The WhatsNext verdict
For Fans of 2D roguelite platformers who relish uncovering cryptic secrets and experimenting across distinct character styles.: Every descent into the procedural labyrinth rewards thorough exploration with destructible terrain, weird unlockable classes, alternate modes, and hidden lore. Tradeoff: The game gives very little guidance, pairing steep permadeath penalties with opaque interactions that demand patience and trial-and-error discovery.
What it does best
Secrets make every descent worth investigating
A compact roguelite packed with surprising ways to play
The Abyss keeps daring you to try one more descent
Crunchy pixel art gives the Abyss a memorable identity
What might put you off
No-hand-holding difficulty and opaque discovery
Less mechanical depth than its inspirations
The setup
What you are walking into
Spirits Abyss is a procedural death labyrinth. Cast into the abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Where it lives
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