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2025PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−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.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Starless Abyss are Jupiter Hell, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus and StarVaders. 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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Jupiter Hell

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2021PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable92 % positive20.99 €

  • Turn-based combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Tactical depth

A turn-based sci-fi roguelike with Doom-style carnage, where you fight through demon-infested moon bases using shotguns, chainsaws and careful positioning. Every move counts, and permadeath keeps the tension high.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Turn-based combat

Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: as a Magos you lead Adeptus Mechanicus tech-priests across a Necron tomb world. A dark, atmospheric game with resource management, squad upgrades and tight, punchy battles.

StarVaders

Turn-based combat

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.

Shardpunk

Dark, serious atmosphere

A turn-based tactics game set in a grim steampunk world overrun by rats, blending XCOM-style squad combat with Darkest Dungeon-like stress and resource pressure. You lead a small squad through dangerous missions where every decision counts.

Cogmind

Turn-based combat

A turn-based sci-fi roguelike where you play a robot that constantly rebuilds itself from parts scavenged off other machines. Every choice in loadout, tactics and hacking matters, and no run plays the same.

Gorky 17

Dark, serious atmosphere

A turn-based tactical RPG in which a NATO squad investigates a former Soviet secret city in Poland overrun by mutants. Grim horror atmosphere meets grid-based, XCOM-style battles built around positioning and cover.

X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Turn-based combat

The notoriously punishing sequel to UFO Defense moves the alien war to the ocean depths, combining base building and research with turn-based squad missions against Lovecraftian sea horrors. Its creepy atmosphere and brutal difficulty made it a cult classic.

Space Hulk: Ascension

Turn-based combat

Turn-based tactics in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: a squad of Space Marines fights through cramped derelict ships full of Genestealers. The board game experience is expanded with RPG elements, new weapons and missions.

X-COM: UFO Defense

Turn-based combat

The legendary tactics classic pairs tense turn-based squad missions against aliens with global base building, research and tight budget management. Soldiers die permanently, and every strategic decision can save or doom humanity.

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