Choose Energy Cycle
Choose Energy Cycle if it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. Energy Cycle launched in 2016.
Energy Cycle vs Tetris® Effect: Connected
Energy Cycle and Tetris® Effect: Connected both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. Energy Cycle (2016) is 5 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021). Tetris® Effect: Connected scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Energy Cycle (76.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Tetris® Effect: Connected
Choose Tetris® Effect: Connected if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,472 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Energy Cycle and Tetris® Effect: Connected sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Energy Cycle |  Tetris® Effect: Connected | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (34 reviews) | 94.4% positive (5,472 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Sometimes You | Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Energy Cycle (2016) is 5 years older than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021).
- Tetris® Effect: Connected scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Energy Cycle (76.5% positive).
- Energy Cycle is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Tetris® Effect: Connected (2.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Tetris® Effect: Connected has co-op; Energy Cycle does not.
- Tetris® Effect: Connected is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Energy Cycle has no Deck rating yet.
Energy Cycle vs Tetris® Effect: Connected — FAQ
- Should I play Energy Cycle or Tetris® Effect: Connected first?
- If you want chronology, Energy Cycle (2016) came out before Tetris® Effect: Connected (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Energy Cycle and Tetris® Effect: Connected similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Energy Cycle have multiplayer like Tetris® Effect: Connected?
- No. Tetris® Effect: Connected supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Energy Cycle is listed as single-player only.