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Games like Abjure

If Abjure is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wuxing - Elemental Array Poker, As We Descend and Recall Rogue — 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 Abjure: Win by emptying your hand. Abjure is a roguelike deckbuilder where the 2 of Spades reigns supreme — draft cards, stack relics, and outplay every opponent in a strategic twist on the Big 2 card game.

2027StrategyIndieEarly AccessWindowsby Jax Games
Abjure — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Abjure 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. Wuxing - Elemental Array Poker

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Abjure fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abjure.

    A feng-shui roguelike deckbuilder where you don't just play poker hands—you place them on a 3×3 altar and let the Five Elements decide your fate. Chain Generation, brave Counter, and bend the grid into massive payoffs.

    2027StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. As We Descend

    WHY THIS

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

    The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?

    2025StrategyIndieRPG13.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Recall Rogue

    WHY THIS

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

    The knowledge roguelite. Answer questions to hit harder, skip them to die faster. The deeper you go, the more the dungeon punishes ignorance. Bosses shrug off everything but proven knowledge. 98 decks, 7 languages, 67,000 real facts. Guilt-free gaming.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  4. Handmancers

    WHY THIS

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

    Handmancers is a Rock, Paper, Scissors Roguelite deckbuilder with a first-person twist where clear tactical choices meet deck-building depth. Craft your deck, enhance your cards, equip tricky artifacts and face powerful enemies in strategic fights

    2026StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Into the Crypt

    WHY THIS

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

    Immerse yourself in a first-person 3D roguelike deckbuilder where cards are your only weapon. Build complex synergies and use cards to physically unlock doors, chests, and interact with the environment while fighting to survive the Crypt's powerful and strange enemies.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Silent Mainland

    WHY THIS

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

    Silent Mainland is a roguelike deckbuilder based on movement and grid mechanics. Players engage in tactical battles on a vast 5x12 battlefield. Facing waves of oncoming monsters, use card-driven movement and positional control to defeat foes in dynamic formations.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Crownbreakers

    WHY THIS

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

    Tyrants keep the magical city of Cascade in a chokehold. They grow fat by grinding everyone else's soul into profit. ✊ENOUGH! Crash into their districts and build your deck as you push forward. Use your champions and cards to pummel some demonic billionaires in this turn-based card-game brawler.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. Cave Crusade

    WHY THIS

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

    Classic roguelike deckbuilder designed for quick runs. Upgrade your cards, discover powerful artifacts, and master the Wheel of Fortune to maximize your rewards.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Abjure

What games are most similar to Abjure?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Abjure are Wuxing - Elemental Array Poker, As We Descend, Recall Rogue.
Who developed Abjure?
Abjure was developed by Jax 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 Abjure.

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