Games like NOL
If NOL is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chameleon - DYH, Echoes and The Darkest Files — 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.
Get personalized picks →About NOL: NOL is a first-person horror game with visuals inspired by black and white horror manga. You play as Guntur, a young man trapped in a dream world after reading news about the massacre of his childhood friend's family. Since the game focuses on dreams, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
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Chameleon - DYH
WHY THIS
Top pick for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A comic/manga inspired interactive game. The game requires you to trust your instincts to determine best approach. Actions are chosen either through drawn pages or open stages. Your gameplay will affect your characters emotional strength as well as their skills/cards.
Echoes
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Echoes is a 2D narrative game where you play as Ricky Fox, a detective haunted by the death of his best friend, Arthur. Step into Greenhearth, a small town full of secrets, and make choices that will shape your investigation. Will you crack the case with your sanity intact?
The Darkest Files
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with NOL.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
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Ranked #6 for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Fallen Aces
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for NOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with NOL.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Darkest Files
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with NOL.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Fallen Aces
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with NOL.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Frequently asked about NOL
- What games are most similar to NOL?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NOL are Chameleon - DYH, Echoes, The Darkest Files.
- Who developed NOL?
- NOL was developed by Team NOL and published by Sanditio Bayu.
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 NOL.
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