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Games like Artificial Nexus

If Artificial Nexus is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Wreck, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure and A Case of Distrust — 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 Artificial Nexus: Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!

2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Too Many Teeth Studios
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Players who liked Artificial Nexus also play

Steam players who put hours into Artificial Nexus 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. The Wreck

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Artificial Nexus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Artificial Nexus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. A Case of Distrust

    WHY THIS

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

    A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

    2018IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Artificial Nexus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Artificial Nexus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.

    2021Adventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Monolith

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Artificial Nexus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Old Skies

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Artificial Nexus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dahlia View

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Artificial Nexus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.

    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 Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artificial Nexus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Artificial Nexus.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Monolith

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Old Skies

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dahlia View

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Artificial Nexus

How much does Artificial Nexus cost?
Artificial Nexus is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Artificial Nexus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Artificial Nexus are The Wreck, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure, A Case of Distrust.
Who developed Artificial Nexus?
Artificial Nexus was developed by Too Many Teeth Studios.

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 Artificial Nexus.

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