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Games like Jade Cicada

Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Jade Cicada for fans of strategy, indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Jade Cicada also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Jade Cicada: Jade Cicada is a puzzle game with mirror-like movement of figures where you have to simultaneously get two figures to certain areas along the way bypassing tricky enemies and ..... walls.

2020StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDWindowsby Tasty Colosseum
Jade Cicada — Steam game cover

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Golden Arrow — Steam game cover

    Golden Arrow

    Top pick for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    A 2d puzzle game in a world of arrows!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual10.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Lord of the click — Steam game cover

    Lord of the click

    Second-strongest match for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Jade Cicada.

    Military valor, courage and honor – if these words mean something to you, then you are a direct road to the game Lord of the Click.

    2019ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Bryce Tiles — Steam game cover

    Bryce Tiles

    Third-strongest match for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    A Manhattan/taxicab-geometric tile-based isometric-sokoban puzzle game featuring everyone's favorite 90's anti-hero, Bryce! You'll push boxes across tiles, sands, still waters, rapids, moving floors, ice and coals to move into position! Don't forget to redirect the lasers and evade those enemies!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual13.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Lumins and Shades — Steam game cover

    Lumins and Shades

    Ranked #4 for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Lumins and Shades is a cute puzzle game about turning on lights and making memories.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Block Buster Billy — Steam game cover

    Block Buster Billy

    Ranked #5 for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    An alien family had a picnic on Billy's island. They had to leave in a hurry, causing Junior to forget his cubes. Can you help Billy figure out the mind-boggling alien puzzles?

    2023StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Roku and Rei — Steam game cover

    Roku and Rei

    Ranked #6 for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Dive into the world of Roku and Rei, a puzzle game where the protagonists move in reverse directions! Use their ability to interact with color-coded objects and tackle mind-bending challenges.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Frog Box — Steam game cover

    Frog Box

    Ranked #7 for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    In "Frog Box," help a frog push boxes to form lines of three or more matching ones to clear the board. Explore challenging levels with natural obstacles like logs and streams that affect the movement of the boxes.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Soko Spectacle — Steam game cover

    Soko Spectacle

    Ranked #8 for Jade Cicada fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Push crates of fireworks and find a way to light the sky in this relaxing puzzle game.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Jade Cicada at current Steam store prices.

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    POSTAL 2 — Steam game cover

    POSTAL 2

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Blood and Bacon — Steam game cover

    Blood and Bacon

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Jade Cicada.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Peggle Deluxe — Steam game cover

    Peggle Deluxe

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Jade Cicada.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    shapez — Steam game cover

    shapez

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jade Cicada.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad — Steam game cover

    Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Insaniquarium Deluxe — Steam game cover

    Insaniquarium Deluxe

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Jade Cicada.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Montaro — Steam game cover

    Montaro

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Jade Cicada.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Bejeweled® 3 — Steam game cover

    Bejeweled® 3

    Priced ~50% under Jade Cicada on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Jade Cicada.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Jade Cicada.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Jade Cicada.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Looker — Steam game cover

    The Looker

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jade Cicada.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Jade Cicada

How much does Jade Cicada cost?
Jade Cicada is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Jade Cicada?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Jade Cicada are Golden Arrow, Lord of the click, Bryce Tiles.
Who developed Jade Cicada?
Jade Cicada was developed by Tasty Colosseum.

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