Choose Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Choose Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 2,282 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition vs Abyss Crew
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition and Abyss Crew both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (2019) is 6 years older than Abyss Crew (2025). Abyss Crew is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD). 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 Abyss Crew
Choose Abyss Crew if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Abyss Crew launched in 2025.
Both Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition and Abyss Crew sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG 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
 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition |  Abyss Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.1% positive (2,282 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Failbetter Games | PGM Studio, Deep Slap Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (2019) is 6 years older than Abyss Crew (2025).
- Abyss Crew is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Abyss Crew has co-op; Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition does not.
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Abyss Crew has no Deck rating yet.
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition vs Abyss Crew — FAQ
- Should I play Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition or Abyss Crew first?
- If you want chronology, Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (2019) came out before Abyss Crew (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition and Abyss Crew similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Does Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition have multiplayer like Abyss Crew?
- No. Abyss Crew supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is listed as single-player only.
- Does Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Abyss Crew doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.