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Games like Defy The Abyss

If Defy The Abyss is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Gun is Good, Solar Core and Grid Demon — 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 Defy The Abyss: Survive relentless hordes in a dungeon deep within the Abyss. Swap between heroes, unleash powerful spells, and crush nightmares, demons, and immense horrors to grow stronger with every run, in this fast-paced horde survival.

2026Action3.99 USDWindows · Linuxby BeWolf Studio
Defy The Abyss — Steam game cover

Players who liked Defy The Abyss also play

Steam players who put hours into Defy 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. The Gun is Good

    WHY THIS

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

    Action roguelike horde shooter. Bullet heaven vs bullet hell. Enter The Astral to slay demons by the thousands, loot and craft powerful guns and items, use the power of runes to get strong enough to defeat the Astral Kings.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Solar Core

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive to the end of each track in fast, rhythm-driven combat in this top down twin-stick roguelike.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  3. Grid Demon

    WHY THIS

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

    A cyberpunk bullet-heaven roguelite. Survive the swarm, hack your kills, and turn enemy machines into your own weapons

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  4. Star Scrap

    WHY THIS

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

    A broke bounty hunter. A sarcastic robot. 1,000,000 credit debt. Star Scrap is a chaotic twin stick space roguelite. Blast through increasingly difficult waves of enemies to pay it off.

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access7.19 USDSteam ↗
  5. Talas

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot your way across deep space. Shred through waves of enemies, unravel the secrets hiding beneath the surface, and explore the endless synergies in this retro-inspired action roguelike.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  6. Red Nose Guy The Burnout

    WHY THIS

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

    WHEN WORK DEVOURS YOU… FIGHT BACK! In Gauntlet Inc., Red Nose Guy falls into burnout: his office becomes a nightmare of killer printers, living files, and deadly deadlines. A frantic twin-stick shooter where every floor is a hell to escape… or destroy!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. Tankbot Battle

    WHY THIS

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

    A fast paced, action packed, roguelite game with tanks! Blast your way through procedurally generated levels, and build overpowered combinations of upgrades! Face off against a variety of different enemies and epic bosses.

    2024ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Hover Point

    WHY THIS

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

    Hover Point is a physics-based rogue-lite bullet hell where movement is your weapon. Dodge chaotic swarms with auto-fire action, build your skill tree, and climb global leaderboards. Master the chaos solo or in co-op via mouse-only, keyboard-only, or controller-only playstyles.

    2026ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Defy The Abyss at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy 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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy 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. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy 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 ↗
  5. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy 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 ↗
  6. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy 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 ↗
  7. Toree 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.

    A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UBERMOSH Vol.5

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Defy The Abyss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defy The Abyss.

    The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Defy 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 ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Defy 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 ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Defy The Abyss

How much does Defy The Abyss cost?
Defy The Abyss is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Defy The Abyss?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defy The Abyss are The Gun is Good, Solar Core, Grid Demon.
Who developed Defy The Abyss?
Defy The Abyss was developed by BeWolf 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 Defy The Abyss.

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