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Games like N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

If N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure is your kind of game, the closest matches are Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, Into A Dream and What Remains of Edith Finch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its emotional tear jerker narrative, psychedelic and atmospheric visuals and soothing narrator voice acting. 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 N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure: N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.

2016IndieAdventure4.99 USDMetacritic 59Windowsby Storm in a Teacup
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Steam players who put hours into N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure 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. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Top pick for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Into A Dream

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Second-strongest match for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. What Remains of Edith Finch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Third-strongest match for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Haunting of Joni Evers

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Ranked #4 for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

    2025IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bury Me, My Love

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Ranked #5 for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Stanley Parable

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement hunting and an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Ranked #6 for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. That Dragon, Cancer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Ranked #7 for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Ranked #8 for N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Indie with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure on Steam right now. Shares Indie with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    "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 ↗

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 with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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. Shares Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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 and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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 N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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 and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Storm in a Teacup

Other recommendable Steam games by Storm in a Teacup, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Close To The Sun

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Another title from Storm in a Teacup, the studio behind N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Steel Seed

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Another title from Storm in a Teacup, the studio behind N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive dangers, search for answers, and humanity’s last hope.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. ENKI

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Another title from Storm in a Teacup, the studio behind N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    ENKI is a repeatable horror experience about escaping, featuring multiple endings that will ensure you that every playthrough will be a bit different from the previous one. In only 30 minutes find your way to freedom through occult symbolism, mysteries and discoverable secrets... Survive or die!

    2015IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lantern

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Storm in a Teacup, the studio behind N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure. Shares Indie with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Be the wind and guide a beautiful lantern that spreads the powerful message of everlasting love, by bringing life and color back to the world around you. Lantern is a relaxing game experience full of positive emotions.

    2016Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. What Remains of Edith Finch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Haunting of Joni Evers

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

    2025IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Stanley Parable

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement hunting and an atmospheric mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. That Dragon, Cancer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.

    An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

How much does N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure cost?
N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure are Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, Into A Dream, What Remains of Edith Finch.
Who developed N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure?
N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure was developed by Storm in a Teacup.

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