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Games like Nico Saves The State

If Nico Saves The State is your kind of game, the closest matches are Be Brave, Barb, Excelios and Blow & Fly — 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 Nico Saves The State: Nico must outsmart the evil Dr. Voo Doom’s followers in this 2.5D puzzle platformer! Use a special phone to SAVE and LOAD Nico's state, solving puzzles across dozens of challenging levels. Gather all the Crystals and save the city from impending... Doom.

2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Cross Game Studio
Nico Saves The State — Steam game cover

Players who liked Nico Saves The State also play

Steam players who put hours into Nico Saves The State 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. Be Brave, Barb

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    Barb the cactus has lost her positive affirmations! How will she get through the day? How will she face her fears? How will she defeat King Cloudy and his evil henchmen? I have no idea. Maybe you should play this gravity-bending platforming adventure right now and find out?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Excelios

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nico Saves The State.

    Get ready for an exciting 2D platformer adventure, just like games such as Inside and Limbo. In Excelios, you become Lexi, a special character living inside a computer. Join Lexi on this thrilling adventure filled with puzzles, challenges. Can you defeat the bad guy and fix the computer's problems?

    2024IndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Blow & Fly

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    As a blowfish, traverse the world by rolling along the floor and propelling yourself through the air. Avoid the hazards and try to reach a vessel with water, which is vital for your survival.

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Super Sketch Bob

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    A hand-drawn puzzle-platform adventure where you create ladders, bridges, and trampolines with a magic pencil. Explore five colorful worlds, unlock 70+ costumes, chase time-trial stars, and re-sketch the chaos threatening the world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Adventurer Farmer: Save my son!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    2D PLATFORMER where you DON'T walk or jump. Become strong! MASTER PHYSICS with the rope, COLLECT all the fruits to PROGRESS, gain LIVES and OPEN NEW PATHS. 💪 SURVIVE all the dangers of the journey and SAVE THE BOY!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gwen The Hen 64

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Thrilling Triple Treat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    What do you get if you mix a platformer with a metroidvania and tower defense but then seperate that mix into three games that are then collected into a single game? Nonsense. You get nonsense. This game is nonsense. But dear, is it funny!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Effie

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Nico Saves The State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nico Saves The State at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Nico Saves The State.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nico Saves The State.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nico Saves The State.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nico Saves The State.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Nico Saves The State on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nico Saves The State.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 and Casual with Nico Saves The State.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Nico Saves The State.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Nico Saves The State.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Nico Saves The State.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nico Saves The State.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nico Saves The State

How much does Nico Saves The State cost?
Nico Saves The State is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nico Saves The State?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nico Saves The State are Be Brave, Barb, Excelios, Blow & Fly.
Who developed Nico Saves The State?
Nico Saves The State was developed by Cross Game Studio.

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