Abyssus Reviews
Abyssus is a thrilling and addictive roguelite FPS that shines brightest when played with friends, as the chaos and challenge ramp up the deeper you venture into the ancient civilization hidden beneath the dark sea.
Abyssus is a good base for a roguelike first-person shooter because it lets you move easily, shoot quickly, and create chaos with other players. The brine-punk style and tactical choices, such as elemental abilities, give it a lot of depth.
The result is a game that's quite fun at its best, but still feels unfinished in many ways. With a lot of work from the developers, "Abyssus" could become an absolute insider tip a year after its release, but for now, we'll have to wait and see whether to buy it.
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Abyssus is a fine addition to the co-op roguelike FPS genre. It doesn't throw a plethora of guns at you with different stats, but it does have that addictive gameplay loop that challenges you to get farther in with each run, with a little help from some upgrades each time, of course. Performance on the Steam Deck is solid, allowing us to have a good 60 FPS experience while not compromising image quality. The controls also work well, despite the game not advertising controller support.
Despite these concerns, I’ve had a lot of fun with Abyssus, and I imagine I’ll continue to do so. It’s not the most complicated game I’ve ever played, and it has some balance issues, but it just feels so good to blow enemies away and to chain abilities together that can cause massive havoc around you. I’ll just make sure that when I come back to Abyssus, I’m consistently doing it with a crew of friends who are all ready to cause even more of that mayhem with me.
Abyssus is a terrific first-person shooter, boasting one of the smoothest and most engaging gunplay mechanics with impactful gun customization. However, it falls short as a roguelite due to how uninspiring and unrewarding its gameplay loop is.
Abyssus is another roguelite that could be balanced much, much better. While I’m sure a friend group could have fun as is, the sheer amount of gameplay-related things (weapons, mods) that must be unlocked could lose players’ interest before they even get to them. There is also an enhanced difficulty setting, which I’m not sure how players will tackle unless there are some extremely powerful hidden charms. The awesome aesthetic (minus the player characters) would’ve made for a great adventure into the depths, provided there were fewer jokes, but maybe a game about colonizing an ancient Aztec/Mesoamerican-inspired civilization shouldn’t think too hard about what it’s actually saying.