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Games like Black Cycle

If Black Cycle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thing-in-Itself, Signs of the Sojourner and PROXIMATE — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Black Cycle: Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.

2022IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDWindowsby Katsuya Abe
Black Cycle — Steam game cover

Players who liked Black Cycle also play

Steam players who put hours into Black Cycle 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. Thing-in-Itself

    WHY THIS

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

    “Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation2.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Signs of the Sojourner

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Black Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Cycle.

    In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. PROXIMATE

    WHY THIS

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

    Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% accurate. Just don't ask why the "ketchup" in the corner makes such a horrible crunching sound.

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Some Goodbyes We Made

    WHY THIS

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

    I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vessels

    WHY THIS

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

    Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.

    2020IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Imagine Lifetimes

    WHY THIS

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

    Satirical, short and simple point-and-click "simulation" game about the meaninglessness of life.

    2020IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Thirty Flights of Loving

    WHY THIS

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

    This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3

    WHY THIS

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

    MATCH DNA BUBBLES IN AN UNDERGROUND LAB TO KEEP YOUR PSYCHIC CLONE FROM INVADING YOUR MIND AND TURNING YOU INTO A CANNIBAL. This is the match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania you didn't know you needed.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Cycle.

    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 Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Cycle.

    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 Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Cycle.

    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 Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Black Cycle.

    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 Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Black Cycle.

    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 Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Black Cycle.

    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 Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Black Cycle.

    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 Black Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Cycle.

    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. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Black Cycle.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Black Cycle.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Black Cycle

How much does Black Cycle cost?
Black Cycle is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Black Cycle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Black Cycle are Thing-in-Itself, Signs of the Sojourner, PROXIMATE.
Who developed Black Cycle?
Black Cycle was developed by Katsuya Abe.

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 Black Cycle.

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