Games like Nux
If Nux is your kind of game, the closest matches are Toyland Tussle, Humanity Asset and Cuphead — 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 Nux: You are NUX, sole survivor of the Nexon warrior tribe. The evil Silthax has invaded your home world of Nexolus, devoured your fellow Nexons and stolen the sacred power crystals from your village.
Players who liked Nux also play
Steam players who put hours into Nux 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.
Toyland Tussle
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
A single classic cartoon inspired boss fight platformer, with shoot em' up game mechanics. Run, jump, and shoot with four unique bullet types and two difficulty modes. Try to get a gold rank in this hand-drawn, traditionally animated boss fight.
Humanity Asset
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
Humanity Asset is a Metroid-style 3D platformer that pays homage to the traditional retro classic shoot ‘em up genre. Aliens have invaded Earth to strip the planet of its resources, to save their own dying planet. As in all classic shoot 'em ups, only you can save the day - now there’s a surprise!
Cuphead
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
Valfaris
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Intrusion 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Nux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nux.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nux at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~86% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Nux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nux.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ninja Hanrei
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nux.
Ninja Hanrei is a 2D run and gun Platformer game inspired on Ancient Japan but with Super Powers.
Last Soul - Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nux.
Last Soul is a 2d pixel art action platformer with a compelling story about a future where mankind has lost its will. Explore and fight your way through a variety of levels, and take on awesome boss enemies.
Chaotic Loop
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nux.
Chaotic Loop is a little game, where your objective is to complete the level you choose, also everytime you play something in the game will change and this makes the loop of finishing the level chaotic.
Rise of the Penguins GB
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nux.
A retro penguin platformer designed for Gameboy. Perfect for fans of penguins and anyone looking for a moderate challenge in a cold setting!
The Fly's Fantastic Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nux.
The Fly’s Fantastic Adventure is a 2D run-and-gun platformer about an innocent little fly who finds a weapon shaped like a fruit fly and sets out to defeat the spider that has always been chasing him.
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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.
Cuphead
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nux.
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Valfaris
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nux.
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nux.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Frequently asked about Nux
- Does Nux run on Steam Deck?
- Nux is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Nux cost?
- Nux is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nux?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nux are Toyland Tussle, Humanity Asset, Cuphead.
- Who developed Nux?
- Nux was developed by Idigicon and published by KPL.
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 Nux.
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