What is the best game similar to Abyssus?

The closest game to Abyssus is Back 4 Blood, scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Abyssus?

The three closest games to Abyssus are: 1. Back 4 Blood (89/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Streets of Rogue (81/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Dead Space 3 (78/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Abyssus's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Streets of Rogue similar to Abyssus?

Yes, very much so — Streets of Rogue scores 81/100 similarity to Abyssus. They share 9 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Abyssus?

The best Shooter games similar to Abyssus are Back 4 Blood, Streets of Rogue, Dead Space 3 and Cry of Fear. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Abyssus attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Abyssus calculated?

We compare Abyssus against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Abyssus experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Abyssus?

Yes — Real Pool 3D - Poolians and Team Fortress 2 are free and score well on similarity to Abyssus. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Few titles capture what makes Abyssus unique: shooter, procedural generation and single-player focus. After measuring 10 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 49 most faithful alternatives. Back 4 Blood, Streets of Rogue and Dead Space 3 top the ranking, with Back 4 Blood at number one (89/100).

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Top games similar to Abyssus

49 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Abyssus. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Back 4 BloodClosest overall match

iRank73

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineProceduralFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 73KIGDB79· 10OC76· 138

Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Abyssus.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineProcedural

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24

Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping visual first person

Streets of Rogue is a rogue-lite about player choice, freedom, and anarchic fun. The game takes inspiration from fast-paced top-down rogue-lites like Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne, and adds free-form, experimentation-driven, emergent gameplay elements of RPGs like Deus Ex.

Where it drifts furthest from Abyssus: visuals.

It predates Abyssus by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Dead Space 3Closest on game mode

iRank73

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMelee

Steam👍 73%· 14KIGDB74· 15

Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping procedural generation

Where it drifts furthest from Abyssus: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Abyssus.

It predates Abyssus by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 84K

Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Abyssus by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129

Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals59

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5

Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Abyssus.

It predates Abyssus by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opProceduralMelee

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Abyssus: visuals.

It predates Abyssus by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Rust

iRank72

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineProceduralFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 1.4MRAWG👍 52%· 864MC66IGDB78· 4OC67· 29

Year 2018Dev Facepunch StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping roguelike runs

To survive is the main task in the game Rust. It is necessary to survive in the area, which is now wholly wild but was recently inhabited. At the beginning of the game, there is only a rock and a torch. The rest will have to be found or stolen.

Where it drifts furthest from Abyssus: world.

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#9Star Wars Battlefront

iRank74

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112

Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Abyssus.

It predates Abyssus by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode76Visuals70

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#10Journey to the Savage Planet

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonMelee

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping roguelike runs

Genre100Visuals100Game mode88

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineFirst PersonPvP

Steam👍 91%· 37K

Year 2007Dev Fistful of Frags TeamOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, deep simulation and melee combat, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Abyssus by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

iRank82

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonMelee

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Abyssus by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Wolfenstein: Youngblood

iRank56

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Abyssus.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 85%· 3.4KMC89IGDB89· 5

Year 2009Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Everything the first game did plus melee weapons, daylight campaigns and special infected that force the team apart rather than just damage it. The AI Director still shapes every run. It absorbed the original so completely that the community split never healed, and the campaigns lean on finale set pieces that become rote once you know the safe corners.

It predates Abyssus by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMelee

Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6

Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Abyssus: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Abyssus.

It predates Abyssus by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Abyssus, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

Shooter · FPS

Shotgun Farmers

Shooter · FPS

Resident Evil: Revelations

Shooter · FPS

Borderlands 4

Shooter · FPS

Ratchet: Deadlocked

Shooter · FPS

The Expendabros

Shooter · FPS

Killing Floor

Shooter · FPS

PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

Shooter · FPS

Evolve

Shooter · FPS

Sanctum

Shooter · FPS

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Shooter · FPS

Real Pool 3D - Poolians

Shooter · FPS

Doom II: Hell on Earth

Shooter · FPS

Superfighters Deluxe

Shooter · FPS

Quake II

Shooter · FPS

Descent

Shooter · FPS

Quake

Shooter · FPS

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

Shooter · FPS

Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Shooter · FPS

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

Shooter · FPS

DOOM 3

Shooter · FPS

Team Fortress 2

Shooter · FPS

Syndicate

Shooter · FPS

The Finals

Shooter · FPS

Iron Grip: Warlord

Shooter · FPS

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Shooter · FPS

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Shooter · FPS

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Shooter · FPS

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Abyssus?: The closest game to Abyssus is Back 4 Blood, scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Abyssus?: The three closest games to Abyssus are: 1. Back 4 Blood (89/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Streets of Rogue (81/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Dead Space 3 (78/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Abyssus's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Streets of Rogue similar to Abyssus?: Yes, very much so — Streets of Rogue scores 81/100 similarity to Abyssus. They share 9 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to Abyssus?: The best Shooter games similar to Abyssus are Back 4 Blood, Streets of Rogue, Dead Space 3 and Cry of Fear. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Abyssus attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to Abyssus calculated?: We compare Abyssus against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Abyssus experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Abyssus?: Yes — Real Pool 3D - Poolians and Team Fortress 2 are free and score well on similarity to Abyssus. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.