Games like Nitro Express
If Nitro Express is your kind of game, the closest matches are RAMMBOCK, Battle Record: Graizor and NINJA KAMUI: SHINOBI ORIGINS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and intense. 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 Nitro Express: Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!
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Steam players who put hours into Nitro Express 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.
RAMMBOCK
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Top pick for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
Dodge bullets or plow right through with the RAMMBOCK. Utilize the hybrid technology of the twin moons! Ramm enemies into one another for chain bonuses. Tackle missions and increase your score to uncover the truth about your past.
Battle Record: Graizor
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
As a war threatens to engulf the world, a small rebel army with there new mobile weapon, Graizor, may be the world's last hope for peace. Destroy enemy mechs with the combination of a sword and energy rifle on your journey to bring an end to a devastating war.
NINJA KAMUI: SHINOBI ORIGINS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
A thrilling ninja action game based on the hit original anime “NINJA KAMUI”
Giri-Jump Star Rush
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Ranked #4 for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
Experience the ultimate Giri-Jump! Looks impossible, but can you make the jump? Escape all kinds of close calls with a single jump! Master Giri-Jump in this extreme side-scrolling action game! Meticulously crafted Giri-Jump points, tuned down to the pixel, await your challenge.
UNSHAKEN
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Ranked #5 for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
Take on the role of a former detective turned top contract killer. Complete missions destroying everyone who gets in your way in a challenging adventure!
FoxVoltex
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Ranked #6 for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
The stage is a robot town where everything is mechanically driven A sudden lightning strike in this peaceful town! The function of the town is down, and the security robot loses control and runs away In an instant I was caught in a vortex of confusion.
Jack B. Nimble
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Ranked #7 for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
Jump in the shoes of Jack B. Nimble and master the whip in this cute, retro infinite runner.
SUIKA VS MECHASUIKA
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Ranked #8 for Nitro Express fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
本作は東方プロジェクト原作の特撮風二次創作。 100ｍオーバーの怪獣災害「スイカ」を撃退すべく「メカスイカ」で戦います。 メカスイカは、両手・頭・体が好き勝手に同時行動可能！ さらに改造で数十の必殺技を搭載し、ビルを破壊しながら大暴れするぞ！
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METAL SLUG
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Shares a retro mood with Nitro Express.
Reviewers of Nitro Express cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
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Shares a retro mood with Nitro Express.
Reviewers of Nitro Express cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Normal SHMUP
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Reviewers of Nitro Express cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
Normal SHMUP is a strange shoot em' up game based around classic gameplay. Fight the enemies and regain control of the world again.
CONTRAL
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Reviewers of Nitro Express cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
Control two characters simultaneously with your keyboard and mouse! Use your left hand to guide the robot toward the goal while your right hand creates platforms to pave the way forward. Master a unique single-player, dual-control action puzzle experience.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nitro Express at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~62% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nitro Express.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~62% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
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!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~46% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~65% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
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.
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~52% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nitro Express.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
How to Fish
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Priced ~62% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nitro Express.
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.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~62% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nitro Express.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~62% under Nitro Express on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nitro Express.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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 Nitro Express.
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 with Nitro Express.
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 and Indie with Nitro Express.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nitro Express.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nitro Express.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Indie with Nitro Express.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nitro Express.
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.
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Frequently asked about Nitro Express
- Is Nitro Express verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Nitro Express 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 Nitro Express cost?
- Nitro Express is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nitro Express?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nitro Express are RAMMBOCK, Battle Record: Graizor, NINJA KAMUI: SHINOBI ORIGINS.
- Who developed Nitro Express?
- Nitro Express was developed by Grayfax Software and published by PLAYISM.
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