Games like Project Absentia
Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Project Absentia for fans of action, indie, early access, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Project Absentia also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Project Absentia: Play as an angel known as Abby in this retro shooter based on flash cartoons and sprite comics of days gone by focused on interactivity, verticality and cool weapons.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Viscerafest
Top pick for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
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Zortch
Second-strongest match for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
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Forgive Me Father 2
Third-strongest match for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.
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Supplice
Ranked #4 for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh.
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Selaco
Ranked #5 for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
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Forgive Me Father
Ranked #6 for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
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REVEREND
Ranked #7 for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Project Absentia.
A retro first-person shooter inspired by Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, and Rise of the Triad. REVEREND is a dark, twisted tale with religious undertones, terrifying creature designs and one hell of a personality.
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COVEN
Ranked #8 for Project Absentia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Project Absentia
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
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Rise of the Triad
Reviewers of Project Absentia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Absentia.
Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.
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DOOM
Reviewers of Project Absentia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Absentia.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Forgive Me Father 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.
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Selaco
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
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Forgive Me Father
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Project Absentia.
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Frequently asked about Project Absentia
- How much does Project Absentia cost?
- Project Absentia is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Project Absentia?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Absentia are Viscerafest, Zortch, Forgive Me Father 2.
- Who developed Project Absentia?
- Project Absentia was developed by Waffle Iron Studios and published by Waffle Iron Studios, Hellforge Studios.
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