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Games like NetDive

If NetDive is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Game About Feeding A Black Hole, Gamblers Table and Mango's Fisharium — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and contemplative. 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 NetDive: NetDive is a short, experimental incremental game about an AI learning what makes a human human.

2025IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOSby DK Liao
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Players who liked NetDive also play

Steam players who put hours into NetDive 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. A Game About Feeding A Black Hole

    WHY THIS

    Shares incremental progression, upgrade system and an atmospheric mood with NetDive.

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

    A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gamblers Table

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, meta progression, indie and a chill mood with NetDive.

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

    Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Mango's Fisharium

    WHY THIS

    Shares incremental progression, meta progression, indie and a chill mood with NetDive.

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

    Mango’s Fisharium is a short incremental game about catching unique fishes and displaying them in the Fish Aquarium. Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Zero Stress King: Idle Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, upgrade system, indie and a chill mood with NetDive.

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

    A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Piñata Go Boom

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, meta progression, indie and a cozy mood with NetDive.

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

    A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. All Aboard! The Train Defense Express

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelite progression, meta progression, indie and a chill mood with NetDive.

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

    Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cult Nation

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, meta progression, indie and an atmospheric mood with NetDive.

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

    A short incremental game about sacrificing all your cult followers and collecting blood to awaken the devil.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fishing Inc

    WHY THIS

    Shares incremental progression, upgrade system, indie and a chill mood with NetDive.

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

    Fishing Inc is a cozy incremental fishing game! Catch fish, earn cash, and unlock powerful skills. Master new ponds, fill your Fish Log with Legendary catches, and become the ultimate angler!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to NetDive

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression, upgrade system, sci fi and an atmospheric mood with NetDive.

    Reviewers of NetDive cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with NetDive.

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

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Minutescape

    WHY THIS

    Shares upgrade system, indie and a contemplative mood with NetDive.

    Reviewers of NetDive cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with NetDive.

    Dodge bullets and upgrade yourself in Minutescape, a retro-inspired incremental game that keeps unfolding. Unlock new abilities and keep upgrading yourself to survive for 5 consecutive minutes.

    2025StrategySimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Max Manos

    WHY THIS

    Shares incremental progression, prestige system, indie and an atmospheric mood with NetDive.

    Reviewers of NetDive cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with NetDive.

    Max Manos is an incremental destruction game where you play as a powerful hand, known as Max Manos, eliminating shapes. Chain explosive reactions, collect shards, and upgrade your abilities to destroy shapes even faster.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Astro Prospector

    WHY THIS

    Shares incremental progression, roguelite progression, indie and a contemplative mood with NetDive.

    Reviewers of NetDive cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with NetDive.

    Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NetDive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NetDive.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NetDive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NetDive.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NetDive on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NetDive.

    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 ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NetDive on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NetDive.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NetDive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NetDive.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NetDive on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NetDive.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

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

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 NetDive.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. A Game About Feeding A Black Hole

    WHY THIS

    Shares incremental progression, upgrade system and an atmospheric mood with NetDive.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with NetDive.

    A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

    2025IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gamblers Table

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, meta progression, indie and a chill mood with NetDive.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with NetDive.

    Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Piñata Go Boom

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system, meta progression, indie and a cozy mood with NetDive.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with NetDive.

    A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. All Aboard! The Train Defense Express

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelite progression, meta progression, indie and a chill mood with NetDive.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with NetDive.

    Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about NetDive

Is NetDive verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — NetDive is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does NetDive cost?
NetDive is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to NetDive?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NetDive are A Game About Feeding A Black Hole, Gamblers Table, Mango's Fisharium.
Who developed NetDive?
NetDive was developed by DK Liao.

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 NetDive.

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