Games like Cycle 28
If Cycle 28 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blast'N Bounty, Tri-Star and Bit Blaster XL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hypnotic orchestral score, mystery remains unsolved and contemplative. 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 Cycle 28: Cycle 28 is an intense momentum-based space shooter driven by a cinematic orchestral soundtrack. A game where the physics, the music, and the fight to survive combine to pull you into a place where nothing else exists... just you, your ship, and the need to do better.
Players who liked Cycle 28 also play
Steam players who put hours into Cycle 28 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.
Blast'N Bounty
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cycle 28 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Tri-Star
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cycle 28 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Tri-Star is an endless horizontal-scrolling space shooter featuring Roguelike and Roguelite elements. Blast through waves of enemies and battle against arduous bosses. Form a squadron of three unique ships from an expanding roster and equip them with upgrades as you engage in a battle for survival.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cycle 28 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Circuit Breakers
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cycle 28 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots.
ULTRABUGS
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cycle 28 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Cycle 28.
Ranked #7 for Cycle 28 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
BroodStar
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cycle 28 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
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LUFTRAUSERS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cycle 28 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
AsteroidsHD
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cycle 28 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Engage in space-warfare with your friends and foes! Dodge and destroy asteroids while trying to stay alive in multiplayer! Replay value is endless with massive combinations of in-game ship upgrades, modifications, and customization. Destroy Asteroids and Aliens to gain the edge!
Furious Angels
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Cycle 28.
Reviewers of Cycle 28 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day. Compete on the leaderboards, transform into a flying tank and shred the skies to pieces!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cycle 28 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
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.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
UBERMOSH Vol.5
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cycle 28 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cycle 28.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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More from Pill Bug Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Pill Bug Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cycle 28.
Another title from Pill Bug Interactive, the studio behind Cycle 28.
A toy ecosystem with fully simulated genetics and evolution. Will you tinker with DNA or sit back, relax, and see if life finds a way?
Making it Home
WHY THIS
Another title from Pill Bug Interactive, the studio behind Cycle 28.
A vehicle building game. Put your engineering, design and creativity skills to the test as you combine simple elements into complex contraptions. Jump around your vehicle to keep it moving and overcome challenges in the campaign, or just relax and build your dream machine in the cozy mode!
Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory
WHY THIS
Another title from Pill Bug Interactive, the studio behind Cycle 28.
A contraption building game. Design and build your own machines to combine ingredients to make chocolates. Automate production using simple components to create ingenious contraptions, which are as satisfying to watch as they are to optimise.
Frequently asked about Cycle 28
- How much does Cycle 28 cost?
- Cycle 28 is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cycle 28?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cycle 28 are Blast'N Bounty, Tri-Star, Bit Blaster XL.
- Who developed Cycle 28?
- Cycle 28 was developed by Pill Bug Interactive.
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 Cycle 28.
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