# Games like Mecha Knights: Nightmare

> The closest matches to Mecha Knights: Nightmare: DAEMON X MACHINA, Gearbits, HARDCORE MECHA, ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™, and War Tech Fighters. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [DAEMON X MACHINA](https://imho.run/games/1167450/daemon-x-machina) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 2,299 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167450/)
2. [Gearbits](https://imho.run/games/2506580/gearbits) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 384 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506580/)
3. [HARDCORE MECHA](https://imho.run/games/746580/hardcore-mecha) — Also Mechs and Military, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 522 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/746580/)
4. [ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™](https://imho.run/games/1888160/armored-core-vi-fires-of-rubicon) — A frequent pick in Mecha Knights: Nightmare players' libraries, and another Action. 39,844 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888160/)
5. [War Tech Fighters](https://imho.run/games/630030/war-tech-fighters) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 145 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630030/)
6. [Vox Machinae](https://imho.run/games/334540/vox-machinae) — Shares heat management and mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 911 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/334540/)
7. [BREAK ARTS III](https://imho.run/games/2522430/break-arts-iii) — Shares heat management and mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 196 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522430/)
8. [Dolls Nest](https://imho.run/games/1839430/dolls-nest) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 773 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839430/)
9. [M.A.S.S. Builder](https://imho.run/games/956680/m-a-s-s-builder) — A frequent pick in Mecha Knights: Nightmare players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,179 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/956680/)
10. [MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries](https://imho.run/games/784080/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries) — Also Mechs, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 10,194 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784080/)
11. [Front Mission Evolved](https://imho.run/games/43000/front-mission-evolved) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 459 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43000/)
12. [Armed to the Gears](https://imho.run/games/804870/armed-to-the-gears) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 120 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/804870/)
13. [Garrison: Archangel](https://imho.run/games/682450/garrison-archangel) — Shares heat management and mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 176 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/682450/)
14. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN](https://imho.run/games/1039890/earth-defense-force-iron-rain) — Also Mechs and Violent, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 650 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1039890/)
15. [Strike Suit Zero](https://imho.run/games/209540/strike-suit-zero) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 889 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209540/)
16. [The Surge](https://imho.run/games/378540/the-surge) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 4,366 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378540/)
17. [MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED](https://imho.run/games/2450450/megaton-musashi-w-wired) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 365 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450450/)
18. [Granvir](https://imho.run/games/2743460/granvir) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 497 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2743460/)
19. [Project MIKHAIL: A Muv-Luv War Story](https://imho.run/games/1557480/project-mikhail-a-muv-luv-war-story) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 213 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1557480/)
20. [CUSTOM MECH WARS](https://imho.run/games/2328310/custom-mech-wars) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 185 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2328310/)
21. [PUNIHI LOADER 2](https://imho.run/games/1956960/punihi-loader-2) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 50 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956960/)
22. [Mech Havoc](https://imho.run/games/3237920/mech-havoc) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 453 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3237920/)
23. [BATTLETECH](https://imho.run/games/637090/battletech) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 18,004 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/637090/)
24. [Gigantes Ex Machina](https://imho.run/games/3201070/gigantes-ex-machina) — Shares mech customization with Mecha Knights: Nightmare. 69 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3201070/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1163870&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1163870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1163870
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mecha Knights: Nightmare

Mecha Knights: Nightmare is a third-person action indie game released in 2021 at $15.99, playable on Steam Deck. Set during an apocalyptic war, players pilot customizable mechs through raid missions, managing ammo-resupply, friendly-fire-prevention, and heat-management systems while engaging endless monster hordes. Reviewers and players highlight the horde-shooter gameplay as relentless and satisfying, with mech customization feeling deep and rewarding. The loadout-experimentation is supported by weapon drops that incentivize farming and experimentation, while raid missions add replayability. Players describe the tone as dark, epic, and intense, with an over-the-top horror-mecha aesthetic that reviewers note feels unique. The game holds a 92% positive rating from 1188 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1163870
- **Developer:** Damian Kubiak
- **Publisher:** Damian Kubiak
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 30, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1163870/mecha-knights-nightmare)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1163870&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1163870/)
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