The Game Census

Games published by Nicalis, Inc.

21 census-tracked games, ranked by total Steam reviews.

Nicalis, Inc. has published 21 games tracked by The Game Census, with 494k Steam reviews between them and an overall 96% positive rating. The most reviewed is The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (463k reviews, 97% positive). Releases span 2011 to 2023. 2 are free to play.

At the latest census sample, 37k people were playing its one game that reports a live player count. Census health tiers across the catalog: 1 thriving, 2 healthy, 17 quiet.

Genres across the catalog: Action (16), Indie (14), Adventure (10), RPG (4), Casual (3). Most common player tags: Singleplayer, Action, 2D, Indie, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack.

Games
21
Steam reviews
494k
Positive
96%
Players now
37k
#GameReviewsRatingPlayersHealthPriceReleased
1The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
463k97%37kThriving$14.992014-11-04
2Toribash
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!
17k88%—HealthyFree2014-05-16
3Cave Story+
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
8.3k93%—Healthy$14.992011-11-22
4Castle In The Darkness
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
1.3k77%—Quiet$9.992015-02-05
5NightSky
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.
1.0k89%—Quiet$9.992011-03-01
6Cave Story's Secret Santa
After Balrog recovers the Christmas presents that were stolen by Chaba, the cowardly Mimiga named Santa must sneak into every house and return the missing packages. Be the Mimiga Who Saves Christmas!
83684%—QuietFree2021-12-09
71001 Spikes
Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...
77283%—Quiet$14.992014-06-03
8Blade Strangers
A malevolent force known only as Lina is devouring data from a vast, interdimensional network of servers overseen by sentient computers called ”motes.” In desperation, the motes summon heroes from a variety of parallel game worlds to face off against each other in one-on-one combat.
39380%—Quiet$14.992018-08-27
9Tiny Barbarian DX
Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.
25681%—Quiet$29.992013-12-03
10Creepy Castle
A conspiracy is welling deep within the stone walls of an ancient castle.The keep’s master is leading its denizens to construct a revolutionary new device made to move the world forward onto a new path of evolution.
24789%—Quiet$9.992016-10-31
11Critadel
Critadel is a futuristic platform/shooter/roguelike with three playable characters, hundreds of branching paths and over 100,000 unique weapon configurations!
23978%—Quiet$19.992021-10-12
12Spectacular Sparky
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
19488%—Quiet$14.992021-10-20
13Ira
A character-based shooter with roguelike elements, IRA celebrates the artistry of what shooter fans call “bullet hell”
16176%—Quiet$19.992023-10-03
14HyperParasite
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
14982%—Quiet$17.992020-04-03
15Cramped Room of Death
A puzzle adventure in close quarters! Use your spear to defeat enemies and collect treasure, but plan your moves carefully—each room has tight turns, deadly traps and no margin for error.
7294%—Quiet$14.992023-07-19
16Code of Princess EX
Take the role of Princess Solange of DeLuxia as she fights to restore order in a world overrun with monsters. Armed with the legendary sword DeLuxcalibur, Solange gathers a team of fighters, and together they embark on an epic journey to confront the monster uprising and uncover its secret origins.
6856%—Quiet$14.992020-10-02
17RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore
RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore is a “rogue-lite” anime-style adventure set in a colorful fantasy world where players hack-and-slash their way through an army of mechanical monsters using a huge variety of unique melee weapons and devastating magic attacks!
5657%—Quiet$39.992019-09-04
18Dimensional Intersection
Dimensional Intersection is an interactive musical visualizer for virtual reality. Featuring music from artists such as Globular and MONS, it will take you to a new reality through surreal scenes filled with interactive real-time fractals, infinite tunnels and morphing 3D models.
4173%—Quiet$3.742016-10-05
19Knight Terrors
A blood-curdling, demon-slashing dash of death! Knight Terrors goes straight for the jugular: it’s a lurid mash-up of side-scrolling gameplay styles in endless procedurally generated levels. Once you’re hooked, the game keeps pulling you back in to increase your high score and unlock more features!
4185%—Quiet$2.242017-10-31
20Monkey Barrels
Monkey Barrels is an action-packed twin-stick shooter in which you blast waves of weaponized electronic devices with tons of crazy unlockable weapons. You can experiment endlessly with different combinations and find the loadout that best suits your playing style.
1392%——$14.992022-09-26
21NecroLand : Undead Corps
In NecroLand: Undead Corps, you compete in online "battle royale" action to be the last survivor in a zombie-filled wasteland. You control an Alpha Unit that can “tame” legions of wandering undead and add them to your squadron of allies who obey your commands.
1030%—Quiet$9.992021-06-30

Reviews and ratings are Steam totals at the latest census snapshot. Players is the most recent concurrent-player sample recorded by the census and is blank where Steam exposes no count. Health is the census verdict for each game; the tiers are explained in the methodology. Game blurbs, genres and tags are the Steam store's own.