Games like Cult of the Yellow King
If Cult of the Yellow King is your kind of game, the closest matches are Antivirus PROTOCOL, A Game About Feeding A Black Hole and Lyca — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric black metal soundtrack, atmospheric and bleak. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Cult of the Yellow King: A cosmic horror idle game where you build the Yellow King’s cult, spread his living mold, and click yourself hollow. Memory by memory. Scream by silent scream, as the sky blooms with eyes watching your beautiful undoing.
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Antivirus PROTOCOL
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system, resource management, indie and an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Yellow King.
Top pick for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.
A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system and an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Yellow King.
Second-strongest match for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
Lyca
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, resource management, indie and an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Yellow King.
Third-strongest match for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
A small, relaxing, incremental game about restoring a barren wasteland into a lush meadow. Help the magical wolf Lyca run through the land, gather resources, and unlock a vast upgrade tree.
DEFRAG
WHY THIS
Shares upgrade system, resource management, indie and an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Yellow King.
Ranked #4 for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
DEFRAG is a game about cleansing corrupted sectors and refining them through optimization to build a stronger system. Collect resources, adjust configurations, and complete your build as you progress.
Incredicer
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, upgrade system, indie and an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Yellow King.
Ranked #5 for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, upgrade system and an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Yellow King.
Ranked #6 for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Xenosensory
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, upgrade system, horror and an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Yellow King.
Ranked #7 for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
Xenosensory is a short incremental game with horror themes. Use your cursor to bust Xenos and save convicts then spend your research points on skill tree upgrades, actions, gadgets, and uncover the true horrifying nature of this space station nightmare.
Click and Conquer
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, upgrade system and indie with Cult of the Yellow King.
Ranked #8 for Cult of the Yellow King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cult of the Yellow King at current Steam store prices.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cult of the Yellow King on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
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!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cult of the Yellow King on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
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.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cult of the Yellow King on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
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.
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cult of the Yellow King on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Apewar
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cult of the Yellow King on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Cult of the Yellow King.
Apewar is an online tactical and action FPS/TPS monkey war game adapted from real life. Build your monkey team and fight against your enemies. By playing in a coordinated way, you can have fun and win with a good strategy. Monkeys are strong together!
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cult of the Yellow King on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.
Russian Life Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cult of the Yellow King on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Yellow King.
The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part of an exciting life-long story.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Cult of the Yellow King
- How much does Cult of the Yellow King cost?
- Cult of the Yellow King is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cult of the Yellow King?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cult of the Yellow King are Antivirus PROTOCOL, A Game About Feeding A Black Hole, Lyca.
- Who developed Cult of the Yellow King?
- Cult of the Yellow King was developed by Metaphor Games, Newmind Interactive and published by Metaphor Games.
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