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Games like Energy Collector

If Energy Collector is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thousand Floors, Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management and Fracture Field — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its prestige rewards feel meaningful, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Energy Collector: An idler about collecting energy. Automate the collection process, manage your resources by transferring them between fields and buy awesome upgrades. For what? To get more energy!

2023IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Jens Roderus
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Detailed in game guide reduces wiki dependencyPrestige rewards feel meaningfulSimple but satisfying art styleChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked Energy Collector also play

Steam players who put hours into Energy Collector also tend to own these titles — 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. Thousand Floors

    WHY THIS

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

    Tower Climbers carry amber light; allies follow through misty pagodas in an endless Eastern tower. Thousands Floors blends side-view pixel art with hands-off combat—summon, upgrade, and let them climb. Grow via allies, floor lockdown, and relics.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Energy Collector.

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

    Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fracture Field

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system and a relaxing mood with Energy Collector.

    Third-strongest match for Energy Collector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Collector.

    Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings then invest your earnings into upgrades. Build a fleet of drones to automate your empire, bomb tough layers, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades on your journey to master the quarry.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Widget Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system and a relaxing mood with Energy Collector.

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

    A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Particul

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system and a relaxing mood with Energy Collector.

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

    Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Kin and Quarry

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill tree progression and a relaxing mood with Energy Collector.

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

    An incremental mining adventure where you must dig into the earth to recover essence for your sacred Evertree. Mine, drill, and blast your way to the deepest depths, discovering rare artifacts and recruiting more kin to your cause along the way. Dig. Upgrade. Repeat.

    2026IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. LORED

    WHY THIS

    Shares prestige system and a relaxing mood with Energy Collector.

    Ranked #7 for Energy Collector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Collector.

    An idle game about collecting cancer with quirky stickfigures!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill tree progression and a relaxing mood with Energy Collector.

    Ranked #8 for Energy Collector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Collector.

    Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.

    2026IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Energy Collector.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Energy Collector.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Energy Collector.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Energy Collector.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Energy Collector.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Energy Collector.

    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 ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Collector.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Energy Collector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Energy Collector.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Energy Collector

Does Energy Collector run on Steam Deck?
Energy Collector 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 Energy Collector cost?
Energy Collector is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Energy Collector?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Energy Collector are Thousand Floors, Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management, Fracture Field.
Who developed Energy Collector?
Energy Collector was developed by Jens Roderus.

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 Energy Collector.

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