Steam Deck games like Starless Abyss
Below are 13 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Starless Abyss (11 Verified, the rest Playable), ranked by player overlap. Every pick has Valve's compat stamp — Verified means full controller support and default settings just work; Playable means a small first-launch tweak (control remap or text size) gets you there. imho.run pulls compat status straight from Valve's own endpoint, refreshed daily.
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Ranked picks
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Cobalt Core
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
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For The Warp
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!
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LONESTAR
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
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Beneath Oresa
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.
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Hadean Tactics
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
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Gordian Quest
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
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.
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Deck Playable alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
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Deep Sky Derelicts
Deck Playable alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
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.
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Into the Breach
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
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Slay the Spire
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
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!
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Dominion
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Starless Abyss.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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Against the Storm
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Starless Abyss.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
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StarVaders
Deck Verified alternative to Starless Abyss — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starless Abyss.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.