Games like Nova Swarm
If Nova Swarm is your kind of game, the closest matches are Iron Skies, STARR RINGER and Royal Odyssey — 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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Iron Skies
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
STARR RINGER
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Royal Odyssey
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.
Blast'N Bounty
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Shmup!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
Crush The Rebellion!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!
Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
Are you gonna shoot? YES! Are you gonna blast? YES! Are you gonna make a big bang? YES! Are you gonna make a big boom? YES! So what do you get? Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom! Come have some fun, it's Good Time time!
Storm Mined
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Nova Swarm fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nova Swarm at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nova Swarm.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Nova Swarm on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nova Swarm.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nova Swarm.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
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.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Swarm.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Swarm.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Nova Swarm
- How much does Nova Swarm cost?
- Nova Swarm is listed on Steam at 3.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nova Swarm?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nova Swarm are Iron Skies, STARR RINGER, Royal Odyssey.
- Who developed Nova Swarm?
- Nova Swarm was developed by Tiny Foundry.
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 Nova Swarm.
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