Choose Down the shaft
Choose Down the shaft if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Down the shaft launched in 2024.
Down the shaft vs Still With Me
Down the shaft and Still With Me both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Down the shaft is free; Still With Me is paid (Price unknown). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Still With Me
Choose Still With Me if you want the Stereo Sound and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing.
Both Down the shaft and Still With Me sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Down the shaft |  Still With Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | MissCasandra_DEV | merius |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Down the shaft is free; Still With Me is paid (Price unknown).
Down the shaft vs Still With Me — FAQ
- Are Down the shaft and Still With Me similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Down the shaft free?
- Yes — Down the shaft is a free-to-play Steam title. Still With Me is paid (Price unknown).