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Is Abyss Odyssey worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want side-scrolling combat with combos, special attacks, and advanced techniques
- Action-adventure players who want levels and encounters that change between entries into the Abyss
- Friends looking for a campaign with online or local cooperative play and a separate versus mode
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a fixed level sequence may not fit the procedurally generated structure and changing encounters
- Players seeking a simple combat system may not fit the range of attacks, mobility options, techniques, and character move sets
- Players who want only solo play may not use the cooperative and versus modes
Our take on Abyss Odyssey
The changing level structure gives up a fixed, predictable route through the game. Combat also requires attention to character-specific attacks, enemy abilities, equipment effects, and combo practice rather than relying on one repeated move set.
What is Abyss Odyssey?
Abyss Odyssey is a side-scrolling action adventure built around combo-based fighting and procedurally generated levels.
Players choose from three heroes, each with distinctive attacks, skills, weapons, and accessories. Defeated enemies can be possessed, including bosses, providing access to more than 30 additional characters and their combat abilities. Rooms, traps, enemy placements, equipment, items, and encounters vary on each entry into the Abyss. The campaign supports solo play and cooperative multiplayer through online or local drop-in play. A separate versus mode supports up to four players in free-for-all or team arenas. The setting combines late-19th-century Santiago with Chilean folklore and mythology, while its visual style draws on Art Nouveau.
How Abyss Odyssey plays
- 01Changing Abyss Layouts
- Rooms, traps, enemy placements, equipment, items, and special encounters are randomized on each entry into the Abyss.
- 02Enemy Possession
- Capturing souls allows control of more than 30 enemies, including bosses, with their own move sets and combat abilities.
- 03Hero Development
- Three heroes can gain skill points and equip weapons or accessories that add effects such as freezing or cursing opponents.
- 04Training Room
- Unlocked heroes and enemies can be selected for practice while players work on attacks and combos.
- 05Drop-In Cooperation
- A second player can join or leave the campaign during online or local cooperative play.
- 06Four-Player Versus
- Unlocked heroes and enemies can fight in free-for-all or team-based arena matches.
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Abyss Odyssey: platforms & release
Is Abyss Odyssey worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want side-scrolling combat with combos, special attacks, and advanced techniques. Skip it if: players looking for a fixed level sequence may not fit the procedurally generated structure and changing encounters.
Where can I download Abyss Odyssey?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Abyss Odyssey's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Abyss Odyssey on?
Windows only.
