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Games like Sipho

If Sipho is your kind of game, the closest matches are Primordialis, Biovoid and Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its creature building feels satisfying, atmospheric 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.

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About Sipho: Sipho is an action survival game with an intricate building system. Grow your own creature and take over the local ecosystem. Fight, grow, survive, dominate. Play in adventure or sandbox mode.

2023ActionStrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby All Parts Connected
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Creature building feels satisfyingEnemies adapt to your buildsModular grid for part placementAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Sipho also play

Steam players who put hours into Sipho 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. Primordialis

    WHY THIS

    Shares roguelike progression and an atmospheric mood with Sipho.

    Top pick for Sipho fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sipho.

    Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. Explore the primordial depths to reveal its secrets and discover what lies beyond.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Biovoid

    WHY THIS

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

    Biovoid is a creature-building roguelike game where you slay hordes of hostile aliens. Combine a variety of cells and mutations to create game-breaking builds and evolve from a fragile hatchling to a deadly predator.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sipho fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Sipho.

    The Animal Evolution Roguelite. Hunt, Flee, Scavenge and Thrive in a living ecosystem. Choose from 125+ Evolutions and Specialisations for unique creature combinations in every run. Adapt to survive the natural curve in order to beat carcinisation... or get Darwin'd trying!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dive The Depths

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sipho.

    Ranked #4 for Sipho fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Sipho.

    Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. FISHERY

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Sipho.

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

    Fishery is a stylized aquarium simulation game. Harness your creativity to build and maintain beautiful aquatic habitats. Then relax and watch your beautiful fish enjoy their home.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. We Who Are About To Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sipho.

    Ranked #6 for Sipho fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Sipho.

    Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas - rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie21.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Sipho.

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

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Seeds of Resilience

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sipho.

    Ranked #8 for Sipho fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sipho.

    Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Sipho

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. SPORE™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Sipho.

    Reviewers of Sipho cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Sipho.

    Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

    2008ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. TerraTech

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Sipho.

    Reviewers of Sipho cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sipho.

    TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.

    2018ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sipho cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Sipho.

    Reviewers of Sipho cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sipho.

    Embark on an odyssey into the unknown! Behold the tale of Toadman, an enigmatic being born from alien tech and the mysteries of Radiant Verde. Witness his perilous quest through treacherous jungles to confront Captain Croak in an epic showdown! Welcome to "Spawn of the Spore Spectre"!

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

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

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Sipho on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sipho.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

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

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Sipho on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sipho.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Sipho on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sipho.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Sipho on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sipho.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Sipho on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sipho.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Sipho.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Sipho.

    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. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sipho

Is Sipho verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Sipho is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Sipho cost?
Sipho is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sipho?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sipho are Primordialis, Biovoid, Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Who developed Sipho?
Sipho was developed by All Parts Connected.

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 Sipho.

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