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Games like Cycle of Corruption

If Cycle of Corruption is your kind of game, the closest matches are Drain Mansion, Monmusu Paradise ~Visitors~ and Embarrassed Shina-chan~ the Naked Wandering College Girl — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and mysterious. 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 Cycle of Corruption: Welcome to the age of hysteria, where a doctor finds himself in the confines of an asylum riddled with monsters of an unknown world. Resist their temptations to uncover the mysteries surrounding the institute... or succumb to the darkness within.

2026AdventureSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Kredyn
Cycle of Corruption — Steam game cover
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Clever puzzle design that challenges and rewards playersCorpse party style horror puzzle experience with eroge elementsDeep lore about each succubusAtmosphericDarkMysterious

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Steam players who put hours into Cycle of Corruption 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. Drain Mansion

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Cycle of Corruption.

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

    You wake up in an unknown dark abandoned mansion and don't remember how you got there. Your goal is to escape this mansion and get back home safely, but the traps and demons lurking there won't make it easier. Can you escape this mansion or give in to the temptation?

    2023ActionAdventure9.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Monmusu Paradise ~Visitors~

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to Monmusu Paradise Island, Where you can hookup anywhere, anytime! Start your adventure to get laid successfully with other visitors girls on the island.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Embarrassed Shina-chan~ the Naked Wandering College Girl

    WHY THIS

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

    Get up in the morning and see a naked female college student lying on the shadow in front of the station closest to the university If you are discovered by the police, your life will become messy! The 3D invisible action game of betting on Shy's life began ...

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Future Fragments

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Cycle of Corruption.

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

    Travel to a threatening future and seek the fragments of a powerful weapon to defend your kingdom. Future Fragments is an adults-only, modern take on a platformer with genre-mixing gameplay, English voicework and a branching storyline with choices that actually matter.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bonds of Yachiyo

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth, puzzle solving, story heavy and an atmospheric mood with Cycle of Corruption.

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

    At sunset, darkness swallowed everything. Bonds of Yachiyo is a Japanese horror tale of two best friends getting separated in a strange version of their own world. Escape from evil spirits, explore and solve puzzles as you try to unravel the truth and reunite the two friends!

    2025AdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fleshlight Squad - Fleshlightize -

    WHY THIS

    Shares dark fantasy and a dark mood with Cycle of Corruption.

    Ranked #6 for Cycle of Corruption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cycle of Corruption.

    Rei, the agent, must infiltrate the factory to rescue those missing women! Once defeated, everyone knows the fate of female agents, right?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Love n Life: Lucky Teacher

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement hunting and anime with Cycle of Corruption.

    Ranked #7 for Cycle of Corruption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cycle of Corruption.

    After the pandemic Covitch69, you lost your job as a space aviation expert and now become a teacher in a small town. Luckily, every cloud has a silver lining as you are stepping into a world where love blooms unexpectedly and leads you to captivating ladies with immersive romantic tales.

    2024SimulationRPGCasual5.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cursed Armor 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative, exploration and atmospheric with Cycle of Corruption.

    Ranked #8 for Cycle of Corruption fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cycle of Corruption.

    Lilina returns in the official sequel to Cursed Armor: a dark fantasy RPG with transformations, steamy scene variations, and high-stakes choices. After gaining the power of the Spirit Witch, her cursed journey begins anew.

    2025AdventureRPG15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Cycle of Corruption

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Dungeon Dungeon!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Cycle of Corruption.

    Reviewers of Cycle of Corruption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Cycle of Corruption.

    Dungeon Dungeon! is a turn-based RPG featuring roguelike elements and unique combat system. Recruit companions, upgrade skills, collect loot. Become a dungeon adventurer and lead your party to conquer the dungeons!

    2024IndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Corpse Party (2021)

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Cycle of Corruption.

    Reviewers of Cycle of Corruption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cycle of Corruption.

    Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.

    2021AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Drain Mansion

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Cycle of Corruption.

    Reviewers of Cycle of Corruption cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Cycle of Corruption.

    You wake up in an unknown dark abandoned mansion and don't remember how you got there. Your goal is to escape this mansion and get back home safely, but the traps and demons lurking there won't make it easier. Can you escape this mansion or give in to the temptation?

    2023ActionAdventure9.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cycle of Corruption.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Cycle of Corruption.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cycle of Corruption.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cycle of Corruption.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cycle of Corruption.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cycle of Corruption.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cycle of Corruption.

    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 ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cycle of Corruption on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cycle of Corruption.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cycle of Corruption.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cycle of Corruption.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cycle of Corruption

Does Cycle of Corruption run on Steam Deck?
Cycle of Corruption 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 Cycle of Corruption cost?
Cycle of Corruption is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cycle of Corruption?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cycle of Corruption are Drain Mansion, Monmusu Paradise ~Visitors~, Embarrassed Shina-chan~ the Naked Wandering College Girl.
Who developed Cycle of Corruption?
Cycle of Corruption was developed by Kredyn and published by Kredyn, Shady Corner Games.

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 Cycle of Corruption.

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