Nubby's Number Factory similar games & best alternatives

Nubby's Number Factory

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2025

Should you play it?

A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

What works

  • Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • Unique 90s-inspired aesthetic and sound design
  • Deep item and perk synergy system
  • Affordable price with good replay value
  • Frequent developer updates and community engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Game crashes at very high rounds
  • Limited item variety and challenge content
  • Lack of save & quit feature
  • Some rng can feel frustrating or unbalanced
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey

  • Rogue Voltage

  • Backpack Hero

  • Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop

  • Clockwork Cleanup

  • Let's! Revolution!

More violent

Games that feels like Nubby's Number Factory but with more combat and destruction

  • Rogue Fable III

  • Dungeon Warfare 2

  • The Great Rebellion

  • Broken Universe - Tower Defense

  • Deadly Days: Roadtrip

  • Nitro Kid

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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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).

Nubby's Number Factory: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026