# Games like Nocturnal

> The closest matches to Nocturnal: Ghost Song, ITORAH, Aeterna Noctis, Saviorless, and SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance. 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. [Ghost Song](https://imho.run/games/347800/ghost-song) — Also Side Scroller, like Nocturnal. 674 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347800/)
2. [ITORAH](https://imho.run/games/1132910/itorah) — A frequent pick in Nocturnal players' libraries, and another Action. 235 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1132910/)
3. [Aeterna Noctis](https://imho.run/games/1517970/aeterna-noctis) — Shares boss fights with Nocturnal. 899 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517970/)
4. [Saviorless](https://imho.run/games/1438480/saviorless) — Also Narration, like Nocturnal. 107 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1438480/)
5. [SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance](https://imho.run/games/2361770/shinobi-art-of-vengeance) — Shares skill tree progression and boss fights with Nocturnal. 1,343 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361770/)
6. [Fatal Claw](https://imho.run/games/2827750/fatal-claw) — Shares skill tree progression and boss fights with Nocturnal. 529 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2827750/)
7. [Prince of Persia The Lost Crown](https://imho.run/games/2751000/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown) — Shares skill tree progression and boss fights with Nocturnal. 2,779 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2751000/)
8. [Voidwrought](https://imho.run/games/2014550/voidwrought) — Same atmospheric mood as Nocturnal. 436 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2014550/)
9. [Nuclear Blaze](https://imho.run/games/1662480/nuclear-blaze) — Also Side Scroller, like Nocturnal. 391 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662480/)
10. [BLADECHIMERA](https://imho.run/games/2671230/bladechimera) — Shares skill tree progression with Nocturnal. 694 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2671230/)
11. [Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight](https://imho.run/games/428550/momodora-reverie-under-the-moonlight) — Also Side Scroller, like Nocturnal. 4,102 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428550/)
12. [A Highland Song](https://imho.run/games/1240060/a-highland-song) — A frequent pick in Nocturnal players' libraries, and another Indie. 386 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240060/)
13. [DEVIATOR](https://imho.run/games/2620730/deviator) — Shares boss fights with Nocturnal. 193 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620730/)
14. [F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch](https://imho.run/games/1330470/f-i-s-t-forged-in-shadow-torch) — Same atmospheric mood as Nocturnal. 721 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330470/)
15. [Quern - Undying Thoughts](https://imho.run/games/512790/quern-undying-thoughts) — Also Soundtrack and Narration, like Nocturnal. 2,480 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512790/)
16. [Chronicles of the Wolf](https://imho.run/games/2371890/chronicles-of-the-wolf) — Shares skill tree progression and boss fights with Nocturnal. 207 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2371890/)
17. [Volkolak: The Will of Gods](https://imho.run/games/2499040/volkolak-the-will-of-gods) — Also Narration and Side Scroller, like Nocturnal. 348 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2499040/)
18. [Curse of the Sea Rats](https://imho.run/games/1453900/curse-of-the-sea-rats) — A frequent pick in Nocturnal players' libraries, and another RPG. 55 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1453900/)
19. [INAYAH - Life after Gods](https://imho.run/games/3199390/inayah-life-after-gods) — Shares skill tree progression and boss fights with Nocturnal. 86 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199390/)
20. [Vigil: The Longest Night](https://imho.run/games/720560/vigil-the-longest-night) — Also Side Scroller, like Nocturnal. 1,329 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720560/)
21. [The Last Campfire](https://imho.run/games/990630/the-last-campfire) — Also Soundtrack and Narration, like Nocturnal. 5,416 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/990630/)
22. [Knock-knock](https://imho.run/games/250380/knock-knock) — A frequent pick in Nocturnal players' libraries, and another Adventure. 395 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250380/)
23. [Laika: Aged Through Blood](https://imho.run/games/1796220/laika-aged-through-blood) — Also Soundtrack and Side Scroller, like Nocturnal. 3,138 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796220/)
24. [NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound](https://imho.run/games/2542120/ninja-gaiden-ragebound) — Shares boss fights with Nocturnal. 1,103 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2542120/)

## 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=1634080&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1634080&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1634080&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1634080
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1634080
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nocturnal

Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 2-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1634080
- **Developer:** Sunnyside Games
- **Publisher:** Dear Villagers
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 7, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1634080/nocturnal)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1634080&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634080/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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