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Single-player games like THE ABYSS

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to THE ABYSS, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Sokocat - Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Sokocat - Dungeon

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Woute — Steam game cover

    Woute

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcane Rooms — Steam game cover

    Arcane Rooms

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Huge Jaws — Steam game cover

    Huge Jaws

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Simple Square — Steam game cover

    A Simple Square

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Podval — Steam game cover

    Dark Podval

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hell: distant lights — Steam game cover

    Hell: distant lights

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE ABYSS.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cat from the box — Steam game cover

    Cat from the box

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Glory to the Robots! — Steam game cover

    Glory to the Robots!

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Village & Monsters — Steam game cover

    Village & Monsters

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hearth & Shadow — Steam game cover

    Hearth & Shadow

    Single-player alternative to THE ABYSS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →