Games like Abscission
If Abscission is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Dark Rites of Arkham, Chinatown Detective Agency and Post Mortem — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and dark. 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 Abscission: Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.
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The Dark Rites of Arkham
WHY THIS
Shares environmental interaction, character interaction and atmospheric with Abscission.
Top pick for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Chinatown Detective Agency
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Second-strongest match for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
Post Mortem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Third-strongest match for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Back to the Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Ranked #4 for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Ranked #5 for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Saint Kotar
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Ranked #6 for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Strange Horticulture
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Ranked #7 for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
The Posthumous Investigation
WHY THIS
Shares character interaction, point and click and atmospheric with Abscission.
Ranked #8 for Abscission fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Abscission at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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?
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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?
LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!
The Room
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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 ~89% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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.
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Abscission on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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.
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 Adventure with Abscission.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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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.
Post Mortem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Back to the Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Strange Horticulture
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Abscission.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Abscission.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Frequently asked about Abscission
- Does Abscission run on Steam Deck?
- Abscission is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Abscission cost?
- Abscission is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Abscission?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Abscission are The Dark Rites of Arkham, Chinatown Detective Agency, Post Mortem.
- Who developed Abscission?
- Abscission was developed by Beyond Booleans.
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