Sigh of the Abyss

Sigh of the Abyss

Released Oct 2024

Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.

96% positive · 190 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Sigh of the Abyss launched on October 11, 2024, after roughly three years of development. Following launch, the developer released four DLC items — a Guidebook and Artbook on November 27, 2024, and a Lorebook and short story collection ("Threads of Carolise") on February 17, 2025. The February 17 post explicitly described these as "the last two DLCs of the game," marking that date as the point at which all planned content for Sigh of the Abyss was complete. Since that point, developer activity on Sigh of the Abyss has been limited to bug fixes and hotfixes (the most recent being Hotfix 15 on January 7, 2026). The developer has not announced any further content for the game. On January 28, 2026, the developer formally announced their next project, fulgor, a separate visual novel. The announcement explicitly described fulgor as a "more compact" follow-up, and noted the developer "needed to work on a smaller project after two massive ones back-to-back" — indicating Sigh of the Abyss is considered a concluded work. All four DLC items are released, no unreleased DLC exists in the store listing, and the developer's own words confirm the DLC set is complete.
Evidence
Developer announced a new, separate project (fulgor), describing it as a follow-up after 'two massive ones back-to-back,' indicating Sigh of the Abyss is a completed work.
news post · Jan 28, 2026 source development ending
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Developer announced the Lorebook and short story collection as 'the last two DLCs of the game,' completing the full DLC set for Sigh of the Abyss.
news post · Feb 17, 2025 source development ending
high

Content

4 of 4 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Rascal Devworks
Achievements
65
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Step into the splendor of a Renaissance port city in Sigh of the Abyss, a dark fantasy visual novel with a choice-heavy narrative and optional, inclusive romances.

As the Envoy, you are the product of a bloody ritual—mortal in appearance, yet imbued with the monstrous powers of the Abyss.

The men and women that sacrificed their life for yours guide you with their whispers, showing you how squalor and excess coexist side to side, how most toil while a few feast.

Did the Abyss bestow upon you supernatural strength and agility? Do you have the power to manipulate the shadows and see what they see? Perhaps your dark gift is prying open the minds of others only to break them and have them do your bidding.

The four humors color the tone of your responses and your personality, from the carefree sanguine to the thoughtful phlegmatic, from the anxious melancholic to the fiery choleric.

Will you stay friends, turn into bitter rivals, or seek something more with your companions?

Alpheon seeks refuge in a dissolute life without responsibilities. Without a roof over her head, Sylas resorts to crime to survive. Malec has been entrusted with a blood-stained legacy. As mages, Marané and Ascanio are shackled by their power to a life of isolation.

Pick the romantic preferences of the protagonist to determine who will flirt with you and reciprocate your affection: see only the kind of romantic content you want.

Ever-expanding and always craving for more, the city of Carolise spills out of its walls. Lavish trading posts are established while beggars and vagrants watch, and the divide between nobles and peasants grows into a rift. Who will you save and who will you condemn?

  • Customize the protagonist's name, skills and romantic preferences

  • Experience a branching narrative with hard choices and terrible consequences

  • Romance toggle: see only the romance content you want to see

  • Two female love interests, Sylas and Marané, and three male ones, Alpheon, Malec and Ascanio

  • Selected scenes are fully voice-acted by a stellar cast of VOs

  • A bespoke soundtrack with authentic historical character

  • Multiple detailed, expansive endings

  • Learn more about the rich setting of the game through codex entries

Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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