Neon Abyss Reviews
Neon Abyss has perfected the Binding of Isaac formula, but its lack of creative energy and problems with similar locales drag it down considerably.
Neon Abyss is a dungeon based game with gun elements offering intense action with great pixel art style and a good soundtrack that is a boost to the whole interaction. Providing a defined lockdown system and good characters, this game is dedicated to hardcore fan players who is searching for repetition and absence of elements like story or deep characters. Delivering a well-defined style, Neon Abyss will be a great title for strategic players, but it can push back some other public who is not adapted with the genre making the game a boring experience.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Neon Abyss offers a good alternative for those who likes the genre with a well told new-age gods theme and plenty of equipment, but it won't be able to find itself a spot amongst the best.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Neon Abyss is occasionally great. It's let down by repetition, uneven difficulty, and the occasional game-breaking bug.
Neon Abyss is a roguelike with a good background, a fun gameplay, lots of crazy ideas and an attractive visual. However, both enemies and progression need a few changes. Recommended, but not for everyone.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Neon Abyss is a mixed bag. While power-ups and synergies offer a fantastic variety, the same cannot be said of the Abyss and its design. There’s fun to be found here, but it ultimately doesn’t supply the addicting gameloop that other genre greats provide, making it tough to continue after an untimely death.
Those who love The Binding of Isaac and Enter the Gungeon will find an awful lot to like here. The gameplay is fast and fluid, the presentation striking, and there is a huge amount to keep coming back for. There are tons of things to unlock that change up subsequent runs, unique seeds to master the most enjoyable versions of levels, and even an insanely challenging difficulty mode to unlock. The biggest issue is the small amount of rooms to pull from when generating a stage. It's not too noticeable for a few play-throughs, but for the players who will run this over and over, it really detracts from the experience.
Lack of meaningful innovations makes Neon Abyss "just another roguelike," but if you like this genre, you'll enjoy this one too.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Neon Abyss could've been one of our favourite games of the year if not for its repetitiveness and the lack of variety, it's still an enjoyable roguelike characterized by its fast-pace and chaotic nature.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Neon Abyss provides incredibly rewarding gunplay and a plethora of upgrades that can quickly turn each run into a chaotic display of bullets and explosions. It unfortunately isn't as creative or cohesive as some other roguelikes, with a story that sits firmly on the sidelines, but if you value gameplay over narrative you're bound to have a good time blasting through the abyss.
Neon Abyss is a game that offers a lot, but we have the feeling it's going to be a bit of an also-ran in the roguelite genre. If so, that's a shame, because it's an enormous amount of fun, with a good challenge, lovely controls and plenty of scope for craziness: which is all a roguelite really needs to be compelling. As long as you don't expect to be blown away, we can give Neon Abyss a strong recommendation. It's up there with the best roguelites on the Switch: it's just a shame it wasn't there first.
Neon Abyss is a decent project in its genre, which simply lacks original mechanics and content.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Neon Abyss is a fun, fast-paced twist on the rogue-like genre with a solid core gameplay loop. Although it brings new ideas to the table in the form of collectible eggs, and it has a good variety of weapons, enemies and synergies, it's not without its drawbacks. Performance issues, the lack of the genre's typical dodge button, and the chaotic room design all prevent Neon Abyss from being a must buy title.
Your mileage will vary depending on how much you enjoy the core shooting, which is indeed quite good. If the shallow nature or repetition doesn't bother you, you could easily get your money worth in hours played. More if you wish to truly master the game.
No, Neon Abyss is definitely not a bad game. In fact, even in its current state, it’s actually quite good and I’d easily recommend it to Switch owners. But this is a perfect case of wasted potential. It could have been so much better if it wasn’t for the infuriating framerate issues that ruined way more runs than I can possibly remember.
Neon Abyss is among those games that have great ideas and the developers have succeeded in implementing them. But that are holding the game back to become one of the best Rouge-like games. knowing Team 17, I am sure that they are going to address these issues in the future updates and the value of the game in going to be higher than what it is now. But still the game could bring an enjoying experience to those familiar with the genre.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Neon Abyss' emphasis on thriving, not surviving is a breath of fresh air in a subgenre defined by struggle. It's chaotic, cathartic gameplay is a welcome surprise and unique take on the formula.
A good roguelike inspired by The Binding of Isaac. Very fun and a great pixel art.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
For Roguelite fans, Neon Abyss is a must-have title. Challenging, fun and with many references to pop culture, the title guarantees several hours of entertainment, ideal for the platinians on duty or for those moments of relaxation without the commitment to advance in the "campaign".
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
It’s not easy, but then, nothing fun usually is right off the bat. Give it time, get used to the mechanics, and Neon Abyss will take place as that frustratingly fun game in your library.