Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like ICEY (2026)
Every game below overlaps with ICEY on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: CrossCode, which both cyberpunk and science fiction.
- ICEY is tagged Action, Female Protagonist, Hack and Slash, Anime, Side Scroller, Adventure, Indie, Singleplayer by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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CrossCode
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Female Protagonist and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
CrossCode at a glance Released 2018 Studio Radical Fish Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 18,408 Price $19.99 RPGFemale ProtagonistIndieGreat Soundtrack2DAnimeSci-fiCyberpunk
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Strider
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Platformer, Metroidvania and Side Scroller.
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
Strider at a glance Released 1989 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 81% positive of 4,245 Price $4.49 PlatformerMetroidvaniaSide ScrollerHack and SlashSci-fi2DAnimeCyberpunk
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Katana ZERO
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Platformer and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2019).
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Katana ZERO at a glance Released 2019 Studio Askiisoft Player sentiment 98% positive of 76,036 Price $14.99 Great SoundtrackPlatformerCyberpunkIndie2DHack and SlashSci-fi
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CARRION
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Metroidvania and 2D; released around the same time (2020).
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
CARRION at a glance Released 2020 Studio Phobia Game Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 35,626 Price $3.99 IndieMetroidvania2DLovecraftianSci-fiPlatformerGreat Soundtrack
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NieR:Automata
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Female Protagonist and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2017).
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR:Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,100 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistHack and SlashRPGAnimeSci-fiSpectacle fighterCharacter Action Game
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
Why it matched: shares 9 player tags including Platformer, Metroidvania and Indie; released around the same time (2013).
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Dust: An Elysian Tail at a glance Released 2013 Studio Humble Hearts LLC Player sentiment 95% positive of 19,062 Price $14.99 PlatformerMetroidvaniaIndieRPG2DGreat SoundtrackHack and SlashSide Scroller
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SteamWorld Dig
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Platformer, Metroidvania and Indie; released around the same time (2013).
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
SteamWorld Dig at a glance Released 2013 Studio Image & Form Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,998 Price $9.99 PlatformerMetroidvaniaIndie2DSci-fiSide ScrollerGreat SoundtrackRPG
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Why it matched: shares 9 player tags including Metroidvania, RPG and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2019).
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night at a glance Released 2019 Studio ArtPlay Player sentiment 93% positive of 41,617 Price $39.99 MetroidvaniaRPGFemale ProtagonistAnimeSide ScrollerPlatformerGreat Soundtrack2D
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NieR: Automata
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Female Protagonist and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2017).
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR: Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,070 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistHack and SlashRPGAnimeSci-fiSpectacle fighterCharacter Action Game
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Cyberpunk and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 87% positive of 4,839 Price $19.99 RPGCyberpunkIndieSci-fiGreat SoundtrackFemale Protagonist
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Cloudpunk
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Cyberpunk, Sci-fi and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2020).
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Cloudpunk at a glance Released 2020 Studio ION LANDS Player sentiment 87% positive of 15,448 Price $19.99 CyberpunkSci-fiFemale ProtagonistRPGIndieGreat Soundtrack
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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Cyberpunk, Female Protagonist and Anime; released around the same time (2016).
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action at a glance Released 2016 Studio Sukeban Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 38,684 Price $14.99 CyberpunkFemale ProtagonistAnime2DFunnySci-fi
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Touhou Luna Nights
Why it matched: shares 9 player tags including Metroidvania, Side Scroller and Platformer; released around the same time (2019).
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Touhou Luna Nights at a glance Released 2019 Studio Team Ladybug Player sentiment 97% positive of 14,936 Price $17.99 MetroidvaniaSide ScrollerPlatformerRPGFemale Protagonist2DAnimeIndie
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Hack and Slash and Spectacle fighter; released around the same time (2013).
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance at a glance Released 2013 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 96% positive of 88,848 Price $29.99 Great SoundtrackHack and SlashSpectacle fighterCharacter Action GameCyberpunkSci-fi
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Hyper Light Drifter
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Indie and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2016).
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Hyper Light Drifter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Heart Machine Player sentiment 93% positive of 19,135 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackIndieHack and SlashRPG2DMetroidvaniaSci-fi
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Remember Me
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Cyberpunk, Female Protagonist and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2013).
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Remember Me at a glance Released 2013 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 83% positive of 17,034 Price $5.99 CyberpunkFemale ProtagonistSci-fiGreat SoundtrackHack and SlashPlatformer
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The Surge
Why it matched: both horror, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2017).
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
The Surge at a glance Released 2017 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 12,215 Price $14.99 RPGSci-fiHack and SlashCyberpunk
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Cyberpunk and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2014).
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut at a glance Released 2014 Studio Harebrained Schemes Player sentiment 89% positive of 6,570 Price $14.99 RPGCyberpunkSci-fiIndieFemale Protagonist
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Defy Gravity Extended
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Platformer, Indie and 2D; released around the same time (2016).
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Defy Gravity Extended at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paul Fisch Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,531 Price $0.55 PlatformerIndie2DSci-fiGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistFunny
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Awesomenauts
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including 2D, Platformer and Indie; released around the same time (2012).
Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!
Awesomenauts at a glance Released 2012 Studio Ronimo Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 26,853 Price $8.99 2DPlatformerIndieGreat SoundtrackSci-fiSide ScrollerFunny
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The Surge 2
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2019).
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
The Surge 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 9,558 Price $29.99 RPGSci-fiCyberpunkHack and SlashFemale Protagonist
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Mighty No. 9
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Platformer, Anime and Side Scroller; released around the same time (2016).
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Mighty No. 9 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Inti Creates Player sentiment 50% positive of 3,453 Price $19.99 PlatformerAnimeSide ScrollerIndieSci-fi2DGreat Soundtrack
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Detroit: Become Human
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Great Soundtrack and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2020).
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Detroit: Become Human at a glance Released 2020 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 96% positive of 261,110 Price $39.99 Sci-fiGreat SoundtrackCyberpunkNarrationFemale Protagonist
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Hacknet
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Cyberpunk and 2D; released around the same time (2015).
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Hacknet at a glance Released 2015 Studio Team Fractal Alligator Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,101 Price $1.49 Great SoundtrackCyberpunk2DSci-fiIndie
Common questions
What game is most like ICEY?
CrossCode, on the evidence we have. It both cyberpunk and science fiction. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to ICEY" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with ICEY. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.