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We filtered the 49 games similar to Abyssus down to the 26 that fit the “Online” category. Back 4 Blood, Streets of Rogue and Dead Space 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Abyssus.

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The best online games like Abyssus

26 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

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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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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

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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.

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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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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.

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#6Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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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.

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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.

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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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#9Star Wars Battlefront

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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.

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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.

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#11Left 4 Dead

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7

Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus

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

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

It predates Abyssus by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Sanctum

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 3.3KRAWG👍 56%· 190MC70IGDB70· 1

Year 2011Dev Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, vibe casual and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

An experimental game that tries to combine first-person shooters and tower defense genres. Players take control of the elite soldier Skye, who was sent to defend her hometown from a crowd of unknown alien-monsters.

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

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Steam👍 95%· 69KRAWG👍 59%· 856MC72IGDB68· 5

Year 2009Dev Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and co op

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

Wave-based co-op against slow, heavy specimens, built around a between-round shop and perks that level by playstyle rather than by menu. Weapon feedback is meaty. It shows its origins as a mod — level design is functional rather than crafted, and later waves come down to holding one corridor while a friend welds the door behind you.

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

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#14Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 926IGDB77· 2

Year 2010Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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#15Evolve

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineFirst Person

IGDB77· 17OC73· 95

Year 2015Dev Turtle Rock Studios · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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