What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~10,989
(P10–P90: 4,396 – 24,176)
Gross revenue: ~$180,129
($72,058 – $396,288)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Gameplay & mechanics89% positive · 70 mentions
“I don't remember how I came across this game, but I'll say this off the top: I'm putting off the Oblivion remaster in favor of playing this on my day off. Starless Abyss has a lot of comparisons to Slay the Spire and FTL, and for good…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 13 h played
Visuals & audio94% positive · 65 mentions
“I don't remember how I came across this game, but I'll say this off the top: I'm putting off the Oblivion remaster in favor of playing this on my day off. Starless Abyss has a lot of comparisons to Slay the Spire and FTL, and for good…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 13 h played
Story & writing93% positive · 42 mentions
“I don't remember how I came across this game, but I'll say this off the top: I'm putting off the Oblivion remaster in favor of playing this on my day off. Starless Abyss has a lot of comparisons to Slay the Spire and FTL, and for good…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 13 h played
Difficulty & balance93% positive · 30 mentions
“I don't remember how I came across this game, but I'll say this off the top: I'm putting off the Oblivion remaster in favor of playing this on my day off. Starless Abyss has a lot of comparisons to Slay the Spire and FTL, and for good…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 13 h played
Content & longevity97% positive · 29 mentions
“You came here looking to find out whether you should buy this game or not!? Well the answer is YES! For those of you not so easily swayed, this game is a turn based/deck building system with 2d pixels art that will capture your attention…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 38 h played
Controls & UI60% positive · 15 mentions
“I don't remember how I came across this game, but I'll say this off the top: I'm putting off the Oblivion remaster in favor of playing this on my day off. Starless Abyss has a lot of comparisons to Slay the Spire and FTL, and for good…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 13 h played
Price & value92% positive · 13 mentions
“Arts cool. Music is nice. Concept is mildy interesting. However, I found the game play to to be unmotivated and frankly lack-lusteringly down right generic. I beat a few runs and didn't really want to come back for more. I just couldn't…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 0 h played
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