Games like Stirring Abyss
If Stirring Abyss is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hard West 2, Rogue Waters and Mechs and Muskets — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, hypnotic and tense. 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 Stirring Abyss: Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.
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Hard West 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Top pick for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Stirring Abyss.
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Rogue Waters
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Second-strongest match for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Stirring Abyss.
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Mechs and Muskets
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Mechs and Muskets is a 2D isometric tactical RPG set in an alternate Napoleonic era where mechs rule the battlefield. Customize your squad with unique mech parts and abilities, and lead them through turn-based strategic combat in a story-driven campaign
Jagged Alliance 3
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Stirring Abyss.
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.
Blackguards
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Ranked #6 for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stirring Abyss.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Pathway
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Ranked #7 for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Veterum
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Ranked #8 for Stirring Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Stirring Abyss
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X-COM: Terror From the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Stirring Abyss.
Reviewers of Stirring Abyss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Stirring Abyss.
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.
Phoenix Point
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Reviewers of Stirring Abyss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Stirring Abyss.
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Stirring Abyss cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
Xenonauts
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Reviewers of Stirring Abyss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stirring Abyss.
Reviewers of Stirring Abyss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Stirring Abyss.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Arcis Ultima
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Stirring Abyss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stirring Abyss.
Player finds himself in the war between human race and the invading creatures. You must train yourself, get the very best equipment, recall your past and help human efforts. Otherwise; as the time passes, you may find yourself in a hopeless situation.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Stirring Abyss at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Stirring Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stirring Abyss.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Stirring Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stirring Abyss.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Stirring Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Stirring Abyss.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Stirring Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Stirring Abyss on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Stirring Abyss.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stirring Abyss.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stirring Abyss.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stirring Abyss.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stirring Abyss.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stirring Abyss.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stirring Abyss.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Frequently asked about Stirring Abyss
- Does Stirring Abyss work on Steam Deck?
- Stirring Abyss is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Stirring Abyss cost?
- Stirring Abyss is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Stirring Abyss?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stirring Abyss are Hard West 2, Rogue Waters, Mechs and Muskets.
- Who developed Stirring Abyss?
- Stirring Abyss was developed by Sleepy Sentry, K-Project and published by Slitherine Ltd..
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