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2022PC, Steam Deck playable91 % positive14.79 €

After crashing on an alien planet, you explore, salvage, craft, trade and upgrade to find your way home. It mixes platforming action with management and crafting elements.

Resources and survival
Jumping and platforming
Pixel art
Open world

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In short: Games like Lost Nova

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Lost Nova special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

Starbound

91 %Match

2016PEGI 12PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable90 % positive14.99 €

A colorful 2D sandbox adventure where you hop between procedurally generated planets to mine, build, farm, found colonies and fight, solo or with friends. There is a main quest, but the real draw is the near-endless freedom of roaming the galaxy.

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Keplerth

Resources and survival

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Junk Jack

Resources and survival

Junk Jack is a 2D sandbox where you dig, build and fight through procedurally generated worlds full of monsters and hidden treasure. Its pixel-art landscapes and blend of crafting, combat and survival give it a charming personality.

Terraria

Lots to discover

A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.

Windforge

Lots to discover

A 2D sandbox adventure in a steampunk world where you build and destroy blocks and pilot customizable airships through hostile skies.

Darkout

Resources and survival

In this 2D sandbox survival game you crash-land on a planet shrouded in permanent darkness. You gather resources, craft weapons and technology, and use light as your key defense against shadow creatures.

Black Skylands

Lots to discover

As an airship captain you explore a world of floating islands, fight monsters and pirates with guns, and keep upgrading your base and ship. The blend of pixel-art action, base building and airship exploration sets it apart.

Regions of Ruin

Jumping and platforming

A 2D pixel-art platforming action RPG where you explore and fight across the land as a dwarf while building up your settlement to save your people from extinction.

Sandustry

Lots to discover

Sandustry blends mining and factory automation in a fully destructible sand-physics world. You dig deeper, build logistics chains, and uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization along the way.

Craft the World

Resources and survival

A 2D sandbox blend of Terraria and Dungeon Keeper: you direct a band of dwarves, build fortresses, gather resources and craft gear while exploring a randomly generated world and fending off monsters.

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