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Games like Nubs' Adventure

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  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Nubs' Adventure also play

The closest matches to Nubs' Adventure: Cave Story+, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, Fly'N, Alwa's Awakening, and Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same nostalgic mood as Nubs' Adventure.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 28)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2011
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares puzzle platforming with Nubs' Adventure.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 24)
    • 2012
  1. Rank 04

    Alwa's Awakening

    Why this: Shares puzzle platforming and backtracking with Nubs' Adventure.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 24)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017
  2. Rank 06

    Lumo

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 24)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Nubs' Adventure

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Cave Story+

    Same nostalgic mood as Nubs' Adventure.

    • 92% of 3,688 reviews
  2. 2
    Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

    Same cozy mood as Nubs' Adventure.

    • 85% of 447 reviews
  3. 3
    Fly'N

    Shares puzzle platforming with Nubs' Adventure.

    • 93% of 166 reviews
  4. 4
    Alwa's Awakening

    Shares puzzle platforming and backtracking with Nubs' Adventure.

    • 79% of 478 reviews
  5. 5
    Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores

    Shares backtracking with Nubs' Adventure.

    • 95% of 132 reviews
  6. 6
    Lumo

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 60 reviews
  7. 7
    Ary and the Secret of Seasons

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 56% of 64 reviews
  8. 8
    Crypt Custodian

    Genres: Adventure

    • 98% of 1,495 reviews
  9. 9
    Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 881 reviews
  10. 10
    Adventures of Pip

    Same whimsical mood as Nubs' Adventure.

    • 84% of 117 reviews
  11. 11
    Woodle Tree Adventures

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 68% of 723 reviews
  12. 12
    Owlboy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 2,379 reviews
  13. 13
    Pikuniku

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 3,642 reviews
  14. 14
    VVVVVV

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 97% of 4,463 reviews
  15. 15
    Castle In The Darkness

    Same challenging mood as Nubs' Adventure.

    • 74% of 801 reviews
  16. 16
    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 125 reviews
  17. 17
    Öoo

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 99% of 1,803 reviews
  18. 18
    Fireboy & Watergirl: Fairy Tales

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 85% of 55 reviews
  19. 19
    Nihilumbra

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 84% of 971 reviews
  20. 20
    Astalon: Tears of the Earth

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 93% of 641 reviews
  21. 21
    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 265 reviews
  22. 22
    Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 867 reviews
  23. 23
    CrossCode

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 9,855 reviews
  24. 24
    Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 1,591 reviews
Nubs' Adventure — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2015
  • Developer: MaxBytes
  • 95% of 22 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Art and music create a warm inviting world
  • Backtracking is streamlined with teleporters
  • Challenges are fair but demand persistence
  • Challenging
  • Cozy
  • Nostalgic

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About Nubs' Adventure

The closest matches to Nubs' Adventure: Cave Story+, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, Fly'N, Alwa's Awakening, and Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Nubs' Adventure is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cave Story+, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King and Fly'N — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, cozy and nostalgic, and single out its backtracking and boss fight pattern learning. 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 Nubs' Adventure: Nubs' Adventure is platforming action and exploration combined with an intriguing story and a vast world to explore!

Is Nubs' Adventure worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 22 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Price when we last checked (Oct 3): $6.99. Check Steam for today's price.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I have played hundreds ( literally ) of indie platformers. This one is a stinker. OH PEW However, as with anything else, this is a matter of opinion...”
0 h played
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People who play it also play: Cave Story+, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, Fly'N

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Frequently asked about Nubs' Adventure

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What games are most similar to Nubs' Adventure?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nubs' Adventure are Cave Story+, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, Fly'N.

Who developed Nubs' Adventure?

Nubs' Adventure was developed by MaxBytes.