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Games like Negative Energy

If Negative Energy is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Fall of Aether Station, Grey Galactic and SYNCHRONIZERS: UNDEAD MARINES — 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 Negative Energy: Negative Energy is a tower defense game with basic RTS mechanics, where your goal is to defend the construction of a Dyson sphere, while fighting against waves of hundreds of enemies ships.

2025StrategyEarly Access5.99 USDWindows · Linuxby ByVal Games
Negative Energy — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Negative Energy 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. The Fall of Aether Station

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    Customize your Ships, Upgrade your fleet, and Command your way to victory in this ruthless rogue-lite tower defense/real time strategy hybrid. Take on an enemy that learns from your moves and adjusts its own path. Do you have what it takes to persevere?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Grey Galactic

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Negative Energy.

    Grey Galactic is a real time strategy game in space where you build up your planets and ships to conquer your enemies. Develop your empire and fleet of spaceships to destroy your enemies and take over the galaxy! Do you have what it takes to become the best Fleet Captain the UFMC has ever seen?

    2025ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. SYNCHRONIZERS: UNDEAD MARINES

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    "SYNCHRONIZERS: UNDEAD MARINES" blends high-quality Three-Lane Tower Defense with Reverse Tower Defense gameplay. Command your units in a thrilling narrative reminiscent of a StarCraft and Plants Vs. Zombies fusion! Your choices will forge the path to victory—or defeat.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Rebellion Corporation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    On planets occupied by robots, mine resources and escape while fending off their attacks! The Ark's survival is entirely in your hands. Many elite crews with abilities will assist you in your mission. The various turret modules are always doing their best to defend your base without your attention.

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Starlight: Defence Command

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    Take the role of a Defence Commander and protect UPF assets remotely through the use of your Adaptable Nano Tablet in this immersive, PC focused Tower Defence Game. It's designed to be a tough but rewarding experience with character progression and the ability to configure towers to your own liking.

    2022StrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Decimation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Negative Energy.

    Sci-fi tower defense meets ARPG-like hero combat. Build towers then fight alongside them with your hero as you battle through a campaign to uncover the fate of a colonization effort on a distant planet.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Calyx

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Negative Energy.

    A strategy game with a new kind of enemy, Calyx puts you in charge of a space mining outpost, locked in battle against powerful plant-aliens. Build your base, gather resources, assemble your forces, and take on the Calyx. With only an out-of-date AI for company, can you survive?

    2026StrategyEarly Access24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. IRON GUARD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Negative Energy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

    2021ActionStrategy14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    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 ↗
  3. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hexcells

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hexcells Plus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lords of the Realm II

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Negative Energy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Negative Energy.

    The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.

    2015StrategyRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

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

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. South Scrimshaw, Part One

    WHY THIS

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

    South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.

    2023IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Negative Energy

How much does Negative Energy cost?
Negative Energy is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Negative Energy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Negative Energy are The Fall of Aether Station, Grey Galactic, SYNCHRONIZERS: UNDEAD MARINES.
Who developed Negative Energy?
Negative Energy was developed by ByVal 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 Negative Energy.

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