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Games like Nuclear Epoch

If Nuclear Epoch is your kind of game, the closest matches are Enginefall, ROB RUN and Exit Ways — 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 Nuclear Epoch: Nuclear Epoch: Open-world survival mixing base building & extraction shooting. Explore with friends, raid dangerous instances for loot, but death means losing everything. Craft weapons with fully customizable stats in this post-apocalyptic wasteland.

2026IndieAdventureCasual12.74 USDWindowsby Cat Play Studio
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Players who liked Nuclear Epoch also play

Steam players who put hours into Nuclear Epoch 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. Enginefall

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    Enginefall is a player-driven crafting shooter set on colossal, post-apocalyptic megatrains. Start in the tail alone or with friends as you scavenge, craft, and build your way to First Class. Seize better gear car by car, and escape with high-value loot to upgrade your personal home on the rails.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. ROB RUN

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    ROB RUN is a crime sandbox game where you create your own story. Engage in heists, wage clan wars, take control over territories, strive for wealth and authority. Or try to stop those who do all of that. By any means possible.

    ActionSimulationMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  3. Exit Ways

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    Exit Ways is a PvEvP survival extraction shooter. Grow your community in a zombie apocalypse. Rescue survivors, craft gear and build a base.

    2026ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Escape from Junglekov

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    Use limited resources to try to acquire more equipment, and then continuously explore the scene to survive.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie3.19 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mr. Nomad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    Mr. Nomad is a survival base-building, tower defense game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Set a fortified base around your camper, craft, endure brutal zombie raids, hide what is precious to you in underground bunker and embark on dangerous missions in search of resources.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Last Breath

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    Last Breath is a solo/cooperative terraforming survival game. Dig through terrain, build powerful machines, and restore life to a dead planet. Work together to survive, automate, and reshape the world from the ground up, literally.

    2026AdventureEarly Access4.79 USDSteam ↗
  7. Escape from Ashville

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    Loot, fight and extract — or lose everything. A high-risk extraction shooter focused on survival, tactical combat, and meaningful decisions.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. GRIDLANDS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Nuclear Epoch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Nuclear Epoch.

    GRIDLANDS is a PvE extraction shooter set in a fallen world where sentient machines hunt what remains of humanity. Scavenge, survive, and extract through hostile industrial dead zones where every run could be your last.

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuclear Epoch.

    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 ~61% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuclear Epoch.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nuclear Epoch.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuclear Epoch.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nuclear Epoch.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nuclear Epoch.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Nuclear Epoch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nuclear Epoch.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Nuclear Epoch.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Nuclear Epoch.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nuclear Epoch

How much does Nuclear Epoch cost?
Nuclear Epoch is listed on Steam at 12.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Nuclear Epoch have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Nuclear Epoch supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Nuclear Epoch?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nuclear Epoch are Enginefall, ROB RUN, Exit Ways.
Who developed Nuclear Epoch?
Nuclear Epoch was developed by Cat Play Studio.

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 Nuclear Epoch.

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