Traverse monolithic structures, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover the story of a lost civilization written among the stars.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Neon Snake

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Neon Snake is a well-known classic game in a new unusual style.

    2021ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Station 77

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    A deep space research vessel is torn apart by a mysterious alien life form. As the sole survivor of the incident, you must evade the creature, solve puzzles and repair the station in the hopes of escaping with your life.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Cosmic Disco

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Feel the beat! A VR rhythm shooter where you kill enemies in beat, as they fly towards you, alternating pistols hand to hand, surrounded by beautiful skies with musical visualization. Created by a solo developer.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hello Space

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Dive into a 2D action game where you control a spaceship, defeat enemies and overcome deadly traps. Extend your arsenal by collecting new weapons and technologies for your ship that you will need to conquer four different dungeon-like worlds, all connected by an open space full of surprises.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Frustrate-a-ball

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Nightgate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Its the most frustrating paddle and ball game you've ever played but we guarantee you'll want just one more go!

    2019ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nightgate.

    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 Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nightgate.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nightgate.

    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 ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nightgate.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    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 ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Nightgate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightgate.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Nightgate.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightgate.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Nightgate.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nightgate.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nightgate

How much does Nightgate cost?
Nightgate is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nightgate?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nightgate are Breath of Digital God, Retro Wave, Still Stars Echo.
Who developed Nightgate?
Nightgate was developed by Semidome Inc..

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 Nightgate.

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