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Games like Nebulous

If Nebulous is your kind of game, the closest matches are Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, 'n Verlore Verstand and Bridge Constructor Studio — 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 Nebulous: Nebulous is a physics-based puzzle game where you must help guide Commander Dash Johnson, a trapped astronaut, through maze-like levels, seeking the next wormhole to his eventual freedom. Arrange the pieces so that when he falls, gravity guides him safely (and probably painfully) to the end!

2016IndieCasual14.99 USDWindows · macOSby Namazu Studios
Nebulous — Steam game cover

Players who liked Nebulous also play

Steam players who put hours into Nebulous 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. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Nebulous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Nebulous.

    Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

    2015Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 'n Verlore Verstand

    WHY THIS

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

    Be prepared to be transported to a reality of dreams and nightmares. What will you discover about yourself in this journey through the subconscious?

    2016IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bridge Constructor Studio

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nebulous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    Bridge Constructor Studio is the latest in the best-selling series. Test your engineering skills in this physics-based puzzle game, combining the best of previous titles with a modern, charming visual style—the ultimate experience for creative builders!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kumoon : Ballistic Physics Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Nebulous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    A unique puzzle game : a nonviolent trickshooting challenge with gamepad VR option.

    2015ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Metro Warp

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Nebulous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    Metro Warp is a 3D puzzle game about guiding oblivious pedestrians who can only turn left. Place obstacles in front of these predictable commuters, and help them find the exits in 50 mind-melting floating worlds, where up is down and down is sideways.

    2015StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gravity Lab

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Nebulous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Nebulous.

    Build your incredible machine with gravity bending appliances from Gravity Lab! Our new lunar testing facility welcomes you to try out our standardised testing scenarios - now designed for humans!

    2017SimulationCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nebulous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Nebulous.

    MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Euclidean

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Nebulous fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.

    2015ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebulous.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebulous.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebulous.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nebulous.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Nebulous on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebulous.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nebulous

How much does Nebulous cost?
Nebulous is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nebulous?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nebulous are Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, 'n Verlore Verstand, Bridge Constructor Studio.
Who developed Nebulous?
Nebulous was developed by Namazu Studios.

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 Nebulous.

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