Abandoned Archive similar games & best alternatives

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Abandoned Archive

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

Abandoned Archive is a fantasy, spell-casting, rogue-like, featuring a wide variety of relics, a unique spell-upgrading system, with compelling and engaging bosses. Each floor is filled with items and mysteries for the player to uncover; what will you discover in the Abandoned Archive?

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Variety of spells and upgrades
  • Engaging boss fights
  • Good value for price
  • Immersive audio and pixel art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of minimap causes navigation issues
  • Some spells unbalanced or underwhelming
  • Enemy attack telegraphing sometimes unclear
  • Controller support and ui need polish
  • Limited content and meta-progression

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DEADBOLT

  • Dungeon Souls

  • Pixel Dungeon

  • Tower of Kalemonvo

  • Lovecraft's Untold Stories

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

More expressive

Games that feels like Abandoned Archive but with more self-expression and customization

  • Dungeon Drafters

  • Spell Disk

  • Lost For Swords

  • Neon Abyss

  • Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

  • Demon Lord: Just a Block

More relaxing

Games that feels like Abandoned Archive but with a more relaxing feel

  • Ancient Enemy

  • Nitro Kid

  • Second Stellar

  • The Slormancer

  • Quest of Dungeons

  • The Great Rebellion

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Abandoned Archive but with less narrative immersion

  • Neophyte

  • Unalive

  • Dandy Ace

  • Cat Bait

  • Stray Path

  • Swarm Grinder

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Abandoned Archive. These titles are not in What to play next.

Abandoned Archive: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026