Rank 01Games like Surviving the Abyss
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- Updated Nov 4, 2026
Players who liked Surviving the Abyss also play
The closest matches to Surviving the Abyss: Aquatico, Surviving the Aftermath, IXION, Worshippers of Cthulhu, and Frostpunk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving the Abyss.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Worshippers of Cthulhu
Why this: Shares crew management with Surviving the Abyss.
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Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving the Abyss.
- 72% of 1,821 reviews
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Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Surviving the Abyss.
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- 24The Wandering Village
Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Surviving the Abyss.
- 92% of 3,821 reviews
- Released: 2024
- Developer: Rocket Flair Studios
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 64% of 832 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Anomaly adds persistent tension without direct combat
- Cloning mechanics create a compelling growth loop
- Deep sea survival feels uniquely claustrophobic
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Mysterious
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Surviving the Abyss at current Steam store prices.
Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares crew management with Surviving the Abyss.
Aven Colony
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving the Abyss.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Surviving the Abyss, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Surviving the Abyss.
Fallout Shelter
Why this: Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Surviving the Abyss.
Empires Mod
Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Surviving the Abyss.
Frostrain
Why this: Also RTS and Post-apocalyptic, like Surviving the Abyss.
About Surviving the Abyss
The closest matches to Surviving the Abyss: Aquatico, Surviving the Aftermath, IXION, Worshippers of Cthulhu, and Frostpunk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Surviving the Abyss is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aquatico, Surviving the Aftermath and IXION — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and mysterious, and single out its anomaly avoidance and cloning system. 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.
About Surviving the Abyss: Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
Is Surviving the Abyss worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 832 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 16 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Anomaly adds persistent tension without direct combat
- Cloning mechanics create a compelling growth loop
- Deep sea survival feels uniquely claustrophobic
- Morally controversial story hooks players emotionally
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I really want to like this game but I can't. The setting is phenomenal but the amount of bugs in this game renders it unplayable. Crew do not deploy where you want them, randomly unassign themselves, the voice lines are too loud, the same…”
“The game has many problems including bottle-necked progression, imbalanced resource management, jankily designed systems that don't really integrate with each other and plenty of bugs that will leave you asking "why isn't this building…”
People who play it also play: Aquatico, Surviving the Aftermath, IXION
Frequently asked about Surviving the Abyss
Can I run it?
Does Surviving the Abyss run on Steam Deck?
Surviving the Abyss is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Surviving the Abyss cost?
Surviving the Abyss is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Surviving the Abyss?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Surviving the Abyss are Aquatico, Surviving the Aftermath, IXION.
Who developed Surviving the Abyss?
Surviving the Abyss was developed by Rocket Flair Studios and published by Paradox Arc.