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2020PC88 % positive24.50 €

An indie squad-based tactics game where you lead a team through a Lovecraft-inspired undersea world, managing resources, sanity and tough decisions. Its mix of squad tactics, RPG elements and cosmic horror creates an oppressive atmosphere.

A party of several characters
Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Tactical depth

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The closest matches for Stirring Abyss are Aliens: Dark Descent, X-COM: Terror From the Deep and X-COM: UFO Defense. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Stirring Abyss special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Aliens: Dark Descent

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2023PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable88 % positive−70 % ~~39.99 €~~ 11.99 €

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Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere

A tactical real-time-with-pause squad game in the Alien universe: you lead a team of marines through a xenomorph outbreak, managing resources, stress and permanent losses in a tense, bleak atmosphere.

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X-COM: Terror From the Deep

Dread and tension

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.

X-COM: UFO Defense

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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.

Shardpunk

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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.

X-COM: Apocalypse

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As X-COM commander you defend the megacity of Mega-Primus from alien invaders while dealing with gangs, cults and corporations. It blends real-time base management and economy with deep tactical squad combat, playable either turn-based or in real time.

Deadnaut: Signal Lost

Dread and tension

A tactical sci-fi horror roguelike where you lead a small squad through derelict ships and abandoned moons. Every move counts as creatures, insanity storms and hostile AI threaten your team.

Deadnaut

Dread and tension

A tactical squad game set on derelict spaceships haunted by ghostly enemies, where you guide a small team with pausable real-time orders. Missions are tense, lethal and reward careful planning.

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

Dark, serious atmosphere

A turn-based tactics game in the Warhammer 40,000 universe where you command Grey Knights against Nurgle's plague, managing your ship and growing your warriors through classes and gear. Battles are brutal and destructible, and your squad is always at risk.

Tharsis

Dread and tension

Tharsis is a punishing space survival strategy game about the first manned mission to Mars. You assign dice to crew tasks as disasters, starvation and creeping madness close in, making every turn a tense gamble between luck and planning.

Phoenix Point

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A turn-based tactics game in the XCOM tradition where you lead a resistance organization against mutating alien horrors. It stands out for its free-aim shooting with targetable body parts, faction diplomacy on the world map, and enemies that evolve in response to your tactics.