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Games like Nostos

If Nostos is your kind of game, the closest matches are Craftopia, Boundless and Islet Online — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its art style is stunning, music elevates the experience and atmospheric. 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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About Nostos: Nostos is a cross-platform multiplayer game for PC & VR in an open world setting, where Oriental animation elements are found. You can explore with friends, discover historical sites and remains of war, build shelters and fight, uncovering the truth hidden by time and tasting the past stories of hope or regret.

2019ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGWindowsby NetEase Games
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Players who liked Nostos also play

Steam players who put hours into Nostos 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.

  1. Craftopia

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Nostos.

    Top pick for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Boundless

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Nostos.

    Second-strongest match for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Islet Online

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with Nostos.

    Islet Online is a sandbox-style MMORPG. It is all about digging and placing bricks to build your own land. And with various materials from wildlife, bricks can be combined to make useful items, too. Whenever you act, your character gets experience.

    2019IndieAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Wayward

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nostos.

    Ranked #4 for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Nostos.

    You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Nostos.

    Ranked #5 for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Out of Reach

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an immersive mood with Nostos.

    Ranked #6 for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Factorio

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation35.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rust

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an immersive mood with Nostos.

    Ranked #8 for Nostos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Nostos.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Nostos.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Nostos.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from NetEase Games

Other recommendable Steam games by NetEase Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Rules Of Survival

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Rules of Survival is an action-packed Battle Royale game. Up to 300 unarmed players parachute into a vast battleground, where they must fight to be the last alive.

    2018ActionStrategyAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Creative Destruction

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Welcome to the world of Creative Destruction where everything is fully destructible! Creative Destruction is a new FPS/TPS sandbox survival game that features the utmost fun of building and firing.

    2018ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  3. Onmyoji

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nostos.

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Adventure and RPG with Nostos.

    Onmyoji is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with PVP or PVE battles, where you can strengthen your beloved shikigami to build your dream tactical team and defeat various demons to become the ultimate onmyoji. Cross-platform play available for both Steam and English mobile versions.

    2018StrategyAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
  4. Revelation Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Nostos.

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with Nostos.

    Take to the skies in this breathtaking fantasy MMORPG, brought to you by MY.GAMES! Explore Nuanor, a vibrant land of ancient mysteries and magic, as you venture through fabled realms, wicked cities, and skyward worlds. Play for free now!

    2018Massively MultiplayerRPGFreeSteam ↗
  5. Stay Silent

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Stay Silent is a western-themed multiplayer online FPS game for VR. Step into a Wild West town in the aftermath of an alien incursion. Playing as either the Marauders or the Guardians, fight against stealthy opponents on silent nights using both traditional guns and powerful alien weapons!

    2020ActionStrategyAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Cyber Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Nostos.

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Nostos.

    Cyber Hunter is an open-world battle royale game featuring an unique combination of gaming elements, including survival, shooting and exploring. Any vertical surface in the Cyber Hunter world is climbable and players can glide down from high up.

    2020ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Super Mecha Champions

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Nostos.

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostos.

    Super Mecha Champions is an action shooter featuring mecha combats, which sets scene in a neo-futuristic Alpha City. An exciting battle is taking place here, you need to overcome opponents with cutting-edge weapons, magnificent mechas and vehicles, aiming for the highest honor of being a champion!

    2021ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Hunter - Infinite Lagrange

    WHY THIS

    Another title from NetEase Games, the studio behind Nostos. Shares Massively Multiplayer with Nostos.

    In a remote corner of the Milky Way, you, a star hunter, will control a fleet, take on a wide variety of bounty contracts and missions, and venture into the vastness of space. You will hunt for mysterious items for your employers and explore specific targets in uncharted territory.

    2021StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Nostos

Does Nostos work on Steam Deck?
Nostos is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Does Nostos have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Nostos supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Nostos?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nostos are Craftopia, Boundless, Islet Online.
Who developed Nostos?
Nostos was developed by NetEase 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 Nostos.

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