PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy similar games & best alternatives

PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!

What works

  • Unique blend of base building, automation, exploration, and tower defense
  • Fun local and online co-op multiplayer
  • Colorful, charming art style and quirky humor
  • Good progression and unlock system
  • Accessible gameplay with depth for strategy and creativity

Things to keep in mind

  • Online multiplayer suffers from lag and sync issues
  • Controls can be clunky, especially on pc
  • Some bugs and technical issues remain
  • Limited content and replayability after campaign completion
  • Time pressure and resource despawning can be frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mindustry

  • King Arthur's Gold

  • Forts

  • GUNTOUCHABLES

  • Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

Less competitive

Games that feels like PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy but with less competition against others

  • AutoForge

  • waxweaver

  • Tinkerlands

  • Necesse

  • Caveblazers

  • Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity

Less story-driven

Games that feels like PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy but with less narrative immersion

  • DDNet

  • Unrailed!

  • Rusted Warfare - RTS

  • TowerFall Ascension

  • Twin Shot Deluxe

  • Invisigun Reloaded

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

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).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Intimacy, Cooperation.

Last update: 06/08/2026