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Games like Appetite of the Abyss

If Appetite of the Abyss is your kind of game, the closest matches are First Age, Cardopolis and Pelican Empyrean — 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 Appetite of the Abyss: Appetite of the Abyss is a survival cooking roguelite about hunger, discovery, and consequences. Learn what an abyssal creature craves, prepare meals to satisfy it, and protect your tribe. Will you master its appetite, or suffer its wrath?

StrategyIndieSimulationCasualWindowsby Mighty Tide Games
Appetite of the Abyss — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Appetite of 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. First Age

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Appetite of the Abyss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Appetite of the Abyss.

    A turn-based strategy card game set in the Neolithic Age. Sacrifice villagers, tame mammoths, and build powerful card synergies to lead your tribe through the threat of the Dark Ages. Will your people stand the test of time?

    StrategySimulationRPGSteam ↗
  2. Cardopolis

    WHY THIS

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

    Cardopolis is card based city-builder, where you take on the role of Cardopolis' Mayor. Build up your city card by card, law by law, sector by sector and avoid meeting your investors' ire by reaching your goals in time!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Pelican Empyrean

    WHY THIS

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

    Food is love! In this fantastical roguelike card game share the magic of abundance by cooking delicious meals for all who come to Pelican's kitchen.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Faryloopa

    WHY THIS

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

    Build the board. Play the cards. Roll the dice. Faryloopa is a roguelike deckbuilder meets boardbuilder where every run is a new layout, new synergies, and bigger scores to chase.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike

    WHY THIS

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

    A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hungry Horrors

    WHY THIS

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

    Hungry Horrors is a card-based adventure inspired by British and Irish folklore. It blends deckbuilding and cooking with narrative, and permanent roguelite progression. Feed legendary monsters instead of killing them, satisfy their cravings, or become the next meal.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access9.09 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Neon Village

    WHY THIS

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

    This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tiny Kingdom

    WHY THIS

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

    Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.14 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Appetite of the Abyss.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  6. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck 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. RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Appetite of the Abyss.

    A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hungry Horrors

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Appetite of the Abyss.

    Hungry Horrors is a card-based adventure inspired by British and Irish folklore. It blends deckbuilding and cooking with narrative, and permanent roguelite progression. Feed legendary monsters instead of killing them, satisfy their cravings, or become the next meal.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access9.09 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tiny Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Appetite of the Abyss.

    Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.14 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Appetite of the Abyss

What games are most similar to Appetite of the Abyss?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Appetite of the Abyss are First Age, Cardopolis, Pelican Empyrean.
Who developed Appetite of the Abyss?
Appetite of the Abyss was developed by Mighty Tide 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 Appetite of the Abyss.

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