Cycle 28

Cycle 28

Pill Bug Interactive · March 9, 2018 · Action Roguelike, Twin Stick Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Arcade

Buy Cycle 28 from Steam at $0.67 — the cheapest of 3 stores we compare.

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Best price 77 All-time low
$0.67-83%
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Where to buy Cycle 28 — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
-83%
$0.67
$3.99
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Cheapest Cycle 28 keys — keyshops

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Standard Edition · Steam
$0.86
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Standard Edition · Steam
$1.09
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Cycle 28 price by region

Cycle 28 costs £0.61 in the United Kingdom, $0.67 in the United States, €0.70 in Europe (EUR), CA$0.78 in Canada, $0.86 in Georgia (USD), A$0.97 in Australia, NZ$1.08 in New Zealand, R$2.67 in Brazil and zł2.84 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Cycle 28 offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.61 −83% £0.61 £0.64 2
United Statesyour region $0.67 −83% $0.67 $0.86 3
Europe (EUR) €0.70 −83% €0.70 €0.73 3
Canada CA$0.78 −83% CA$0.78 — 1
Georgia (USD) $0.86 −68% $2.69 $0.86 3
Australia A$0.97 −83% A$0.97 — 1
New Zealand NZ$1.08 −83% NZ$1.08 — 1
Brazil R$2.67 −83% R$2.67 — 1
Poland zł2.84 zł2.84 zł4.03 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Cycle 28

Cycle 28 is an intense momentum-based space shooter driven by a breathtaking orchestral score. 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.Simple controls. Relentless enemies. One more run.

THE STORY

You are Lieutenant Olivia Bergen. Separated from your fleet and trapped in an endless loop, you live the same battle over and over — and every time you drop from warp, they are waiting.You don't know who they are or what they want. You just know you're the only thing between them and home. So you get better, faster, stronger. Maybe one of these cycles you'll figure it out. Until then, you can only keep dying.

THE GAME

Your gun has recoil — and in Cycle 28, that's your greatest weapon. Beginners survive despite it. The best players use it to thread the needle, powersliding through bullet storms at speeds their engine alone could never reach.Unlock upgrades by beating your personal best — with 45 possible configurations, every build changes how you play.

THE MUSIC

An original orchestral score by Jordan Rees — composer of trailer music for The Mummy, Mother, and Marvel's The Defenders. The music doesn't just accompany the action. It drives it.

DEVELOPER NOTE

We wanted to make a game that respects your time and rewards your skill. Pick it up for six minutes or lose an entire evening — Cycle 28 is built for both. Every run teaches you something. Every death makes you better. We're a tiny team of two people from Wales, and Cycle 28 is the game we've always wanted to play. It was nominated for a BAFTA and became the first Welsh game on Nintendo Switch ... achievements we're still quietly proud of. We hope it means as much to you as it does to us.

No Generative AI was used in this game. We pay humans for art and music.

Cycle 28 — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Mar 28, 2026
Frustrating controls. Not for me.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 17, 2024
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1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 7, 2023
I don't hate the game, I hate that I did not understand it. I assumed something like a better asteroids, it is not that. Which is my fault entirely, they still put the effort and time required to create a near seamless game, free or bugs, and errors to the extent that the game is complete, and thorough. It's just my attitude wasn't. It is a challenging and considered game, well conceptualized and executed. It has the hallmarks of a job well done, and I should acknowledge that first and foremost. I would say give it a try, just pay attention to why and what the game is actually about, more so than I did. And while I don't 'like' it or think it's 'good', I very well could be wrong in terms of what others may want. It is however is GOOD product overall. The music is wonderful, as well. [i]no. Few games in my life ever make me despise them, I almost feel inclined the same towards the music. It is a rare thing for me to harbor misgivings about music. If I paid more than 50c or a dollar, I will regret it. If you venture forward then just know the remainder of the game is veiled by vague clues, and the community who holds the answers will only reveal things on discord. And I played (Atar…
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 18, 2024
Cycle 28 is a rather mediocre ripoff of the 1962 digital video game (arguably the first game ever made), SpaceWar! by Steve Russell. Very little enhancement has been made... fly a 2D spaceship and shoot enemies. The goal is to get the highest score possible within an arbitrary timeframe defined by the game. There's some upgrades which enhance your ability to score with each consecutive run, but with such a poor presentation visually there was no serious interest in pursuing it. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic low quality vector art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality. Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the mediocre 2D visuals. The game features somewhat lazy, simplistic "retro" looking 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low effort Flash/browser games and mobile apps. Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't …
Recommended Jul 23, 2024
Interesting casual game, will play this with Speed Hack next time
Not recommended Feb 15, 2024
boring, not enough mechanics, sub-par bullet hell action. there is lore and unlocks which I didn't have motivation to get to.

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