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Games like THE ABYSS

If THE ABYSS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sokocat - Dungeon, Woute and Arcane Rooms — 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: THE ABYSS is a 2D puzzle about descent, in order to pass the levels you need to score a certain number of points and choose the right ways to pass the level.

2023AdventureCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Ilya873
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. Sokocat - Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Embark on a challenging feline adventure in the style of Sokoban, moving blocks, avoiding traps, and collecting precious artifacts with our furry protagonist! Get ready to unravel puzzles and explore dungeons full of surprises!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Woute

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE ABYSS.

    We play for small shaman in the world of dreams, which moves in a static world to move to the next level

    2021IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Arcane Rooms

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Arcane Rooms is a magical puzzle adventure. Solve handcrafted rooms filled with runes, traps, water, lava, and mirror worlds, push blocks, activate switches, and use magic wisely, because every spell costs power and every level twists the rules.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure4.04 USDSteam ↗
  4. Huge Jaws

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Huge Jaws - a game about a shark in the indie simulator genre, made in cute 3D graphics with nice music.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. A Simple Square

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    A Simple Square is a minimalist puzzle game where every move changes the level. Slide in straight lines, erase the tiles behind you, plan your path, and reach the exit without trapping yourself.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. Dark Podval

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Dark Podval - platformer where you have to go through the basement mazes, solve puzzlesand avoid deadly traps. Can you get out of there alive and take all the coins?

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hell: distant lights

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ABYSS.

    A puzzle with shooter elements and a small addition of horror.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Cat from the box

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for THE ABYSS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Cat from the box is an adventure game for the whole family, in which you will help a little hungry kitten to collect food.

    2021AdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure 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 ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ABYSS.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under THE ABYSS on Steam right now. Shares 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 ↗

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 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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ABYSS.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure 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. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ABYSS.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ABYSS.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Ilya873

Other recommendable Steam games by Ilya873, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Glory to the Robots!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ilya873, the studio behind THE ABYSS.

    A game in the genre of management strategy. Here you can build your own factory for the production of robots, and on another planet, and extract resources and test robots on other different planets.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Village & Monsters

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ilya873, the studio behind THE ABYSS.

    Village & Monsters is a card game that challenges you to develop a human settlement as well as viruses. The settlement is periodically attacked by monsters, but the monster population is held back by a virus. The goal of the game is to reach a population of 100 people and not let the virus die.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hearth & Shadow

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Ilya873, the studio behind THE ABYSS. Shares Casual with THE ABYSS.

    Hearth & Shadow - is a card-based strategy game where you develop your settlement and defend it from monster invasions. Try different combinations, unlock new buildings and outposts, or upgrade them, and monitor your settlement's and defenses to defeat the monsters and save your human settlement!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation1.39 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about THE ABYSS

How much does THE ABYSS cost?
THE ABYSS is listed on Steam at 9.99 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 Sokocat - Dungeon, Woute, Arcane Rooms.
Who developed THE ABYSS?
THE ABYSS was developed by Ilya873 and published by Piece Of Voxel.

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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