Games like NOVAE: Last Light
If NOVAE: Last Light is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crush The Rebellion!, Nova Protocol and Hyper Sphere — 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 NOVAE: Last Light: A universe is dying — and you are its last spark. Blast through procedurally generated constellations in this fast neon action roguelite. Claim powers from fallen enemies, defeat the Guardians, and carry your heritage into every new run.
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Crush The Rebellion!
WHY THIS
Top pick for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
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!
Nova Protocol
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
A neon bullet heaven at absurd scale. Thousands of wireframe enemies, one auto-firing interceptor, and a grid floor that buckles beneath the swarm. Draft augments, evolve your weapons, and survive a boss every five waves — until the Black Hole arrives at wave thirty, then it's the Finale wave!
Hyper Sphere
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with NOVAE: Last Light.
Hyper Sphere is a high-octane roguelite bullet hell where you shoot, parry and dodge through waves of evil cubes. Combine a wide variety of wacky items to create broken builds, parry projectiles back at your enemies, and defeat the final boss.
VectaGuard
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
Seven Suns of Orion
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
A fast paced bullet heaven, control your Sci-fi spaceships with semi-newtonian physics. Last 7 minutes against the drone armada until their boss arrives and fight your way to freedom! Use planetary gravity and other hazards to dodge superior numbers. Collect and combine weapons for maximum firepower
LINOVICTUS
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
Fight through waves of enemies across shifting arenas, buy upgrades between stages, invest in new ships, research permanent upgrades between runs, and compete on the global leaderboards in this blood-pumping twin stick shooter.
The Stars Are Not Ready
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
A neon arcade roguelite with no gun. Momentum is the only weapon: surf the dark at full speed and ram everything to wreckage. Ten shifting zones, anomalies you can seal or exploit, mutations that evolve, guardians that shatter. The stars are not ready. Go anyway.
Space Carrier Zero
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for NOVAE: Last Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with NOVAE: Last Light.
One carrier against the sector's whole navy. The guns fire themselves, you steer the bow, pick the route, and decide how long to stay before the alarm brings the fleet down on you. Collect permanent cards that increase your strength each run. Five acts with increasing battle scope.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NOVAE: Last Light at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
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 ~71% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
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 ~81% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Action with NOVAE: Last Light.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under NOVAE: Last Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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 NOVAE: Last Light.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
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 NOVAE: Last Light.
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 NOVAE: Last Light.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOVAE: Last Light.
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.
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Frequently asked about NOVAE: Last Light
- How much does NOVAE: Last Light cost?
- NOVAE: Last Light is listed on Steam at 5.09 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to NOVAE: Last Light?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NOVAE: Last Light are Crush The Rebellion!, Nova Protocol, Hyper Sphere.
- Who developed NOVAE: Last Light?
- NOVAE: Last Light was developed by GrazuleX.
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 NOVAE: Last Light.
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