Abyssus

Abyssus

Released Aug 2025

Choose your loadout, blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization, and wield godly powers in Abyssus – a fast-paced 1-to-4 players FPS and roguelite brinepunk adventure.

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Evaluation

Abyssus launched on August 12, 2025. From the outset, the developer committed that all future gameplay content would be free, with only optional cosmetic packs sold for purchase — a promise they have consistently honored. Three major free updates have shipped since launch: Update 1.1 arrived October 6, 2025, adding Infinite Mode, Random Order Mode, new challenges, and quality-of-life improvements. Update 1.2 "Brinefrost" followed January 12, 2026, introducing the Harpoon Gun weapon, the Smiting Spear skill, new boss variants, and additional challenges. Update 1.3 launched June 25, 2026 — the biggest yet — bringing a brand new playable area filled with brinepunk machinery, new enemies, an elite encounter, a new boss, a new god with 15 new blessings, revamped skill trees, full cross-platform multiplayer across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5, and new sea shanties. Following Update 1.3, the developer remained actively engaged: on June 30, 2026 they acknowledged community feedback about skill tree changes and publicly committed to revising them. A feature patch implementing those changes (including the new Lobby Codes feature and Soul Wheel rework) shipped July 7, 2026, and a further bug fix hotfix was pushed August 19, 2026 — just one week before the current date. The developer has established a sustained cadence of major updates roughly every 3–5 months, and the three major releases are all free gameplay updates as promised. No specific future content has been formally announced beyond the fixes just shipped, but the developer has made no statement indicating that content development is concluding. Active post-1.3 engagement, including responsive design changes based on player feedback, indicates ongoing commitment to the game.
Evidence
Update 1.3 launched as the biggest update yet, adding a new playable area, new enemies and boss, a new god with 15 new blessings, cross-platform multiplayer (PC/Xbox/PS5), revamped skill trees, new matchmaking, and sea shanties — all free.
news post · Jun 25, 2026 source content shipped
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Update 1.2 'Brinefrost' launched with a new weapon (Harpoon Gun), new skill (Smiting Spear), new boss variants, and new challenges. Developer teased that patch 1.3 — 'the biggest one yet' — was already in development.
news post · Jan 12, 2026 source content shipped
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Content

5 of 5 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jun 2026

Media

Details

Publisher
The Arcade Crew
Achievements
119
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Gather your friends and dive into Abyssus' fast-paced multiplayer shooting action. Fight through gorgeous hand-crafted levels in a roguelite adventure that will put your tactical skills to the ultimate test. Wield powerful brine-powered weapons and refit them with ancient technologies to gain an edge over your foes. Obtain divine blessings to enhance your firepower with elemental and mystic effects.

In a world powered by brine, a rare and powerful substance only found in the deepest fathoms of the sea, your team of daring brinepunk explorers is recruited to claim a massive deposit located beneath the ruins of an ancient civilization. However, your mission becomes a frantic battle for survival when the sunken kingdom’s corrupted inhabitants rise against you.

Will you survive to see the surface again, or will the abyss claim your life?

In Abyssus, cooperation means survival. Team up with fellow Brinehunters and carefully choose synergic loadouts, skills, suits, and weapon mods. Work together and fight through a merciless roguelite gauntlet, where no run is the same as the last.

Wield highly customizable, brine-powered armaments and infuse them with the might of ancient Gods. Master 8 weapons and 45 weapon mods, upgrading your skills and suit as you face the underwater kingdom’s mutated guardians.

Run after run, you’ll access more and more upgrades and tactical choices, but firepower alone won’t save you from the denizens of the depths. Mastering Abyssus's visceral gunplay and fast-paced action will require tactical coordination, positioning skills, and cohesive teamwork.

The world of Abyssus is richly atmospheric and steeped in mystery. What untold secrets lie in the sunken kingdom? What gives brine its inexplicable powers? Can we weaponize an anglerfish? The answers lie deep down below…

  • Visceral, fast-paced FPS action, with top-notch weapon feel and combat responsiveness

  • Up to 4-players co-op

  • Roguelite meta progression with advancements, rewards, and unlocks

  • 70+ hand-crafted levels, procedurally sequenced to make every run a new experience

  • 9 different weapons customizable with 45 weapon mods

  • Over 140 Ancient Forge mods to further empower weapons and skills

  • Extensive pre-run and in-run character customization options

  • 36 different enemies and 12 bosses that will put your skills to the challenge

  • Over 250 Charms and Blessings to craft the perfect build

Last evaluated Aug 26, 2026
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