Phantom Abyss

Phantom Abyss

Released Jan 2024

Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers.

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Evaluation

Phantom Abyss spent several years in Early Access, receiving a steady stream of major updates — the Power Update (March 2022), the Adventure Update (October 2022), and substantial feature patches throughout 2021-2023. The game officially launched out of Early Access on January 25, 2024, with version 1.0 delivering a completely overhauled Adventure Mode, a new Abyss Mode, a new area (The Rift), new whips, and a final story cutscene. The 1.0 launch was explicitly framed as the completion of the Early Access journey. The only DLC released alongside launch was the official soundtrack (January 25, 2024), which is a cosmetic/audio add-on with no gameplay content implications. The most recent developer communication is a connection bug fix posted on November 28, 2024 — standard maintenance activity. No future content has been announced, no unreleased DLC exists on the store, and no roadmap or developer statement points to additional content beyond the 1.0 release. The game's post-launch history consists entirely of bug fixes with no major content updates, indicating the 1.0 release represented the conclusion of planned content development.
Evidence
Phantom Abyss officially launched out of Early Access with version 1.0, delivering a fully overhauled Adventure Mode, the new Abyss Mode, the Rift (4th area), new whips, and a final story cutscene — completing the development arc begun in Early Access.
news post · Jan 25, 2024 source development ending
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Developer announced the 1.0 launch date of January 25, 2024, describing the transition out of Early Access and the final content slate — no mention of post-1.0 content plans.
news post · Jan 4, 2024 source development ending
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jan 2024

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Achievements
18
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers. Intrepid adventurers will dodge scores of hidden traps, leap treacherous chasms, and flee relentless guardians through branching paths until one of the relics are claimed or the devices of death overwhelm them. Be warned, you only get one attempt at each temple and failure or settling for a lesser relic means you will never see that temple again...

The cleverest players will use the phantom runs of failed attempts from other players to their advantage and avoid the missteps and mistakes that led to their doom. Once the legendary relic at the bottom of each temple is found, the temple goes away forever and becomes the priceless trophy of the skilled adventurer.

Asynchronous Multiplayer

Explore the perilous halls and colossal rooms of each temple alongside the phantoms of fallen players that came before you and use their successes and failures to your advantage to progress deeper than they ever could have hoped. Watch and learn from the mistakes of up to 20 phantoms including your Steam friends that have attempted the same temple and steal their whips as they fall.

Unlock More Treacherous Floors

Recover keys from chests to unlock deeper, deadlier sections of the temple that house more coveted relics. The more difficult a relic is to obtain, the greater the reward - the final Legendary Relic of a temple allows you to claim the whole temple so that it's gone forever.

Blessings from the Gods

As adventurers venture further into a temple, offerings of collected treasures can be made at altars to gain a new blessing for the rest of the run. Collect as much treasure as you can to please the gods and gain a double jump, glide jump, extended slide, damage protection, and more!

Unlockable Whips

Unlock new whips with success and choose from your collection before venturing into your next run. Each whips carries a minor blessing but also a curse that may complicate your attempt at riches and glory.

Social Connections

Players can share Temple Codes for their failed runs allowing friends to attempt the same temple or share their Adventure Code which yields a playlist of temples that a player has attempted in the past.
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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