Games like Abathor
If Abathor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Abathor - Atlantis Landing, Broforce and Blazing Chrome — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. 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 Abathor: Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Players who liked Abathor also play
Steam players who put hours into Abathor 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.
Abathor - Atlantis Landing
WHY THIS
Top pick for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Play Abathor Atlantis Landing and relive the glory of arcades in this action platformer for up to 4 players.
Broforce
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Abathor.
Second-strongest match for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Abathor.
Third-strongest match for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares character switching and a retro mood with Abathor.
Ranked #4 for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Aeon Drive
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Ranked #5 for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
Primal Planet
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, action adventure and an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Ranked #6 for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
HUNTDOWN
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Ranked #7 for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
OUTBUDDIES DX
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Ranked #8 for Abathor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
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Volgarr the Viking
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Abathor.
Reviewers of Abathor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Magic Sword for Kamonegi-go
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Reviewers of Abathor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abathor.
This is adventure to enjoy with ship's mate on a flying ship.All Ship's mate are furry.
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Abathor.
Reviewers of Abathor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Abathor.
Watch as this nostalgic yet completely reimagined storybook world unravels before your very eyes. Taking cues from both Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ghouls 'n Ghosts and giving birth to something entirely new, Resurrection is a title worthy of its name.
Golden Axe Idol
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Abathor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Abathor.
One day an Ice Pillar appeared in the world, freezing everything up to the borders of small southern town, Forge Town. A blacksmith girl living there wants to create the strongest Golden Axe, so she can use it to cut down the Ice Pillar and save the world.
Sword&Magic
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Abathor cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Welcome to the magical continent of the Middle Ages full of magic and monsters! Everything you want will happen here! Just help the magicians touch the petrified seal and they will help you fight monsters!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Abathor at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Abathor.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Abathor.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Abathor.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Abathor.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abathor.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Abathor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Abathor.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Abathor.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
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 Abathor.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abathor.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Abathor.
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 Action and Indie with Abathor.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Abathor.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares character switching and a retro mood with Abathor.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Primal Planet
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, action adventure and an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
HUNTDOWN
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
OUTBUDDIES DX
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abathor.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Abathor.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Frequently asked about Abathor
- Is Abathor verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Abathor 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 Abathor cost?
- Abathor is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Abathor have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Abathor 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 Abathor?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Abathor are Abathor - Atlantis Landing, Broforce, Blazing Chrome.
- Who developed Abathor?
- Abathor was developed by Pow Pixel Games and published by JanduSoft.
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