# Games like CIPHER-8

> The closest matches to CIPHER-8: Don't Starve Together, Cult of the Lamb, Monster Train 2, For The King, and StarVaders. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
2. [Cult of the Lamb](https://imho.run/games/1313140/cult-of-the-lamb) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 58,359 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313140/)
3. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
4. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another RPG. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
5. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
6. [Floppy Knights](https://imho.run/games/1057800/floppy-knights) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 195 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057800/)
7. [The Pale Beyond](https://imho.run/games/1266030/the-pale-beyond) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,576 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266030/)
8. [Tricky Towers](https://imho.run/games/437920/tricky-towers) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,383 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/437920/)
9. [A Little to the Left](https://imho.run/games/1629520/a-little-to-the-left) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Indie. 9,531 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/)
10. [Make Way](https://imho.run/games/1445790/make-way) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 1,003 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1445790/)
11. [Arcadia Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1174640/arcadia-fallen) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another RPG. 364 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174640/)
12. [Crypt of the NecroDancer](https://imho.run/games/247080/crypt-of-the-necrodancer) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another RPG. 12,463 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/)
13. [Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip](https://imho.run/games/1665190/monster-prom-3-monster-roadtrip) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,445 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1665190/)
14. [All Aboard! The Train Defense Express](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 145 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
15. [Verdun](https://imho.run/games/242860/verdun) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 17,446 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242860/)
16. [Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet](https://imho.run/games/1392340/shop-tycoon-prepare-your-wallet) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 84 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1392340/)
17. [Invisigun Reloaded](https://imho.run/games/375750/invisigun-reloaded) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 252 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375750/)
18. [Dispatch](https://imho.run/games/2592160/dispatch) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 102,071 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/)
19. [Ion Fury](https://imho.run/games/562860/ion-fury) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 4,339 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/562860/)
20. [Freedom Planet](https://imho.run/games/248310/freedom-planet) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 2,488 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248310/)
21. [Rhythm Doctor](https://imho.run/games/774181/rhythm-doctor) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 7,758 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/)
22. [Dungeon Clawler](https://imho.run/games/2356780/dungeon-clawler) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,078 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2356780/)
23. [Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime](https://imho.run/games/252110/lovers-in-a-dangerous-spacetime) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 1,858 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252110/)
24. [Cropdeck](https://imho.run/games/3500680/cropdeck) — A frequent pick in CIPHER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 349 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3500680/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2552900&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2552900&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2552900&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2552900
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2552900
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About CIPHER-8

CIPHER-8 is a brain-twisting minimalist arcade puzzler where you push numbers into a grid and manipulate them with randomly drawn special abilities! Play blitz mode for frantic combo streaks, or analyze every move in puzzle mode. Both scale infinitely in their difficulty. How far can you go?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2552900
- **Developer:** Ludokultur
- **Publisher:** Ludokultur
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Adjustable Difficulty
- **Released:** Sep 12, 2023
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2552900/cipher-8)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2552900&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2552900/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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