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24 alternatives to Nuclear Throne
A brutal, yet adorable, roguelike shooter
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nuclear Throne launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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DEATH COMES FOR ALL. DESTINY CHOOSES A FEW.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Roguelike 6DoF shooter where reality is falling apart
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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A videogame developer's love letter to his son
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Risk of Rain▲69Ultra challenging sci-fi roguelike, lots of items/upgrades
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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A rambunctious Katamari-meets-Grand Theft Auto physics game
2015 · janefriedhoff.com · its alternatives →
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The most addictively useless RPG you'll ever play
2015 · progressquest.com · its alternatives →
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A bunker-building survival simulator
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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MegaSphere▲80A sci-fi themed action platformer with a big shiny gun
2015 · antonkudin.me · its alternatives →
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Hot Guns▲69Fun, enjoyable and destructive action-platformer varied
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Hearthlands▲70A city-building game set in a medieval/fantasy world.
2015 · hearthlands.com · its alternatives →
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Everything awesome about RPG's without the boring bits
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Spelunky▲73Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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