Rank 01Games like Nightwater
- 22 games
- Updated Sep 18, 2026
Players who liked Nightwater also play
The closest matches to Nightwater: AETHUS, Autonauts, Factory Town 2: Paradise, Starground, and Waterpark Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares automation and progression system with Nightwater.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- 2026
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Starground
Why this: Also Automation and Crafting, like Nightwater.
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Waterpark Simulator
Why this: Shares progression system and base building with Nightwater.
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MineMogul
Why this: Also Automation and Base Building, like Nightwater.
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Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Nightwater.
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Shares base building and crafting with Nightwater.
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Studio Ashty
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 3
- 85% of 152 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Beautiful art style and visual presentation
- Hybrid of incremental and light factory building mechanics
- Mini games that add variety and challenge to the core loop
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Cozy
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nightwater at current Steam store prices.
Suncraft
Why this: Shares automation and crafting with Nightwater.
Hearth and Hamlet
Why this: Shares upgrade system and resource management with Nightwater.
Pibcremental
Why this: Shares incremental progression and automation with Nightwater.
Alice's Gaze
Why this: Shares incremental progression and upgrade system with Nightwater.
Bookstore Incremental
Why this: Shares automation and upgrade system with Nightwater.
IDLE_DIRECTIVE
Why this: Shares crafting and upgrade system with Nightwater.
Sludgineers
Why this: Also Incremental and Idler, like Nightwater.
Idyll Isle
Why this: Shares automation and base building with Nightwater.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Nightwater, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Outpath: First Journey
Why this: Shares base building with Nightwater.
Mr.Mine
Why this: Shares resource management with Nightwater.
Unnamed Space Idle
Why this: Shares automation and progression system with Nightwater.
Trimps
Why this: Shares automation and resource management with Nightwater.
Upload Labs
Why this: Shares automation and upgrade system with Nightwater.
Idle Research
Why this: Also Automation and Idler, like Nightwater.
About Nightwater
The closest matches to Nightwater: AETHUS, Autonauts, Factory Town 2: Paradise, Starground, and Waterpark Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Nightwater is your kind of game, the closest matches are AETHUS, Autonauts and Factory Town 2: Paradise — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and cozy, and single out its automation and base building. 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.
About Nightwater: Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.
Is Nightwater worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 157 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 84% positive across 147 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 14 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 12 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Beautiful art style and visual presentation
- Hybrid of incremental and light factory building mechanics
- Mini games that add variety and challenge to the core loop
- Relaxing gameplay suitable for casual sessions
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I wish there was a thumbs up/down 50/50 I mean, straight to full release without a bunch of early access? Looks pretty, is functional? Yes, I have to give it that. BUT.. it's just boring. I have 1000+ hours in Satisfactory, this is my type…”
“The game is the definition of stall. The automation isn't great, and the crafting is secondary to 5 mini games, with inconsistent scaling which make up the bulk of the game. 2 you can eventually scale to clear through and keep up with the…”
People who play it also play: AETHUS, Autonauts, Factory Town 2: Paradise
Frequently asked about Nightwater
Can I run it?
How much does Nightwater cost?
Nightwater is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nightwater?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nightwater are AETHUS, Autonauts, Factory Town 2: Paradise.
Who developed Nightwater?
Nightwater was developed by Studio Ashty and published by Studio Ashty, Irox Games.