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Games like Energy Cycle

If Energy Cycle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tetris® Effect: Connected, Energy Balance and ISLANDERS: New Shores — 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 Energy Cycle: 'Energy Cycle' – new puzzle game from the developers of ‘Energy Balance’. When you click each cell on the game field - it changes color, and the colors of adjacent cells horizontally and vertically. Your task to bring all the cells to the same color. Sounds pretty easy, but try to do it!

2016IndieCasual2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Sometimes You
Energy Cycle — Steam game cover

Players who liked Energy Cycle also play

Steam players who put hours into Energy Cycle 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. Tetris® Effect: Connected

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Energy Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!

    2021IndieCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Energy Balance

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Energy Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Energy Balance is a number puzzle. You have to swap power units in such a way that their sums form correct chains both vertically and horizontally. The game is easy to learn, but very hard to master. So, are you ready to peep under the hood of an alien spaceship?

    2015IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. ISLANDERS: New Shores

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Energy Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tumblestone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Energy Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Roundabout

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Energy Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Drive a constantly spinning limousine around town! Roundabout is a '70s B-Movie game where you pick up passengers, find secret collectibles, take on dangerous missions, and fall in love in a far out open world puzzle adventure - all while driving a revolving limo!

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. I, Zombie

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Energy Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

    2014StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Energy Cycle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. MouseCraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Ever wondered what a cross between Tetris and Lemmings would look like? Well, wonder no more, 'cause... MouseCraft is here! MouseCraft is an A to B puzzle game where players help Schrödinger, the crazy cat scientist, in completing his mysterious, mice-powered invention.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Energy Cycle.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Energy Cycle.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Energy Cycle.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    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 ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Energy Cycle.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Energy Cycle.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Energy Cycle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 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. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    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 Indie with Energy Cycle.

    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. Shares Indie with Energy Cycle.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Sometimes You

Other recommendable Steam games by Sometimes You, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Make it indie!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sometimes You, the studio behind Energy Cycle. Shares Indie with Energy Cycle.

    Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Retention

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sometimes You, the studio behind Energy Cycle. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bacteria

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sometimes You, the studio behind Energy Cycle. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    'Bacteria' - A relaxing puzzle game based on the rules of the cellular automaton ‘Life’ devised by John Horton Conway in 1970.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Energy Balance

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sometimes You, the studio behind Energy Cycle. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Energy Balance is a number puzzle. You have to swap power units in such a way that their sums form correct chains both vertically and horizontally. The game is easy to learn, but very hard to master. So, are you ready to peep under the hood of an alien spaceship?

    2015IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Energy Invasion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sometimes You, the studio behind Energy Cycle. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Energy Invasion - an arcade game inspired by the classic Breakout. Unlike the original game, your ball does not break blocks on its own, but can launch missiles in a chosen direction.

    2018IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Tetris® Effect: Connected

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!

    2021IndieCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ISLANDERS: New Shores

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tumblestone

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Roundabout

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Drive a constantly spinning limousine around town! Roundabout is a '70s B-Movie game where you pick up passengers, find secret collectibles, take on dangerous missions, and fall in love in a far out open world puzzle adventure - all while driving a revolving limo!

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. I, Zombie

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

    2014StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Energy Cycle.

    Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Energy Cycle

How much does Energy Cycle cost?
Energy Cycle is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Energy Cycle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Energy Cycle are Tetris® Effect: Connected, Energy Balance, ISLANDERS: New Shores.
Who developed Energy Cycle?
Energy Cycle was developed by Sometimes You.

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 Energy Cycle.

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