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Games like Nightpark Journal

If Nightpark Journal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Qilin, Leadbelly and DEATHMATE — 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 Nightpark Journal: A dreamcore roguelike deck builder. Explore the mysterious Nightpark as three youths, each with distinct abilities. Build unique decks for each of them, defeat enemy adults and fiends, and uncover hidden secrets.

2026StrategyIndieAdventureRPG5.39 USDWindowsby 升海宫
Nightpark Journal — Steam game cover

Players who liked Nightpark Journal also play

Steam players who put hours into Nightpark Journal 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. Qilin

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    An ordinary martial arts student stumbles upon divine Qilin weapons and begins his rise to greatness. Collect and combine blades, spears, swords, and axes, empower them with manuals, and deal massive damage. Use Qilin weapons wisely to turn the tide!

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Leadbelly

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    You're a brain in a jar, wired into a war tank, and someone is going to pay. Leadbelly is a hand-drawn roguelike deckbuilder where you build your deck, crush enemy factions, and unravel who stole your body — with a quirky companion riding shotgun.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. DEATHMATE

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    DEATHMATE is a chess-themed roguelike deckbuilder. Build an army of pieces, stack a deck full of moves, and battle your way across the map towards the Grim Reaper.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. 灵韵牌:清浊之间

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    Each additional card you chain makes your next strike hit even harder! Lingyun Cards: Between the Clear and the Turbid – an Eastern fantasy roguelite deckbuilder. Dive into mist-shrouded spirit realms, match wits with restless spirit beasts, counter their every move, and cut your way through!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Kegs of Eternity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    A roguelite deckbuilder starring seven stubborn dwarves. Build unique decks, slay cursed monsters, crawl procedural dungeons, drink plenty of beer, find broken synergies, and rebuild your ruined town, one keg, one combo, one dwarf at a time.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Card&Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    Build a three-hero party and brave procedurally generated, first-person dungeons in this roguelike deckbuilder. Each hero owns part of your deck, and fallen heroes change how their cards work. Fight turn-based card battles, claim relics, endure curses, and push deeper into the Soulwell.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Riftweaver's Deck

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    Riftweaver's Deck is a roguelite deckbuilding autobattler. Recruit heroes, better your equipment and skills. Travel through the rift portals to encounter powerful foes and friends. Be Victorious on your quest, and Vanquish the Dark Riftweaver and his morphlings!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Talespinner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Nightpark Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    Enter a captivating realm woven with the tapestry of Japanese mythology in Talespinner, a deck-building roguelike adventure. As the storyteller, you will guide your chosen hero through an ever-changing narrative shaped by your decisions and deck construction.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightpark Journal.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightpark Journal.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightpark Journal.

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightpark Journal.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Nightpark Journal.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Nightpark Journal.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Nightpark Journal on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightpark Journal.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nightpark Journal

How much does Nightpark Journal cost?
Nightpark Journal is listed on Steam at 5.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nightpark Journal?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nightpark Journal are Qilin, Leadbelly, DEATHMATE.
Who developed Nightpark Journal?
Nightpark Journal was developed by 升海宫 and published by OFF LAB.

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 Nightpark Journal.

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