Games like Cycled
Below are 13 hand-picked alternatives to Cycled for fans of action, indie, rpg, 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 Cycled 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Cycled: Cycled is an interdimensional roguelike where you combine skills and strengths of two heroes to overcome ever-changing challenges
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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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Striving for Light
Top pick for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
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Loot River
Second-strongest match for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
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The Unliving
Third-strongest match for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
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Cryptical Path
Ranked #4 for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
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Hades
Ranked #5 for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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Ziggurat
Ranked #6 for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
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Legend of Dungeon
Ranked #7 for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
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Dungeon Souls
Ranked #8 for Cycled fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Striving for Light
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
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Loot River
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
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Cryptical Path
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
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Ziggurat
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cycled.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
Frequently asked about Cycled
- Does Cycled run on Steam Deck?
- Cycled is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Cycled cost?
- Cycled is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cycled?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cycled are Striving for Light, Loot River, The Unliving.
- Who developed Cycled?
- Cycled was developed by TwistedNail.
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 Cycled.
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