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Games like The Abyss

If The Abyss is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deer Head, Survive the Jurassic and Loss — 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 first-person survival horror. After an accident, explore a dark world filled with horrors, puzzles, and secrets that challenge your sanity. Will you escape the Abyss or succumb?

2024Indie1.99 USDWindowsby AHMED KCHIKICH
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. Deer Head

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to stay alive and fight the vengeful deer monster that lives in the forest. Use your camera to flash the monster and escape. Explore the forest and find out what happened.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Survive the Jurassic

    WHY THIS

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

    You're placed in a small, secluded house hidden deep within a dense jungle teeming with danger. The calm is short-lived as the ground shakes and distant roars grow louder—dinosaurs are closing in. Your only chance is to navigate the confined space, avoid detection!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Loss

    WHY THIS

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

    Uncover the truth in this story-driven game about a teenage boy recalling the tragedies of his family. Explore a house, solve puzzles and gather items. All while fighting the eerie ghosts from your past...

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nightmariners

    WHY THIS

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

    NightMariners is a co-op horror adventure game where you sail across dark seas, explore cursed islands, and enter dangerous caves.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure3.36 USDSteam ↗
  5. Crib

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    It's time to face! As Milton, your past invites you to solve the mysteries. What you learn about yourself will surprise you. Most importantly remember that this is not a nightmare, this is a reality.

    2024ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. CALL OF CUTIE

    WHY THIS

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

    CALL OF CUTIE is a single-player horror adventure set inside a vast, terrifying laboratory. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, fight frightening enemies, and rescue the victims trapped inside. Choose your own path with Bubbles and find a way to escape.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Shadows of Christmas Eve

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore a house haunted by recurring nightmares and a presence that seems to be watching you from the darkness. Uncover the secrets hidden within its walls… before it’s too late.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Level P

    WHY THIS

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

    Find your car in a six-floor underground car park using only the sound of its alarm. Every press of your key fob guides you closer and tells the thing hunting you exactly where you were.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 ~50% under The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares 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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% 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 ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

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

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Montaro

    WHY THIS

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

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

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

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

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

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

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

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares 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 ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie 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 ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie 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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

Frequently asked about The Abyss

How much does The Abyss cost?
The Abyss is listed on Steam at 1.99 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 Deer Head, Survive the Jurassic, Loss.
Who developed The Abyss?
The Abyss was developed by AHMED KCHIKICH and published by AK STUDIO.

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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