Games like Nongünz
If Nongünz is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hell is Other Demons, STRAFE: Gold Edition and Skul: The Hero Slayer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deliberate obfuscation rewards experimentation, atmospheric and challenging. 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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Steam players who put hours into Nongünz 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.
Hell is Other Demons
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Top pick for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
STRAFE: Gold Edition
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
Skul: The Hero Slayer
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nongünz.
Third-strongest match for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
TowerClimb
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nongünz.
Ranked #4 for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Shares looping runs and an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Ranked #5 for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Madshot
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Ranked #6 for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
Dungreed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Ranked #7 for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Diehard Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Ranked #8 for Nongünz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Nongünz
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Rogue Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nongünz.
Reviewers of Nongünz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Nongünz.
Reviewers of Nongünz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Downwell
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nongünz.
Reviewers of Nongünz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Nongünz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Nongünz.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Nongünz.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Wheelchair Wizards
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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More from Brainwash Gang
Other recommendable Steam games by Brainwash Gang, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Friends vs Friends
WHY THIS
Another title from Brainwash Gang, the studio behind Nongünz. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
A frantic, online PvP shooter that combines combat and deck building. Choose a character, customize your card-based loadout, and get ready for the fights of your life!
Laika: Aged Through Blood
WHY THIS
Another title from Brainwash Gang, the studio behind Nongünz. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
The Longest Road on Earth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Another title from Brainwash Gang, the studio behind Nongünz. Shares Indie with Nongünz.
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Grotto
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Another title from Brainwash Gang, the studio behind Nongünz. Shares Indie with Nongünz.
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance.
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Another title from Brainwash Gang, the studio behind Nongünz. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer. Battle grotesque creatures, kill quickly to maintain your combo meter, and rescue worshipers to become part of your idle army to buy upgrades.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Black Future '88
WHY THIS
Shares looping runs and an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nongünz.
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Dungreed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Diehard Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nongünz.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nongünz.
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Frequently asked about Nongünz
- Does Nongünz run on Steam Deck?
- Nongünz is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- What games are most similar to Nongünz?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nongünz are Hell is Other Demons, STRAFE: Gold Edition, Skul: The Hero Slayer.
- Who developed Nongünz?
- Nongünz was developed by Brainwash Gang.
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