Games like Nova Protocol
If Nova Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trivasion, LINOVICTUS and Boulder Smash — 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 Nova Protocol: 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!
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Steam players who put hours into Nova Protocol 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.
Trivasion
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Top pick for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
Survive against a swarm of geometric enemies and the bosses guarding your way forward in this fast, minimalist arcade survival game. Bounce, boost, and slide through the chaos, chain kills to build your multiplier, and chase the leaderboard. Simple to pick up, brutal to master.
LINOVICTUS
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
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.
Boulder Smash
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
Roll, hit and achieve victory! Steer a deadly boulder and blast enemies off the stage in this lightning-fast roguelite. Unlock wild upgrades, face brutal bosses, and vibe to heavy beats. Short, brutal, and relentless — fight through the chaos until every boss is defeated.
Until somewhere
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Ranked #4 for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nova Protocol.
WARNING! This game is harder than it looks – you’ll need to be a real go-getter. The aim is to build your shuttle and upgrade it so you can venture into the unknown depths of interstellar space. With only Lina, your faithful companion, by your side, will you have enough patience?
Dialshift
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Ranked #5 for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
Dialshift is a fast score-chasing arcade game played on one relentless ring. Every turn is also a hit. Read the targets, choose your route, and hold your nerve as seven modes twist the rules.
Looplash
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Ranked #6 for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
Looplash is a fast-paced arcade action roguelite where your skills rotate around you in a constant loop. Move to control timing, position yourself precisely, and survive the chaos. Push the system to create builds that bend the rules.
Hell is Neon Colored
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Ranked #7 for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
A minimalist neon action RPG where every sound is synthesized live on a virtual sound chip and every floor is built the moment you walk into it. Assemble weapons from eight power sources and twenty-odd parts, then find out how far down your build can take you.
THE KULKA
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Ranked #8 for Nova Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
One-button bullet-heaven where a single shot mutates into neon chaos. Imagine Flappy Bird colliding with Vampire Survivors. Full version adds online leaderboards, challenges and unlockable gear.
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 Protocol.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Protocol.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nova Protocol.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nova Protocol.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Nova Protocol.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Nova Protocol.
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.
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Frequently asked about Nova Protocol
- What games are most similar to Nova Protocol?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nova Protocol are Trivasion, LINOVICTUS, Boulder Smash.
- Who developed Nova Protocol?
- Nova Protocol was developed by TAH Games.
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 Protocol.
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