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Games like 1000 Amps

If 1000 Amps is your kind of game, the closest matches are Full Bore, Gateways and ANIMAL WELL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, 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 1000 Amps: Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.

2012IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Brandon Brizzi
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Players who liked 1000 Amps also play

Steam players who put hours into 1000 Amps 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. Full Bore

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Top pick for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Deep underground lies a reminder of Boarkind’s darkest hours. All it takes is one little boar to dig it back up. A block puzzler with an exploratory twist, Full Bore throws the player into an open world of crumbling mines, arcane ruins, and technological wonders with only curiosity to lead the way.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Gateways

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Second-strongest match for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.

    From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure.

    2012Indie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ANIMAL WELL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Third-strongest match for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Swapper

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Ranked #4 for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hob

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Ranked #5 for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. La-Mulana

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with 1000 Amps.

    Ranked #6 for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Seasons after Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Ranked #7 for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with 1000 Amps.

    Ranked #8 for 1000 Amps fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

    2016IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 1000 Amps at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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 ~60% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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 ~70% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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 ~80% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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 ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under 1000 Amps on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.

    "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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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 ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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 ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    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 ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Brandon Brizzi

Other recommendable Steam games by Brandon Brizzi, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Night Shift

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Brandon Brizzi, the studio behind 1000 Amps. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!

    2015IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Space Robot Samurai Zombie Slayer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Brandon Brizzi, the studio behind 1000 Amps. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.

    We are not alone in the universe, its filled with Zombies! To combat them mankind invented their most efficient weapon yet: the Space Robot Samurai Zombie Slayer. ONLY YOU can pilot the powerful Space Robot Samurai Zombie Slayer to fight the Space Zombie horde!

    2015ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Occurrence at JCR Outpost

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Brandon Brizzi, the studio behind 1000 Amps. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    A scientific mission in Antarctica goes awry when something is released from beneath the ice! Who is friend? Who is foe? Only you can solve the mystery of the Occurrence at JCR Outpost!

    2016IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Space Ghost Pirate Zombie Slayer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Brandon Brizzi, the studio behind 1000 Amps. Shares Indie with 1000 Amps.

    Is there intelligent life in the universe? Of course not, it's filled with Zombies! Sensing the opportunity for plunder, the Ghost Pirates have taken to the stars on their ethereal ships. Now it is up to YOU to take command of the Space Ghost Pirate Zombie Slayer fleet and lead them against the Zombie menace!

    2016ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. ANIMAL WELL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Swapper

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. La-Mulana

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with 1000 Amps.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Seasons after Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 1000 Amps.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with 1000 Amps.

    Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 1000 Amps

Does 1000 Amps run on Steam Deck?
1000 Amps 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 1000 Amps cost?
1000 Amps is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 1000 Amps?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 1000 Amps are Full Bore, Gateways, ANIMAL WELL.
Who developed 1000 Amps?
1000 Amps was developed by Brandon Brizzi.

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 1000 Amps.

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