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Games like Hydro

If Hydro is your kind of game, the closest matches are Souq Boss Simulator, Empire Water Works and Night Drive: คืนหลอน ซ่อนทาง — 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 Hydro: Revive a vintage hydro-electric power station and generate power for the local township. Manage both on-site and township power demands, manage your funding levels and perform all manner of maintenance, upgrades and other duties.

2025ActionIndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDWindowsby Harman Motor Works
Hydro — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hydro also play

Steam players who put hours into Hydro 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. Souq Boss Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Hydro.

    Every Sheikh-sized fortune has to start somewhere. Yours starts with a tiny baqala. Manage your shop, meet the locals, build your fortune, and invest across a 2002 Gulf city inspired by Old Dubai & Riyadh. Solo or with friends in online co-op. Become the Souq Boss.

    2027SimulationSteam ↗
  2. Empire Water Works

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    Empire Water Works is a steam engine simulator based in a water pumping station. Operate and maintain your pumping station day and night, maintain city water pressure and fulfill contracts. Interact with realistic steam, coal-firing, and audio simulation in a vintage setting.

    2026IndieSimulationEarly AccessSteam ↗
  3. Night Drive: คืนหลอน ซ่อนทาง

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    Welcome to "Night Drive," a driving simulator that challenges you to navigate a seemingly endless night in search of anomalies to break a mysterious loop.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ancient Cities

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tech Store Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    Tech Store Simulator is a game in which you have to build your own tech store. Buy goods, put them on the shelves, sell them at an inflated price and beat the thieves!Also in the game there is a huge number of opportunities to customize the store and make it the way you would like it in life

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Gamer Stop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    Gamer Stop Simulator is a simulation game where you manage a video game store. Buy games and consoles from customers, repair broken devices, test games, and add rare items to your collection. Negotiate prices, expand your store, and grow your business in this exciting retail experience!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Derail Valley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Industry Giant

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hydro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Hydro.

    In Industrial Giant you have to find a route to profit to prove your management skills in this resource management business simulation. Experience the soaring heights and the shattering depths of being an industrial giant!

    2018StrategySimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    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 ~44% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hydro.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hydro.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hydro.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hydro.

    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. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hydro.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hydro.

    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 ~67% under Hydro on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hydro.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hydro

How much does Hydro cost?
Hydro is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hydro?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hydro are Souq Boss Simulator, Empire Water Works, Night Drive: คืนหลอน ซ่อนทาง.
Who developed Hydro?
Hydro was developed by Harman Motor Works.

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 Hydro.

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