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Games like Menace from the Deep

If Menace from the Deep is your kind of game, the closest matches are Knock on the Coffin Lid, Across the Obelisk and Deathless. The Hero Quest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its achievement hunting for replayability, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Menace from the Deep: Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.

2024StrategyIndieAdventureSimulation16.99 USDWindowsby Flat Lab
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Players who liked Menace from the Deep also play

Steam players who put hours into Menace from the Deep 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. Knock on the Coffin Lid

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Top pick for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure16.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Across the Obelisk

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Second-strongest match for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Deathless. The Hero Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares relic collection, card based combat and atmospheric with Menace from the Deep.

    Third-strongest match for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure13.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gordian Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Ranked #4 for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Ranked #5 for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fhtagn Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Ranked #6 for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Fhtagn Simulator is a Cthulhu Roulette Deckbuilder. Set up card slots on roulette to maximize card's value. Collect evil creatures, spells, items and environment to build your deck. Your ultimate mission is to sacrifice spirit collected by cards to unseal the ancient gods that have come to earth!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Three Kingdom: The Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Ranked #7 for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Craft a legendary deck and lead your troops to protect the Kingdom for the glory of the Han Dynasty in this fast-paced deck-building strategy roguelike. The Kingdom is on the verge of disaster against the Yellow Turbans rebellion, and only you – and your skills as a general – stand in their way!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.54 USDSteam ↗
  8. Deep Sky Derelicts

    WHY THIS

    Shares card based combat, deck building and an atmospheric mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Ranked #8 for Menace from the Deep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Menace from the Deep

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Menace from the Deep.

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. One Step From Eden

    WHY THIS

    Shares tactical combat, deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A new adventure for Shiren and Koppa begins!

    2024RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Menace from the Deep.

    Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!

    2012StrategySteam ↗
  7. Slay the Spire 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, character progression and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Darkest Dungeon®

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a tense mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Reviewers of Menace from the Deep cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Menace from the Deep at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Menace from the Deep.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Menace from the Deep.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Menace from the Deep.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Menace from the Deep.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Menace from the Deep.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Menace from the Deep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Menace from the Deep.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Menace from the Deep.

    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. Shares Adventure with Menace from the Deep.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Menace from the Deep.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck 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 Menace from the Deep.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Knock on the Coffin Lid

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure16.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Deathless. The Hero Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares relic collection, card based combat and atmospheric with Menace from the Deep.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure13.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Gordian Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Menace from the Deep.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Menace from the Deep.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Menace from the Deep

Does Menace from the Deep work on Steam Deck?
Menace from the Deep is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Menace from the Deep cost?
Menace from the Deep is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Menace from the Deep?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Menace from the Deep are Knock on the Coffin Lid, Across the Obelisk, Deathless. The Hero Quest.
Who developed Menace from the Deep?
Menace from the Deep was developed by Flat Lab and published by Flat Lab, Gamersky Games.

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 Menace from the Deep.

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