What is the best game similar to Nubby's Number Factory?

The closest game to Nubby's Number Factory is Vital Shell, scoring 66/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including horror tension, roguelike runs and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Nubby's Number Factory?

The three closest games to Nubby's Number Factory are: 1. Vital Shell (66/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Buckshot Roulette (58/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Killer Frequency (52/100, 4 shared attributes). All share Nubby's Number Factory's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 47 candidates across 8 dimensions.

Is Buckshot Roulette similar to Nubby's Number Factory?

Yes — Buckshot Roulette scores 58/100 similarity to Nubby's Number Factory. They share 6 attributes, including horror tension and roguelike runs. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Horror games are similar to Nubby's Number Factory?

The best Horror games similar to Nubby's Number Factory are Vital Shell, Buckshot Roulette, Killer Frequency and Larva Mortus. All share the Horror genre alongside other key Nubby's Number Factory attributes like horror tension, roguelike runs and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Nubby's Number Factory calculated?

We compare Nubby's Number Factory against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Nubby's Number Factory experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Looking for games like Nubby's Number Factory? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — horror tension, strong narrative focus and procedural generation — against over 6,700 titles. These 47 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Vital Shell leads with 66/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Nubby's Number Factory. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Vital ShellClosest overall match

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeProceduralHorrorMelee

Steam👍 94%· 1.4K

Year 2023Dev CC Arts · CC ARTSPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping card game strategy

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong.

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

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#2Buckshot RouletteClosest on setting

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeProceduralHorrorMultiplayer

Steam👍 95%· 118KRAWG👍 86%· 108OC83· 13

Year 2024Dev Mike Klubnika · CRITICAL REFLEXPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping card game strategy

BUCKSHOT ROULETTE is a tabletop horror game that attempts to re-design the infamous game of Russian Roulette, replacing the traditional revolver with a proper 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals and game mode.

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#3Killer FrequencyClosest on tone

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 92%· 22OC79· 29

Year 2023Dev Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping roguelike runs

The year is 1987, and as the clock strikes midnight in small-town Gallows Creek, USA, former big city radio DJ Forrest Nash is live on air in what will turn out to be the graveyard shift of a lifetime...

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloProceduralHorror2DRanged

Steam👍 76%· 750RAWG👍 0%· 21MC64IGDB70· 1

Year 2008Dev Meridian4Playtime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, roguelike runs and procedural generation

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping card game strategy

At the end of 19th Century, dark forces shade the world once again. A brave agent, experienced in exorcism and combat, comes to face the oncoming evil, and fight loathsome supernatural monsters and horrific spawns of black magic.

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

It predates Nubby's Number Factory by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorMeleeDark

Steam👍 96%· 3.9K

Year 2017Dev Albino Moose Games · Screenwave MediaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Spooky and her mansion of creepy cuties are back in Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation! Can you survive 1000 rooms of adorable terror?

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals and tone.

It predates Nubby's Number Factory by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualExploration

Steam👍 94%· 35KIGDB83· 3OC90· 43

Year 2022Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

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#7Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorRangedMelee

Steam👍 98%· 104KRAWG👍 87%· 507MC93

Year 2020Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping roguelike runs

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorRangedMelee

Steam👍 98%· 104KRAWG👍 87%· 507MC93OC93· 78

Year 2020Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorMeleeRanged

Steam👍 90%· 57KRAWG👍 84%· 2.3KMC83IGDB83· 7

Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

Titular best-selling psychological thriller author was going through a writer’s block, but when he tries to take a small vacation, it seems that he is attacked and has to fight off the “darkness” that possess people and animals alike.

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

It predates Nubby's Number Factory by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10R.E.P.O.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloProceduralHorrorCo-opOnline

Steam👍 96%· 389KRAWG👍 90%· 40

Dev semiworkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, roguelike runs and procedural generation

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping card game strategy

R.E.P.O. is an online co-op horror game featuring physics, proximity voice chat and scary monsters. You and up to 5 friends can venture into terrifying environments to extract valuable objects using your physics-based grabbing tool. Even the monsters are affected by Newton's law of gravity!

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: tone and visuals.

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#11Soma

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SoloNarrativeHorrorMeleeStealth

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

It predates Nubby's Number Factory by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorMeleeDark

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

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#13Still Wakes the Deep

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorStealthMelee

Steam👍 88%· 12KIGDB82· 3OC76· 83

Year 2024Dev The Chinese Room · Secret ModeOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorStealthMelee

Steam👍 91%· 4.1KRAWG👍 74%· 237MC73IGDB74· 4

Year 2007Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

Penumbra Overture is a survival horror game developed by Frictional Games. In the year 2001, after his mother's death, Phillip receives a message from his father who left the family and was supposedly dead. The letter leads Phillip to Greenland where he finds a mine his father wrote about.

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

It predates Nubby's Number Factory by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorMeleeDark

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2024Dev Pieces Interactive · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nubby's Number Factory: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nubby's Number Factory.

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Horror · Adventure

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Horror · Adventure

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Horror · Adventure

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Horror · Adventure

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Horror · Simulation

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Horror · Adventure

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Horror · Adventure

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Horror · Puzzle

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Nubby's Number Factory?: The closest game to Nubby's Number Factory is Vital Shell, scoring 66/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including horror tension, roguelike runs and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Nubby's Number Factory?: The three closest games to Nubby's Number Factory are: 1. Vital Shell (66/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Buckshot Roulette (58/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Killer Frequency (52/100, 4 shared attributes). All share Nubby's Number Factory's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 47 candidates across 8 dimensions.
Is Buckshot Roulette similar to Nubby's Number Factory?: Yes — Buckshot Roulette scores 58/100 similarity to Nubby's Number Factory. They share 6 attributes, including horror tension and roguelike runs. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What Horror games are similar to Nubby's Number Factory?: The best Horror games similar to Nubby's Number Factory are Vital Shell, Buckshot Roulette, Killer Frequency and Larva Mortus. All share the Horror genre alongside other key Nubby's Number Factory attributes like horror tension, roguelike runs and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Nubby's Number Factory calculated?: We compare Nubby's Number Factory against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Nubby's Number Factory experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.