Stirring Abyss
Fair · Roguelike · 2020
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $24.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 12.8h
- Value
- $1.95/hr
- Reviews
- 88% of 446 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, OpenGL 4.5-compatible, 512 MB video memory, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 40 discounts in the 6 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 34 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 70 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Renowned Explorers: International Society ($19.99, scores 76) beats it on value, while it beats Blackguards ($0.99, scores 18).
More about Stirring Abyss
76 from critics against 88 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
Of the 331 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written October 2020 to July 2026.
The drop-off
91% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Quite nice and short TBS within a Cthulhu-like theme made by indie developers. I was brought in by the setting of the game, that involves a small crew trapped on the seabed having to repair their submarine while uncovering mysteries on the way - definitely a good start! However, the story is very generic and provides minimum information. Thus, the game relies heavily on the atmosphere of being trapped underwater...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Excelent game, quite hard but beatable If you play smart. Ambience and sound are superb.
Around 30$ for this game? Definitely NOT worth it. Class selection is quite poor. Skill set is poor. Lvl 6 max wtf. Item and weapon selection... again, very poor. Map and enemies diversity... poor. Devs abandoned this game a long time ago. So I don't recommend it. I bought it on some discount and because i like a lot Lovecraftian themes I tried to finish campaign but it was trerrible drag and finally when I got to...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Stirring Abyss scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1178210/stirring-abyssReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.