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Games like The Abyss

If The Abyss is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rooftop Postgirl, Absym and Witches' Hallow — 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 The Abyss: "Everlasting night. Shadowed crescent, red moon runs. Watch the sleeping sun." -The White Crown Traverse throughout Mondreich, Learn its secrets, and free yourself from the chains of power and madness.

2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDWindowsby Shaggles
The Abyss — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Abyss also play

Steam players who put hours into The 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. Rooftop Postgirl

    WHY THIS

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

    Jump from one building to another, dodge the birds and face many obstacles in order to accomplish a simple task... delivering letters! Isn't it fun? Play as Carolina, the postgirl and Alice, the... normal person? I guess.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Absym

    WHY THIS

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

    Absym is a unique souls-like that challenges you to survive between two dimensions: the decaying Nihilor and the corrupted Absymalith. Fight, explore, and use Rift Dancing to shift between worlds in real time. Every choice draws you closer to redemption... or corruption.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Witches' Hallow

    WHY THIS

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

    Witches' Hallow is a top-down arena game where you fight against hordes of creatures as a witch who can use up to 5 weapons. Choose one of the witches, develop her as you wish and explore 3 different spooky areas! Don't forget to stay alive while doing this!

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Take on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical Lovecraftian Metroidvania.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magika Bounce

    WHY THIS

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

    Magika Bounce is a single-player, top-down action brick-breaker combat game. Play as a high school girl empowered by the North Star, controlling a ricocheting comet to shatter enemies. Face constellation-powered foes and uncover a hidden conspiracy.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. On Your Hands

    WHY THIS

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

    On Your Hands is a game which seeks to merge complex puzzle mechanics with a creepy atmosphere and terrifying enemies. Can you use the seven unique magic types to make your way off a strange alien planet?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 夢遊邊境 The dream of Limbo

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into a bullet-hell world where nightmares and fairytales meet. Play as Psyche, a highly mobile heroine who fights with three distinct partners. Enter the corrupted Kingdom of Oz, weave through deadly bullet patterns, and challenge bosses with overwhelming power.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. The Sirena Expedition

    WHY THIS

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

    The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

    2023IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Abyss at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Abyss.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abyss.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abyss.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Abyss.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Abyss.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Abyss.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Abyss.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abyss.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 The 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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 The Abyss.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Abyss

How much does The Abyss cost?
The Abyss is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Abyss?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Abyss are Rooftop Postgirl, Absym, Witches' Hallow.
Who developed The Abyss?
The Abyss was developed by Shaggles.

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 The Abyss.

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