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Games like Abyss

If Abyss is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orcs Must Die! 2, Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut and Wasteland 2: Director's Cut — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Abyss: Abyss is an arcade-adventure game telling the story of a teenager who sets off on a dangerous and obstacle-filled journey. Take part in this thrilling adventure, explore 21 different levels, from the gloomy streets of Łódź to the infernal dungeons.

StrategyIndieAdventureWindowsby TBD
Abyss — Steam game cover

Players who liked Abyss also play

Steam players who put hours into Abyss 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. Orcs Must Die! 2

    WHY THIS

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

    You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure3.74 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

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

    From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Heat Signature

    WHY THIS

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

    Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

    WHY THIS

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

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Escapists

    WHY THIS

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

    The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from TBD

Other recommendable Steam games by TBD, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Task Force Elite

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TBD, the studio behind Abyss. Shares Indie with Abyss.

    Tip of the Spear: Task Force Elite is a multiplayer FPS with old school roots. Engage in infantry combat across urban and terrain-based maps in classic game modes, like Team King of the Hill, and master a realistic ballistics system to snipe the enemy from a mile away.

    2019ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. Sailor Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TBD, the studio behind Abyss. Shares Adventure with Abyss.

    Sail the seas and oceans on your own ship. Transport valuable goods, earn money, buy bigger ships. Fortune awaits you!

    ActionAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Moscow Rush

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TBD, the studio behind Abyss. Shares Indie with Abyss.

    Ride through the ice-covered streets of Moscow in an old-school truck, leaving behind your clumsy competitors. Prepare your car in the garage – collect, buy and replace engine parts, chassis and wheels.

  4. Three Little Bears

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TBD, the studio behind Abyss. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abyss.

    A great adventure of three little bears. Be the bear you want to be or... be them all. Riddles, puzzles and quite a lot of magic. Three bears, three adventures, one big goal. Can you reach it?

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Narco Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TBD, the studio behind Abyss. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abyss.

    Narco Tycoon is a simulation game about building a drug empire. Manage and develop your own drug factories. Employ the best people in the "industry" and invest in new technologies. Influence local politics, destroy your rivals or take over their business. Become the real Drug Lord!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Essex: The Whale Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TBD, the studio behind Abyss. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abyss.

    Experience a great seas adventure inspired by the famous Moby Dick. Grab a harpoon and take on the largest animals on Earth – the whales. Hunt, harvest resources, gain fame and amass a fortune!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Roadside Assistance Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from TBD, the studio behind Abyss. Shares Indie with Abyss.

    Roadside Assistance Simulator is an FPP game that will allow you to prove yourself as a road assistance specialist. Get behind the wheel of your mobile auto repair shop, complete orders and earn money to grow your business.

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Abyss

What games are most similar to Abyss?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Abyss are Orcs Must Die! 2, Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut, Wasteland 2: Director's Cut.
Who developed Abyss?
Abyss was developed by TBD and published by SIG Publishing.

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 Abyss.

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