Neon Abyss similar games & best alternatives

Neon Abyss

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

What works

  • Fun and addictive gameplay
  • Large variety of weapons and items
  • Colorful and stylish pixel art
  • Great soundtrack
  • Infinite replayability with progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Some frustrating rng elements
  • Repetitive environments and enemies
  • Cluttered screen in late runs
  • Lack of multiplayer/co-op
  • Some ui and control quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dead Cells

  • Keeper's Toll

  • Galactic Glitch

  • Spiritfall

  • Lunavania

  • Machick 2

Less expressive

Games that feels like Neon Abyss but with less self-expression and customization

  • DOOMBLADE

  • Curse of the Dead Gods

  • Into the Necrovale

  • Dungeon Souls

  • MindSeize

  • 3000th Duel

More story-driven

Games that feels like Neon Abyss but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Ghost 1.0

  • The Great Rebellion

  • Rogue Legacy 2

  • Bloody Hell

  • Second Stellar

  • Katanaut

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Neon Abyss: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026