Games like Nano Squadron
If Nano Squadron is your kind of game, the closest matches are Seven Suns of Orion, N.E.O.N. HORIZON and Homesider Survivors — 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 Nano Squadron: Manage your shields, evolve your ship, defend Earth. Nano Squadron is a top-down space roguelite where every run brings new upgrades and every mistake leaves you exposed.
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Seven Suns of Orion
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
A fast paced bullet heaven, control your Sci-fi spaceships with semi-newtonian physics. Last 7 minutes against the drone armada until their boss arrives and fight your way to freedom! Use planetary gravity and other hazards to dodge superior numbers. Collect and combine weapons for maximum firepower
N.E.O.N. HORIZON
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Survive 100 increasingly dangerous waves in a sci-fi roguelite shooter where every decision shapes your ship. Upgrade your systems, discover powerful relics, forge unique synergies, and uncover the mystery that awaits beyond the Horizon.
Homesider Survivors
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
HOMESIDER SURVIVORS is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. You find yourself far from home against countless hordes of aliens...but they're the ones who have to survive, because they kidnapped the wrong guy. Kill, die, level up, and try again until you get home.
Code of Shadows
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Code of Shadows is a fast-paced real-time roguelite where you fight alongside powerful support drones. Pause on demand, evolve mid-fight, and push back relentless rift-spawned hordes across shifting dimensions. Adapt your build, master the chaos, and survive each run.
Payback Protocol
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Ranked #5 for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Annihilate alien armies, craft devastating builds and traverse hostile biomes in this fast-paced action roguelite! Choose from a roster of vengeful combat robots, each with unique strengths and abilities, and survive relentless alien hordes as you avenge the fall of humanity.
GrindFall
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
A thrilling Co-op Action Roguelite for 1-4 players! Play as mischievous ghosts, create insane weapon synergies, catch humans, and turn them into pumpkins. Deliver your harvest to the crypt, expand the map, and unleash vibrant chaos in this Bullet Heaven!
Mighty X Arms
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Ranked #7 for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Mighty X Arms is a roguelike survivor inspired by Brotato, featuring collectible weapon-creatures called Arms. Build your loadout, upgrade them, and mow down enemy swarms to survive.
Orbit Run
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Ranked #8 for Nano Squadron fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Orbit Run is an arcade sci-fi game with roguelike elements, in which orbiting asteroids are your only weapons. Catch asteroids and combine them to unlock their run-altering abilities. Skillfully manoeuvre to dodge attacks and land massive asteroid strikes to defeat the ever-increasing waves of foes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nano Squadron at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nano Squadron.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~69% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nano Squadron.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~79% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nano Squadron.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nano Squadron.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~79% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nano Squadron.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nano Squadron.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~58% under Nano Squadron on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nano Squadron.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nano Squadron.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nano Squadron.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Nano Squadron
- How much does Nano Squadron cost?
- Nano Squadron is listed on Steam at 4.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nano Squadron?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nano Squadron are Seven Suns of Orion, N.E.O.N. HORIZON, Homesider Survivors.
- Who developed Nano Squadron?
- Nano Squadron was developed by Rough Sawn Games.
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