Games like NotTheNameWeWanted
If NotTheNameWeWanted is your kind of game, the closest matches are NotCoD™, TP Royale and Dungeon Bar: Gachi Puzzles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its british cultural satire, charmingly hilarious graphics and low budget charm. 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 →NotTheNameWeWanted is a 2015 British parody game from developer NotGames. It takes the snake-style vehicle collection mechanic and twists it into a satirical send-up of open-world driving games and British culture, with players collecting achievements while navigating a shonky hand-drawn version of Britain. The game casts players as a trio of recognisable figures, each moving in classic snake fashion across the country's green and pleasant lands. Reviewers highlight the charmingly crude graphics and British cultural satire as the main draws, with players describing it as funny and whimsical in its approach to low-budget indie parody. Those 1379 Steam reviewers awarded it a 90% positive score, cementing its status as a cult comedy hit for short, sharp bursts of satirical gameplay.
About NotTheNameWeWanted: Not The Name We Wanted is the ruthless Snake-like parody of that infamous driving game set in the UK. Join us on a shonky hand-drawn voyage across Britain’s green and pleasant lands. Play as Daffyd, Darren and British PM David Cameron in this satirical cult-hit game. Not for the easily offended.
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NotCoD™
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Top pick for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
"Genuinely funny British satire is in short supply these days, but this is the real deal." - The Guardian. An action-packed side-scrolling adventure that's definitely not for children. A few hours of laughter for less than the price of an inflatable otter.
TP Royale
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
The outbreak has started! Panic ensues. The world is collapsing and you need supplies, but first you need toilet paper. And so does everyone else. You have to fight for what's left or you will never wipe again!
Dungeon Bar: Gachi Puzzles
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Dungeon Bar is a classic puzzle game in neonoir style. You will have to piece by piece collect pictures of legendary personalities of the Gachimuchi...
GOOOOOOAL!
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Shares a funny mood with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Ranked #4 for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Have you ever tried playing cards with a bear? But bears don't know how to play cards... That in this incredible game you will feel yourself in the role of a bear who is trying to play cards, but he does not succeed. All he can do is smash everything around and scream GOOOOOL!
Super-Patriota Simulator
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Shares a funny mood with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Ranked #5 for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Attention! In 72 hours something very important will happen, stay in the streets, do your part and wait for the armed forces! For the future of the country and for the future of your children! The Super-Patriot is coming!
WHAT THE GOLF?
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Shares a funny mood with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Ranked #6 for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
Trombone Champ
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Shares a funny mood with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Ranked #7 for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Honk, blow, & toot your way through over 60 songs, collect all 50 unique Tromboner Cards, and uncover the mysteries of the Trombiverse. Do you have what it takes to become the true Trombone Champ?
Stay! Stay! Democratic People's Republic of Korea!
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Shares a funny mood with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Ranked #8 for NotTheNameWeWanted fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Try and navigate your way through one of the world's most tightly controlled dictatorships, with two cute soldiers by your side. Avoid getting shot, executed, black-bagged, or tried for treason as you explore Pyongyang's most famous tourist attractions.
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Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
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Reviewers of NotTheNameWeWanted cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Reviewers of NotTheNameWeWanted cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
NotCoD™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of NotTheNameWeWanted cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
"Genuinely funny British satire is in short supply these days, but this is the real deal." - The Guardian. An action-packed side-scrolling adventure that's definitely not for children. A few hours of laughter for less than the price of an inflatable otter.
King of Ping Pong: MEGAMIX
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Reviewers of NotTheNameWeWanted cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Table tennis meets arcade fighter in this fast-paced action-packed journey to become the best in the world. Defeat a series quirky characters utilizing quick wit and precise timing to secure victory in increasingly challenging matches!
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by NotGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Not For Broadcast
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with NotTheNameWeWanted.
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind NotTheNameWeWanted.
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
NotCoD™
WHY THIS
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind NotTheNameWeWanted. Shares Casual with NotTheNameWeWanted.
"Genuinely funny British satire is in short supply these days, but this is the real deal." - The Guardian. An action-packed side-scrolling adventure that's definitely not for children. A few hours of laughter for less than the price of an inflatable otter.
Not For Broadcast: Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind NotTheNameWeWanted.
Take control of the National Nightly News, as a radical government comes to power. In this immersive, high-pressure, propaganda sim, you control what the people see and determine what’s Not For Broadcast.
Not For Broadcast VR
WHY THIS
Another title from NotGames, the studio behind NotTheNameWeWanted.
Get closer to the truth than ever in the VR edition of Not For Broadcast. Keep the cameras rolling, censor the swears and immerse yourself in the powerful, alluring and occasionally deadly world of broadcast television news.
Frequently asked about NotTheNameWeWanted
- What games are most similar to NotTheNameWeWanted?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NotTheNameWeWanted are NotCoD™, TP Royale, Dungeon Bar: Gachi Puzzles.
- Who developed NotTheNameWeWanted?
- NotTheNameWeWanted was developed by NotGames.
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