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2025PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified83 % positive−65 % 17.99 € 6.29 €

A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where you play as one of several Proximae defending humanity against an eldritch threat. Science and the occult blend in a dark sci-fi setting.

  • Cards and deck-building
  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Turn-based combat
  • Dread and tension

The closest matches for Starless Abyss are Inscryption, StarVaders and Slay the Spire. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Starless Abyss special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Inscryption

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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable96 % positive−60 % 19.99 € 7.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Starless Abyss: cards and deck-building, turn-based combat as well as runs that differ every time.

A creepy card game played against a shadowy figure in a dark cabin, mixing deckbuilding with escape-room puzzles while constantly breaking its own rules. Beneath the surface lies a surprising, fourth-wall-bending mystery.

StarVaders

Cards and deck-building

StarVaders blends a deckbuilding roguelike with grid-based tactical combat. You pilot a mech against an alien invasion and hunt for powerful card combos, with every run shaped by a different build.

The Spirit Lift

Cards and deck-building

A deck-building roguelike where you ride a ghostly elevator up 13 floors of a haunted hotel, fighting monsters with equipment cards until you reach the villain at the top.

Monster Train

Cards and deck-building

A roguelike deckbuilder where you defend a hellish train across three floors against heavenly armies. Clever clan pairings and powerful synergies make every run feel different.

Winnie's Hole

Cards and deck-building

You play as a virus inside Winnie's body and mind, capturing and mutating cells to build a deck for combo-driven battles. A dark yet charming roguelite deckbuilder about being seen as a monster.

Draft of Darkness

Cards and deck-building

A survival horror deckbuilder where you recruit allies, combine their decks into powerful synergies and push through procedurally generated maps. Careful resource management and story decisions shape how the dark tale ends.

Ring of Pain

Cards and deck-building

A dark roguelike where you pick through rings of cards holding enemies, items and traps in a carefully planned order. Every move is a gamble over sequencing, health and gear, with many unlockable characters and builds.

Malys

Cards and deck-building

A grim roguelite deckbuilder where you play Noah, a former priest turned demon-hunter, performing exorcisms, making risky alliances and growing your deck of arcane tricks across a corrupted city.

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