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- 81 new reviews this week
Why this
Also Base-Building and City Builder, like New Cycle.
- $20.24 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like New Cycle
- 19 games
- Updated Nov 5, 2026
Players who liked New Cycle also play
The closest matches to New Cycle: Frostpunk 2, Endzone - A World Apart, Against the Storm, Oxygen, and Farthest Frontier. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like New Cycle.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Also Real-Time with Pause and Colony Sim, like New Cycle.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
The full ranked list: top 24 games like New Cycle
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Core Engage
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 5
- 84% of 1,301 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- City layout reconfiguration feels rewarding
- Industrial network depth rivals frostpunk
- Microdecisions overload players
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Stressful
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below New Cycle at current Steam store prices.
Settlement Survival
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like New Cycle.
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Colony Sim, like New Cycle.
About New Cycle
The closest matches to New Cycle: Frostpunk 2, Endzone - A World Apart, Against the Storm, Oxygen, and Farthest Frontier. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If New Cycle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Frostpunk 2, Endzone - A World Apart and Against the Storm — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and stressful, and single out its city layout reconfiguration and conveyor belt logistics. 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.
New Cycle is a challenging colony survival simulation released in 2024 by Core Engage and published by Daedalic Entertainment, available as an early access title for $29.99. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, players establish and develop settlements from modest beginnings into industrial centers. The game emphasizes city-layout reconfiguration, conveyor-belt logistics, infrastructure tiering, and resource-chain optimization while managing population survival pressure. Reviewers highlight the depth of the industrial network, noting it rivals that of comparable titles, and players describe the experience as both contemplative and tense, with frequent microdecisions creating intense pacing. The title is solo-only and not currently supported on Steam Deck. It holds an 84% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews.
About New Cycle: New Cycle is a city building game with focus on survival. After an apocalyptic series of solar flares, human society has been thrown into disarray. Establish a settlement and develop it all the way from humble beginnings to industrial metropolis.
Is New Cycle worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 84% of 1,301 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 24 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- City layout reconfiguration feels rewarding
- Industrial network depth rivals frostpunk
- Microdecisions overload players
- Survival pressure creates intense pacing
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Very rough at the moment. A ton of bugs like random noises, clipping, crashing, MASSIVE frame stuttering and more. In my humble opinion I think Bug fixing & HUGE optimization efforts are needed before adding anything further to the game. I…”
“This is probably my favorite builder ever. Very well done. Unfortunately it stops working early on. Resources just stop working & the whole thing starts to collapse. Hopefully they fix it soon.”
People who play it also play: Frostpunk 2, Endzone - A World Apart, Against the Storm
Frequently asked about New Cycle
Can I run it?
Does New Cycle work on Steam Deck?
New Cycle is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does New Cycle cost?
New Cycle is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to New Cycle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside New Cycle are Frostpunk 2, Endzone - A World Apart, Against the Storm.
Who developed New Cycle?
New Cycle was developed by Core Engage and published by Daedalic Entertainment.