NO THING similar games & best alternatives

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NO THING

Web browser • 2016

Should you play it?

The year is 1994 and it is the future. NO THING is a minimalistic surreal action game set in totalitarian regime of future. Tells the story of an office clerk who is sent with important message to the Queen of Ice.

What works

  • Unique vaporwave aesthetic
  • Challenging and addictive gameplay
  • Engaging dystopian narrative
  • Excellent electronic soundtrack
  • High replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Extreme difficulty causing frustration
  • Visual effects can cause eye strain or motion sickness
  • Lack of checkpoints increases repetition
  • Minimal gameplay variety
  • Some input responsiveness issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DERE EVIL EXE

  • Grunn

  • Bat to the Heavens

  • Shio

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway

  • Master Reboot

More violent

Games that feels like NO THING but with more combat and destruction

  • Viscerafest

  • Bunker Punks

  • The spy who shot me™

  • High Hell

  • Ex-Zodiac

  • ODDCORE

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

NO THING: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026