Fit check
Is Project Absentia worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Retro FPS fans who want gliding and elevated combat
- Players who prefer weapon-focused action across large physical environments
- Players seeking a voiced shooter with subtitles and configurable field of view
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear shooter rather than large, vertically structured levels
- Players who prefer grounded combat without gliding, elemental weapons, or environmental interactions
- Players looking specifically for multiplayer shooting
- Players seeking a climbing-focused action-puzzle game
Our take on Project Absentia
Rather than keeping movement on a flat plane, the game makes gliding, aerial attacks, and gaining height central to its shooter structure. Its levels also treat ordinary objects, from mirrors to mini-golf equipment, as part of the play space.
What is Project Absentia?
Project Absentia is a retro first-person shooter inspired by 2000s and 2010s Flash animations and sprite comics.
Players control Abby, an angel escaping the Orkan Corporation while trying to free her captured girlfriend Aurora and friend Orion. Movement centers on jumping, gliding, aerial combat, and gaining higher ground. Levels represent locations such as mines, castles, apartments, entertainment districts, and derelict ships. Weapons include a Tommy Gun, freeze weapon, missile launcher, double-barreled shotgun, health-draining plant, and Rainbowitzer. Environments contain interactive objects including vending machines, breakable glass, mini-golf, water coolers, and mirrors. The game includes a fully voiced cast, subtitles, speech control, and adjustable field of view.
How Project Absentia plays
- 01Aerial combat
- Abby can jump and glide while attacking enemies from elevated positions.
- 02Varied armory
- The arsenal includes freezing, explosive, health-draining, shotgun, and rainbow-based weapons.
- 03Lived-in locations
- Levels take place in physical settings including mines, castles, apartments, entertainment districts, and ships.
- 04Interactive environments
- Objects such as vending machines, glass panels, mini-golf equipment, water coolers, and mirrors can be used or affected.
- 05Accessibility options
- Available settings include subtitles, speech control, and adjustable field of view.
Project Absentia compared to similar games
Project Absentia focuses on retro first-person shooting with gliding, elevated combat, varied weapons, and interactive environments. Abyssus centers on multiplayer shooting in a roguelite structure, with hand-crafted levels and brine-powered weapons that can be refitted with ancient technologies. Hentai Vs Furries is a third-person shooter with quests, unlockable skins, five camera angles, emotes, and a main game mode plus a separate pleasure mode.
Project Absentia: platforms & release
Is Project Absentia worth it?
It is worth it if: retro FPS fans who want gliding and elevated combat. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear shooter rather than large, vertically structured levels.
Where can I download Project Absentia?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Project Absentia's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Project Absentia on?
Windows only.
