Games like Abandoned Archive
If Abandoned Archive is your kind of game, the closest matches are INTO EVIL, Dusk Hunters and Legend of Dungeon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its relics create unpredictable synergies, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Abandoned Archive: Abandoned Archive is a fantasy, spell-casting, rogue-like, featuring a wide variety of relics, a unique spell-upgrading system, with compelling and engaging bosses. Each floor is filled with items and mysteries for the player to uncover; what will you discover in the Abandoned Archive?
Players who liked Abandoned Archive also play
Steam players who put hours into Abandoned Archive 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.
INTO EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abandoned Archive.
Top pick for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Hotline Miami x Dark Souls. Greatswords, demons, miniguns; up to 4 players. You are not prepared.
Dusk Hunters
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Dusk Hunters is a dark fantasy roguelite action RPG where you battle relentless forces of darkness in brutal skill-based combat. Wield powerful abilities, craft devastating builds, and challenge ruthless bosses at the end of every run.
Legend of Dungeon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abandoned Archive.
Third-strongest match for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
Dungeon Souls
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Abandoned Archive.
Ranked #4 for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Catacomb Kids
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abandoned Archive.
Ranked #5 for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Freaky Awesome
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Abandoned Archive.
Ranked #6 for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Freaky Awesome is a hectic action rogue-lite. You explore a randomly generated old factory, fighting weird monsters and avoiding traps. Toxic wastes will make you mutate, gaining different powers every time. You will need to adapt to your mutations to survive!
Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Abandoned Archive.
Ranked #7 for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Lady Tallowmere's kittens have been acting strange. Still, the dungeon's rituals must be carried out. Despite the unusual circumstances, how many rooms can you clear?
Striving for Light
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Abandoned Archive.
Ranked #8 for Abandoned Archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Abandoned Archive
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The Binding of Isaac
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Abandoned Archive.
Reviewers of Abandoned Archive cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Enter the Gungeon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Abandoned Archive.
Reviewers of Abandoned Archive cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Wizard of Legend
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Abandoned Archive.
Reviewers of Abandoned Archive cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Abandoned Archive at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Abandoned Archive.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Abandoned Archive.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Action with Abandoned Archive.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Abandoned Archive on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Abandoned Archive.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
INTO EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abandoned Archive.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Hotline Miami x Dark Souls. Greatswords, demons, miniguns; up to 4 players. You are not prepared.
Catacomb Kids
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abandoned Archive.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Freaky Awesome
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Abandoned Archive.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Freaky Awesome is a hectic action rogue-lite. You explore a randomly generated old factory, fighting weird monsters and avoiding traps. Toxic wastes will make you mutate, gaining different powers every time. You will need to adapt to your mutations to survive!
Striving for Light
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Abandoned Archive.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abandoned Archive.
Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.
Frequently asked about Abandoned Archive
- Is Abandoned Archive verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Abandoned Archive is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Abandoned Archive cost?
- Abandoned Archive is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Abandoned Archive have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Abandoned Archive supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Abandoned Archive?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Abandoned Archive are INTO EVIL, Dusk Hunters, Legend of Dungeon.
- Who developed Abandoned Archive?
- Abandoned Archive was developed by Vedal.
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