Games like Nightside
If Nightside is your kind of game, the closest matches are Infested Planet, Natural Selection 2 and DG2: Defense Grid 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and eerie. 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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Players who liked Nightside also play
Steam players who put hours into Nightside 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.
Infested Planet
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Natural Selection 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
DG2: Defense Grid 2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
Taur
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightside.
Ranked #4 for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightside.
Ranked #5 for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."
AI War: Fleet Command
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nightside.
Ranked #6 for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightside.
Ranked #7 for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Revenge of the Titans
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightside.
Ranked #8 for Nightside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Nightside
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Total Annihilation
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Nightside cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nightside.
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
The Rebellion
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Nightside cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
The Rebellion is a brand new take on real-time strategy enabling you to seamlessly transition into 3rd person to join your warriors in battle. Build your village, equip each unit with powerful weapons and armor, and secure absolute victory for your faction!
EVE Online
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nightside.
Reviewers of Nightside cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nightside.
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nightside.
Reviewers of Nightside cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Nightside.
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Nightside cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nightside.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nightside at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Nightside on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightside.
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 ~60% under Nightside on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightside.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Nightside on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightside.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Nightside on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nightside on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightside.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nightside on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightside.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Nightside on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightside.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
AirMech
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Zero-K
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
Istrolid
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!
Art of War: Red Tides
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Hades' Star
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Nightside.
A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.
Dropzone
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Nightside.
Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!
Asteroid Fight
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
ASTEROID FIGHT is an online multiplayer action real-time strategy game. Use your commander with uniquely modified special abilities, build a strong economy to be able to quickly grow a strong military so you can stand a chance against your enemies and destroy their warp gate.
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More from OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Other recommendable Steam games by OMNIDREAM CREATIONS, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Vector Strain
WHY THIS
Another title from OMNIDREAM CREATIONS, the studio behind Nightside. Shares Indie with Nightside.
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
AWA
WHY THIS
Another title from OMNIDREAM CREATIONS, the studio behind Nightside. Shares Indie with Nightside.
A fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the eight fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own end-level special boss.
AWA 2024
WHY THIS
Another title from OMNIDREAM CREATIONS, the studio behind Nightside. Shares Indie with Nightside.
AWA 2024 is a fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the ten fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own special end-level boss.
Frequently asked about Nightside
- How much does Nightside cost?
- Nightside is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nightside?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nightside are Infested Planet, Natural Selection 2, DG2: Defense Grid 2.
- Who developed Nightside?
- Nightside was developed by OMNIDREAM CREATIONS.
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 Nightside.
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