Games like Nonu
If Nonu is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nine Sols, Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Solateria — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Nonu: Nonu is a hand-drawn 2D souls-like where every action draws from two interlinked resources-one born from inner strength, the other granted by a higher power. Explore a dying world, uncover artifacts that enable distinct builds, and piece together the truth behind its vanished god.
Players who liked Nonu also play
Steam players who put hours into Nonu 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.
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Solateria
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Minoria
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Unbound: Worlds Apart
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nonu.
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
GRIME
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
DEVIATOR
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Nonu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nonu.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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 Nonu.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nonu.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Nonu.
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 Nonu.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nonu.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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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.
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Minoria
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Unbound: Worlds Apart
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nonu.
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
GRIME
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nonu.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Frequently asked about Nonu
- What games are most similar to Nonu?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nonu are Nine Sols, Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Solateria.
- Who developed Nonu?
- Nonu was developed by Karmic Bit.
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 Nonu.
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