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Games like CIPHER ZERO

If CIPHER ZERO is your kind of game, the closest matches are CUBOID, Dash Connect 2 and Flecto โ€” picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist presentation elevates puzzles, atmospheric and chill. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity โ€” not a generic popularity list.

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About CIPHER ZERO: A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for ๐’™?

2025IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows ยท macOS ยท Linuxby Zapdot
CIPHER ZERO โ€” Steam game cover
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Deduce rules from feedback aloneMinimalist presentation elevates puzzlesMoody soundtrack enhances flow stateAtmosphericChillContemplative

Players who liked CIPHER ZERO also play

Steam players who put hours into CIPHER ZERO also tend to own these titles โ€” a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. CUBOID

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CIPHER ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    CUBOID is a challenging spatial puzzle game with minimalist design, where you progress through a labyrinth of levels using a unique mechanic of merging with world blocks.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam โ†—
  2. Dash Connect 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Dash Connect 2 is a deceptivly simple puzzle game in which you have to connect all the dots. But don't be fooled by the simple appearance, difficulty ramps up quickly, as new mechanics are introduced.

    2024IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam โ†—
  3. Flecto

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CIPHER ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Flecto is a puzzle game where you place blocks in order to deflect bullets and shatter targets. Strategically use your tiles to split bullets, bounce them around each level, and destroy every target.

    2026StrategyCasualSteam โ†—
  4. Hexagun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CIPHER ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Hexagun is a match3 shooter on the hex grid. Clean the playing field by forming groups of three or more like-colored hexagons. Enjoy today with great gameplay for everyone!

    2019IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam โ†—
  5. Starshapes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CIPHER ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Shapes become stars become constellations. Connect them all.

    2026IndieCasualSteam โ†—
  6. Alveole

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CIPHER ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Alveole is a minimalistic puzzle where the player must understand how to run and why does he do it?

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam โ†—
  7. Prism Shift

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CIPHER ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    A minimalist, grid-based puzzle game where you merge colored blocks using additive color mixing. Clear connected blocks and interact with special blocks to progress through each level.

    2025Indie4.99 USDSteam โ†—
  8. Chronescher

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CIPHER ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    Chronescher is a challenging turn-based puzzle game in Escher-esque spaces. Use impossible geometries, teleportation and environmental snapshots to navigate your mind and uncover your lost memories.

    2022StrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam โ†—

Reviewers mention these as similar to CIPHER ZERO

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with CIPHER ZERO.

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  2. Tametsi

    WHY THIS

    Shares pattern recognition and an immersive mood with CIPHER ZERO.

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.

    2017Indie2.99 USDSteam โ†—
  3. Taiji

    WHY THIS

    Shares rule discovery and an atmospheric mood with CIPHER ZERO.

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.

    2022IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  4. Understand

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with CIPHER ZERO.

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.

    2020IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  5. RYB

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with CIPHER ZERO.

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    RYB is a logic puzzle game that plays like a combination of sudoku and minesweeper.

    2016IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  6. Hexcells

    WHY THIS

    Shares pattern recognition and a contemplative mood with CIPHER ZERO.

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  7. Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with CIPHER ZERO.

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  8. Picross.io

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of CIPHER ZERO cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    Picross is a picture logic puzzles game also known as Nonograms.

    2019Indie0.99 USDSteam โ†—

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam โ†—
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under CIPHER ZERO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    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 โ†—
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    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 โ†—
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER ZERO.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam โ†—
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool โ€” no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CIPHER ZERO.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam โ†—

Frequently asked about CIPHER ZERO

Is CIPHER ZERO verified for Steam Deck?
Yes โ€” CIPHER ZERO is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does CIPHER ZERO cost?
CIPHER ZERO is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to CIPHER ZERO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CIPHER ZERO are CUBOID, Dash Connect 2, Flecto.
Who developed CIPHER ZERO?
CIPHER ZERO was developed by Zapdot.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on CIPHER ZERO.

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