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Menace from the Deep

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.

What works

  • Immersive lovecraftian atmosphere
  • Innovative travel deck exploration
  • Deep deckbuilding and card upgrade system
  • Strong meta-progression and replayability
  • Engaging art and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Early difficulty spikes and grind
  • Basic and sometimes weak story
  • Limited card synergy and deck thinning
  • Some ui and clarity issues
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ring of Pain

  • Deck of Ashes

  • None Shall Intrude: Descent

  • Vault of the Void

  • None Shall Intrude

  • Guidus Zero

More relaxing

Games that feels like Menace from the Deep but with a more relaxing feel

  • Ancient Enemy

  • One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend

  • 月圆之夜 (Night of Full Moon)

  • Erannorth Reborn

  • Deathless. The Hero Quest

  • Throne of Bone

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Menace from the Deep but with more leadership over others

  • Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

  • Gordian Quest

  • FrostBound

  • Starless Abyss

  • Union of Gnomes

  • Union of Gnomes: Prologue

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Menace from the Deep: 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 Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026