Games like Nightmare of Decay
Looking for games like Nightmare of Decay? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Nightmare of Decay is a action game from 2022; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Rust with 1,383,303 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,383,303 reviews · 87% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,227,439 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Phasmophobia
2020 · Action
680,386 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into horror.
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
583,081 reviews · 83% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
578,930 reviews · 93% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into difficult.
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The Forest
2018 · Action
577,971 reviews · 96% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
495,505 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into metroidvania.
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Valheim
2021 · Action
455,972 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
410,693 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Brawlhalla
2017 · Action
409,586 reviews · 80% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into free to play.
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2014 · Action
393,010 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
2025 · Action
380,613 reviews · 89% positive
Same: same action focus. Different: a 2025 take.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Nightmare of Decay?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Nightmare of Decay by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Rust (1,383,303 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Nightmare of Decay" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Nightmare of Decay, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.