Games like NAUS
If NAUS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rock Wrecker, ICARUS84 and DEAD GUN — 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 NAUS: NAUS is a thrilling 2D action roguelike that takes you deep into a dark dungeon for deadly battles against hordes of monsters and exciting adventures. Explore dark corridors and caves, where every step can be a challenge.
Players who liked NAUS also play
Steam players who put hours into NAUS 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.
Rock Wrecker
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Top pick for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
Mine what you can and get out with the loot.
ICARUS84
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Second-strongest match for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with NAUS.
Recreate yourself and break free from the simulation, in ICARUS84, a focused retro ARPG that will take over your mind and heart, but not your life. Make the build that plays the way you want to play, unravel the mystery behind why you're trapped, and find a way out.
DEAD GUN
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Third-strongest match for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
DEAD GUN is a 2D platformer with roguelike elements. Take control of a soldier of the elite squad Z-800 and go on an operation to clear friendly worlds from enemies in order to save them.
Knight Story
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Ranked #4 for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
Black and white 2D platformer about a knight's journey.
The Cabin
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Ranked #5 for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
The Cabin is 2D Survival and Resource management game were your simple goal is to survive as long as possible. Deep in the Canadian Boreal after some kind of unknown 'incident' you've fled for safety, now scavenge for supplies, battle the elements and evade the mysterious 'augs'.
Dungeon Death
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Ranked #6 for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
Take on the role of one of the king's defenders! And go to the "Deadly Dungeon" filled with various monsters and bosses! Collect various artifacts and purchase items from a mysterious merchant!
BodyRecords
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Ranked #7 for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
BodyRecords is a chilling horror experience, blending bodycam immersion,microphone sensitivity to your voice, and eerie spaces. Work together with teammates to solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and escape. True cooperative play and unsettling atmosphere make every moment a tense challenge.
Scars of Mars
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Ranked #8 for NAUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with NAUS.
Scars of Mars is a real-time RPG. Make split-second decisions to defeat enemies quickly in thrilling and satisfying battles.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NAUS at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~83% under NAUS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NAUS.
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.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under NAUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~67% under NAUS on Steam right now. Shares Action with NAUS.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under NAUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
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.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under NAUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with NAUS.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~67% under NAUS on Steam right now. Shares Action with NAUS.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with NAUS.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with NAUS.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with NAUS.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Casual with NAUS.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with NAUS.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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More from Joi Max
Other recommendable Steam games by Joi Max, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Dark rune
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Another title from Joi Max, the studio behind NAUS. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
Dark rune - A story about a bounty hunter who decided to serve the local sheriff. The area is full of dangers and you have to deal with them alone. Find the dark rune stolen by the dark magician!
ICE FLAME
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Another title from Joi Max, the studio behind NAUS. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
ICE FLAME - an exciting game about the adventures of an incredible cat who travels in search of magical fire through an icy mountain. However, on the way to his goal, he will have to overcome many traps and overcome various obstacles on his difficult path!
Underground Prisoner
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Another title from Joi Max, the studio behind NAUS. Shares Action and Adventure with NAUS.
Underground Prisoner is a necromancer's journey through a world of dangerous adventures in search of a precious soul herb that can summon and control the souls of the dead. Explore dark forests, abandoned cemeteries and dungeons, fight terrible monsters.
Frequently asked about NAUS
- How much does NAUS cost?
- NAUS is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to NAUS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NAUS are Rock Wrecker, ICARUS84, DEAD GUN.
- Who developed NAUS?
- NAUS was developed by Joi Max.
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 NAUS.
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