# Games like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss

> The closest matches to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss: THYSIASTERY, Moonring, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, The Darkness Below, and Demon Lord Reincarnation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [THYSIASTERY](https://imho.run/games/3140180/thysiastery) — Shares dungeon crawling and permadeath with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 113 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140180/)
2. [Moonring](https://imho.run/games/2373630/moonring) — Shares permadeath and turn based combat with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 2,033 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/)
3. [Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord](https://imho.run/games/2518960/wizardry-proving-grounds-of-the-mad-overlord) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 804 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2518960/)
4. [The Darkness Below](https://imho.run/games/2814790/the-darkness-below) — Shares dungeon crawling and turn based combat with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 50 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814790/)
5. [Demon Lord Reincarnation](https://imho.run/games/2395150/demon-lord-reincarnation) — Shares dungeon crawling and backtracking with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 85 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2395150/)
6. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Shares turn based combat and procedural generation with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
7. [Legend of Grimrock](https://imho.run/games/207170/legend-of-grimrock) — Shares inventory management with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 3,288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207170/)
8. [Avernum 4: Greed and Glory](https://imho.run/games/3882020/avernum-4-greed-and-glory) — A frequent pick in Cyclopean: The Great Abyss players' libraries, and another RPG. 99 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/)
9. [Vaporum](https://imho.run/games/629690/vaporum) — Also CRPG and Grid-Based Movement, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 580 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629690/)
10. [Look Outside](https://imho.run/games/3373660/look-outside) — Shares permadeath and checkpoint based progression with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 8,069 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/)
11. [Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs-](https://imho.run/games/3067930/labyrinth-of-touhou-tri-the-dreaming-girls-the-mysterious-orbs-) — Shares dungeon crawling and checkpoint based progression with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 222 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3067930/)
12. [Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones](https://imho.run/games/779290/stygian-reign-of-the-old-ones) — Also Lovecraftian and CRPG, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 569 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/779290/)
13. [The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/2510490/the-crazy-hyper-dungeon-chronicles) — Also Dungeon Crawler and Turn-Based Combat, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 65 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2510490/)
14. [Tower of Mask](https://imho.run/games/2918410/tower-of-mask) — Shares dungeon crawling and inventory management with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 198 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918410/)
15. [SKALD: Against the Black Priory](https://imho.run/games/1069160/skald-against-the-black-priory) — Shares turn based combat and character customization with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 2,830 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/)
16. [Whispers of the Eyeless](https://imho.run/games/2523890/whispers-of-the-eyeless) — Shares dungeon crawling and roguelite progression with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 122 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2523890/)
17. [Islands of the Caliph](https://imho.run/games/1845670/islands-of-the-caliph) — Also CRPG and Grid-Based Movement, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 222 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1845670/)
18. [Wasteland 3](https://imho.run/games/719040/wasteland-3) — Shares permadeath and turn based combat with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 11,050 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/719040/)
19. [Paper Sorcerer](https://imho.run/games/263560/paper-sorcerer) — Also CRPG and Party-Based RPG, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 349 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/263560/)
20. [Lovecraft's Untold Stories](https://imho.run/games/871420/lovecraft-s-untold-stories) — Also Lovecraftian and Dungeon Crawler, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 310 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/871420/)
21. [Scarmonde](https://imho.run/games/2769210/scarmonde) — Also Party-Based RPG and Dungeon Crawler, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 192 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769210/)
22. [Stirring Abyss](https://imho.run/games/1178210/stirring-abyss) — Shares procedural generation with Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 190 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178210/)
23. [BLACK SOULS](https://imho.run/games/3755860/black-souls) — Also Lovecraftian and Turn-Based Combat, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 1,427 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3755860/)
24. [UnderRail](https://imho.run/games/250520/underrail) — Also CRPG and Turn-Based Combat, like Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. 4,912 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250520/)

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## About Cyclopean: The Great Abyss

Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2958790
- **Developer:** Schmidt Workshops
- **Publisher:** Schmidt Workshops
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing, Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jul 17, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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