Games like Nuclear Throne
Looking for games like Nuclear Throne? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Nuclear Throne is a action game from 2015; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Enter the Gungeon with 79,077 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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Enter the Gungeon
2016 · Action
79,077 reviews · 95% positive
Bullet HellAction RoguelikeRogue-like
Same: shares Bullet Hell and Action Roguelike. Different: leans more into dungeon crawler.
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The Binding of Isaac
2011 · Action
62,665 reviews · 95% positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndie
Same: shares Action Roguelike and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into replay value.
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Hero Siege
2014 · Action
36,013 reviews · 67% positive
Pixel GraphicsAction RoguelikeRPG
Same: shares Pixel Graphics and Action Roguelike. Different: leans more into action rpg.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
2013 · Action
20,758 reviews · 93% positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndie
Same: shares Action Roguelike and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into platformer.
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SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
2018 · Action
10,099 reviews · 94% positive
Top-Down ShooterRogue-liteIndie
Same: shares Top-Down Shooter and Rogue-lite. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Wizard of Legend
2018 · Action
21,017 reviews · 91% positive
Action RoguelikePixel GraphicsRogue-like
Same: shares Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into dungeon crawler.
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Tiny Rogues
2022 · Action
10,157 reviews · 96% positive
Action RoguelikeBullet HellTop-Down Shooter
Same: shares Action Roguelike and Bullet Hell. Different: leans more into replay value.
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2014 · Action
393,010 reviews · 97% positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndie
Same: shares Action Roguelike and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into replay value.
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Vampire Survivors
2022 · Action
250,293 reviews · 98% positive
Action RoguelikeBullet HellPixel Graphics
Same: shares Action Roguelike and Bullet Hell. Different: leans more into vampire.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
2015 · Action
23,526 reviews · 96% positive
DifficultRogue-likeGreat Soundtrack
Same: shares Difficult and Rogue-like. Different: leans more into rhythm.
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Heroes of Hammerwatch
2018 · Action
9,495 reviews · 87% positive
Rogue-liteAction RoguelikePixel Graphics
Same: shares Rogue-lite and Action Roguelike. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Death Road to Canada
2016 · Action
9,018 reviews · 93% positive
Pixel GraphicsAction RoguelikeLocal Co-Op
Same: shares Pixel Graphics and Action Roguelike. Different: leans more into zombies.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Nuclear Throne?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Nuclear Throne by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Enter the Gungeon (79,077 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Nuclear Throne" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Nuclear Throne, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.