Games like MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2
If MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Waves, Tempest 4000 and NERVE — 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 MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2: Everyone's favourite nuclear octopus is back to save the world once again, in MNOZ, the explosive sequel to the hit game My Nuclear Octopus. MNOZ is a psychedelic retro arcade game for fans of pure out-and-out arcade blasters - an overload of sight and sound. Chase those high scores!
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Waves
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Top pick for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Tempest 4000
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Second-strongest match for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™.
NERVE
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Third-strongest match for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Hurtle through beautiful unforgiving worlds, where every frame is enthralling, every moment is exhilarating, every death is deserved, and every success is earned. RACE | DODGE | DIE | REPEAT
Truxton Extreme
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Ranked #4 for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival!
Thumper
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Ranked #5 for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
HUNTDOWN
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Ranked #6 for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Mushihimesama
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Ranked #7 for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
Ikaruga
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Ranked #8 for MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
DORONKO WANKO
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Gun Devil
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.
Waves
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Wires And Whiskers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
Aperture Desk Job
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Introducing Aperture Desk Job — a free playable short made for the Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games.
TrackMania Nations Forever
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
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Axe Throw VR
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Another title from Tea Monster Games, the studio behind MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
You've got a VR headset and some cool motion controllers, but what can you really do with them? Throw some virtual axes! In Axe Throw, a virtual axe throwing range becomes your playground.. or you can see how long you can fend off a zombie apocalypse in survival mode!
My Nuclear Octopus
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Another title from Tea Monster Games, the studio behind MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
My Nuclear Octopus is a psychedelic retro arcade game for fans of pure out-and-out arcade blasters that takes two minutes to learn and hours to master! It's an overload of sight and sound for you to lose yourself in. Can you make it to the top of the leaderboard?
Paper Jam!
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Another title from Tea Monster Games, the studio behind MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
If you love word games and VR, you'll love playing Paper Jam! Can you make enough words before the timer runs out? Can you solve anagrams to unlock the story of the robots in career mode? How about a quick game, just for the high score?
RC Rush
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Another title from Tea Monster Games, the studio behind MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
RC Rush is an exciting arcade racing game featuring radio controlled trucks. Unlock trucks in grand prix cups, win races in campaign mode to unlock campaign events, compete in head to head battles to unlock even more trucks and level up your way to becoming the ultimate RC champion!
Jack Dragon and the Stone of Peace
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Another title from Tea Monster Games, the studio behind MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Jack Dragon is a retro game love letter to 80 and 90s arcade games. Avoid nasties, jump on platforms, glide around the screen and collect gems! Sounds easy, right?
Die for the Economy!
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Another title from Tea Monster Games, the studio behind MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Blast evil robots in a retro psychedelic maze of an office, as you bring down the security servers and make your way home. Die for the Economy! is a retro arcade survival game featuring beautiful, chunky pixel art graphics with a psychedelic slant harking back to the old 8-bit game systems.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Waves
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Thumper
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
HUNTDOWN
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Ikaruga
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Frequently asked about MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2
- What games are most similar to MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 are Waves, Tempest 4000, NERVE.
- Who developed MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2?
- MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 was developed by Tea Monster Games.
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