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Games Like Deathstate: Abyssal Edition

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, Pixel Graphics, Indie, Action.

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Deathstate is a roguelike bullet hell adventure set in a bizarre world of dimensional exploration. Play as a number of unique characters trying to discover the fate of Professor Elinberg who opened a portal to the void. Are you ready to venture deep into the abyss?

Reviews: Very Positive — 86% — of 357 reviews
Released: 2015-10-19
Developer: Bread Machine Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 4.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 10.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 89%

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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.1%, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, RPG 7.6%

  53. #53 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 494 reviews2016
    Dev: YCJY Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.1%, Action 21.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 15.5%, Difficult 15.1%

  54. #54 Spaceship Looter
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
    Dev: Luxorix Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  55. #55 Archvale
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 2,365 reviews2021
    Dev: idoz & phopsPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 45.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Action 11%, Adventure 8.2%, Difficult 6.3%

  56. #56 Flinthook
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 841 reviews2017
    Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.3%, Roguelite 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelike 8.5%, Difficult 7.5%

  57. #57 SUNLESS SEA
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 reviews2015
    Dev: Failbetter Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 61.3%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 9.6%, RPG 8.5%, Adventure 5.1%

  58. #58 CTHON
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 94 reviews2017
    Dev: Gravity Games
    Windows

    Embark - if you dare - upon a desperate battle against the unknown horrors of the beyond; featuring roguelike elements, including procedural generation and permanent death, CTHON seamlessly blends visceral combat with strategic character building.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.6%, Lovecraftian 34.6%, Action 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

  59. #59 Heavy Bullets
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,562 reviews2014
    Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.7%, Roguelite 19.8%, Roguelike 10.8%, Action 9.1%, Difficult 8.2%

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