Abyssus news & patch notes

Greeting Brinehunters!

We just applied a new hotfix to Abyssus to address some of the issues reported in the first week of Content Update 1.3 and to implement the Soul Wheel changes, the Lobby Codes feature, and the console QoL elements you requested.

We are still working on your feedback and will roll out further fixes as we investigate and address the issues you report.

Please keep in mind that in order to apply the fix, Abyssus must be closed and restarted. Moreover, you won’t be able to join sessions with players who haven't downloaded it yet.

New Feature:

• Lobby Codes: Players are now able to see their lobby's unique code, and share it with friends to play together cross-platform through the "Join with Room Code" button in the Session Browser.

Balance updates:

• All the slots in the Soul Wheel can now be filled (provided you have enough Soul Fragments to spend), and the three top abilities are no longer mutually exclusive

Bug Fixes:

• You can now scroll through the Lobby Browser menu while using a controller

• Fixed an instance in which attacks damaged all the players, even when only one player was hit

• Fixed an instance in which single-target attacks targeted all the players incorrectly

• Fixed a bug for which Raging Storm was not scaling with all separate windburst radius increments

• Fixed a bug for which the enemy line of sight was not working as intended 

• Fixed a chest clipping into the wall in the Submarine

• Fixed a bug for which Enduring Flames was not updating its duration properly 

• Fixed a crash occurring when too many lightning instances were triggered

• (PS5) Fixed a crash happening during enemies' spawn

• Fixed an issue in Backup Battery, causing a stack overflow crash

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Greetings Brinehunters, For the latest 1.3 update, we included a new playable area, new blessings, and an updated skill tree for the Soul Wheel. However, many of our players have not liked the changes to the skill tree. Our idea was to both expand the skill tree and also encourage players to specialize their characters by unlocking some, but not all, skill nodes. Our community, however, feels this is not a good change and has requested the ability to unlock the entire skill tree again. The purpose of our game is for it to be as fun as possible, so if our players tell us something isn't having its intended fun effect, we will of course listen! We are working on an update right now that will enable players to unlock all nodes in the skill tree again. All the new nodes in 1.3 are staying; you will simply need more soul fragments to unlock everything. Please keep in mind, however, it might take some time to QA test this before we can deploy the change on all platforms. We just wanted to make a quick announcement to let everyone know that we hear you and are working on it! Thank you for all your feedback, Brinehunters. We’ll keep refining Abyssus according to it, and we are always listening to your voice on the Forums, on Discord, and on our Social media, so keep it coming! - The DoubleMoose Team

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It’s been a little over a month since we announced our update date, and the day is finally here! Brinehunters rejoice as we bring you more free content - as promised - alongside another optional, cosmetic-only supporter’s pack!

Whether Brinehunters have been getting in touch on socials or Discord (or sending a telegram - you know who you are) we’ve been listening. Update 1.3 brings the content that our Brinehunters have been asking for, and we’re live now with:

• A new playable area - full of custom-built Brinepunk machinery and dripping with new challenges for veteran Brinehunters

• Full cross-platform multiplayer - with our console launch, we’re expanding the pool of Brine-hunting comrades you can dive in with

• An updated skill tree and new blessings - with more options for you to level up your approach and blast through the Abyss

• A new God and fresh enemies - giving you more variety and mixing up the challenges you’ll face along the way

• Not just one, but TWO new sea shanties - providing the perfect musical accompaniment as you make your way into the darkest depths

As ever, all update content is free for our loyal Brinehunters! We’ve been busy since Abyssus released in August, and with your support, our free updates now mean that Abyssus now has over 70 hand-crafted levels, 9 different weapons (customizable with 54 weapon mods), over 140 Ancient Forge mods, 36 different enemies and 12 bosses, and over 250 Charms and Blessings to craft the perfect build!

The Brinerot Supporters Pack is Also Available Now!

We pledged to you that updates would be free, and we’re sticking to it. But if you’re the kind of Brinehunter who wants to support further, we also have our usual optional and cosmetic-only supporters’ pack ready to go.

The Brinerot pack is here for all of you who want to sport that trendy “Rotten to the Core” look on the abyssal catwalk this season. Grabbing the Brinerot pack will deliver a new helmet and armor, a new emote, and a new frame, too.

Dive in now with 1.3

We can’t wait for our Brinehunters to delve into the Abyss again with our 1.3 update. As ever, your feedback is critical to how Abyssus expands, and we want to send another huge thank you to all Brinehunters who have been providing your thoughts since we released last year (and some of you even before).

Dive in, enjoy the new cross-platform multiplayer, and please do join us on Discord where you can give us that all-important feedback and - of course - bring home the Brine! Now let’s get moving, singing as we go, Brinehunters!

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Get ready, Brinehunters. The pressure is rising! Abyssus is diving into Steam Ocean Fest. From May 18-25, Ocean Fest celebrates those briny adventures set on, in, and under the vast unknown of the ocean waves. To do our part, we’re dropping a brine-soaked 35% discount for Abyssus, and 10% for all DLCs as well.

From the salt-crusted rocks above, way down into the depths, Steam Ocean Fest is all about oceanic adventures, and where better to celebrate than down in the darkened depths of Abyssus.

Down deep in the ruins of the Abyss, ancient machinery groans. Rusted metal, lost civilizations, and impossible horrors wait for you far beneath the reach of the sunlight. As you dive into the depths of Abyssus, whether alone or as a co-op adventure, you’ll find a fast-paced first-person shooter adventure ripe and ready for plunder!

Join us May 18-25 and get ready to bring back the Brine… or don’t come back at all.

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Are you ready for the next descent, Brinehunters?

We’re excited to announce that you salty scallywags can dive into Patch 1.3 in a few short weeks, on June 25! This new update is bringing a new wave of content to Abyssus and as promised, new content is FREE for all Brinehunters, with our usual add-on with the cosmetic-only Brinerot supporter pack.

On June 25, the free 1.3 update introduces just what our Brinehunters have been asking for - new playable areas, new enemies, new bosses, new blessings, updated and streamlined matchmaking. And like we’re not giving you enough, to go with our console release, update 1.3 also adds full cross-platform multiplayer!

It’s a sea dog’s dream, but we’re not done yet. We’re also adding new skills to the skill tree, and (because you’ve been bringing back the Brine, lately) even new Sea Shanties!

Our new playable area is a mechanic’s dream! Packed with brinepunk machinery and positively dripping with new challenges for Brinehunters who’ve already discovered the rest of our abyssal ruins!

In addition, we have our usual supporters’ DLC - the Brinerot Pack. We’re sticking with our promise to our faithful Brinehunters, and our content-heavy DLC remains free for all users. However, if you want to bring back more than just Brine, and support our team, the Brinerot pack offers cosmetic-only add-ons, with a new helmet and armor, a new emote and a new frame, too.

1.3 is our biggest update yet, and it’s been pushed along by our incredible Brinehunters! A huge thank you to all who have dived into the ruined corridors of the Abyss, whether solo or multiplayer. We told you to come back with brine, and you’ve gone above and beyond, which means next time we send you down, we work you harder!

Get ready for the 1.3 update, new PHYSICAL EDITIONS and full cross-platform multiplayer, heading to the depths of the Abyss on June 25. So, to while away the weeks until then - sharpen your harpoons (sharpoons?), warm up your vocal cords and get back down into the Abyss. Just because it’s free doesn’t mean you don’t owe us Brine!

Maybe you could pay us with a song, instead? We want to see your multiplayer iterations of our new sea shanties, and we’re not going to wait long. Then one day, when the journey is done, we’ll take our Brine and go towards new adventures!

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Brinehunter friends,

We would like to share with you some news about our upcoming free update. One of the most requested new types of content has been playable areas with new enemies and bosses, so we are happy to announce that it’s exactly what is coming this summer in 1.3!

The new playable area will be all about massive, brinepunk machinery. It is very art-heavy, keeping our artists quite busy.

But we also wanted our programmers to improve other parts of the game: one code-heavy feature we are working on is porting the game to Xbox and PlayStation 5 with full cross-platform multiplayer. This means you’ll be able to group up with PC & console players alike, which will lead to a lot more open lobbies available to jump straight into the action.

Here is a rundown of all the new content coming to Abyssus in patch 1.3:

• A new playable area!

• Full of new enemies, of course. Hulking, reanimated humanoid brine-monsters.

• With a new elite encounter…

• …And a new boss encounter!

• Also, a new God. The Brine God, with 15 new blessings, joins the fray!

• And we’re adding 5 new blessings for each existing God.

• We also revamped the skill tree, with new skills to pick.

• On top of that, a streamlined matchmaking system & quickplay option

• Xbox and PlayStation versions with full cross-platform multiplayer

• And last, but certainly not least, new sea shanties!

This will be our biggest update yet! No precise date for the patch has been set so far, because there’s a lot of QA involved in making the new playable area run as smoothly as possible, but we will let you know as soon as we can. 

And as always, patch 1.3 will be completely free. It will also contain a lot of goo, that is, brine gone bad. Therefore, we’ll accompany the content patch with a new cosmetic DLC called Brinerot Pack for those who want to support our work and look snazzy even while knee-deep in goo.

We hope you’ll enjoy the goo as much as you’ll enjoy shooting the horrendous brine-monsters wallowing in it!

- The DoubleMoose Team

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Lock and load - whether you’re here for Brine or to take on a cutthroat conglomerate, we’re calling all Mercs and Brinehunters for an explosive co-op bundle. Grab Abyssus and Rogue Point now with a Brine-worthy 10% off to complete the set!

Dive in the depths with Abyssus - with solo and co-op roguelite play through a unique Brinepunk setting. Unlock, upgrade, and evolve an astounding arsenal of nautically-inspired weapons and remember to come back with Brine - or don’t come back at all.

Rogue Point lands in Early Access today, delivering a four-player co-op shooter where teamwork means everything. From the creators of Black Mesa, jump into intense missions, complete evolving objectives, and unlock powerful upgrades. Plan, Adapt, and Overcome. Your squad’s survival depends on it.

Hurry up, squad! Jump in now and bring your crew… you’re going to need them.

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Greetings, Brinehunters!

We are sending a quick hotfix to the Abyss to correct a few bugs following our 1.2 update. Thank you for your unwavering support and precious feedback! They are invaluable in helping us make Abyssus better and better with every free update.

Patch note:

• Fixed an issue where Light Frame forge mod mutator for Shotgun not working for clients

• Fixed an issue where Reel it in challenge was not completable on Kri'su variants

• Fixed an issue where a Surge Fissure in sanctuary encounter room 4 was not collectable for clients.

• Fixed an issue where Engulfing Shadows did not have correct rank scaling.

• Fixed an issue with Night god on the ability trigger where it was showing proc chance in upgrade screen.

• Fixed an issue where Gold Rush's reload speed was being included in the upgrade screen by mistake.

• Fixed an issue with Critical Cylinder forge mod where it triggered from non-weapon weakspots

• Fixed an issue with Accelerating Bullets where it was triggering from non-weapon weakspots

• Fixed an issue Tesla Gun Charge Beam triggering from non-primary fire projectiles

• Fixed an issue where immediately sharing a Charm from Wishing Well caused it to stop it from working

• Fixed an issue where Looting blessings from altar should no longer destroy blessings from chests

• Fixed an issue where a blocking collision around the exit of the final boss no longer blocks players from being able to jump.

• Fixed an issue where Submerged Sorrows was not reapplying correctly on reconnect

• Fixed an issue where the "Challenger Aapproaching" challenge not working as intended in multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where the Shortbow forge mod was sometimes not auto-charging when swapping swiftly between primary and secondary fire

• Fixed an issue with micro-stutters happening once per second.

• Fixed an issue where some Challenge icons were incorrect.

• Fixed an issue where Tentacles and Turret were not able to correctly target enemies that were flying.

• Fixed 5 instance crashes.

We can't wait to see you with our next 1.3 update. In the meantime, come share our excitement on the official Abyssus Discord!

— The DoubleMoose Team

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Greetings Brinehunters!

Today, our expedition reaches a new milestone! Patch 1.2 is out, bringing a new weapon, a new skill, new boss patterns, new challenges and cosmetic rewards, and an avalanche of balance improvements, bug fixes, and QOL updates. Take a look at the official Feature Trailer for a taste of what's waiting for you under the depths.

Patch 1.2 is but a step on our triumphal march to conquer the Abyss: soon we will disclose more information about the upcoming patch 1.3, which will be the biggest one yet. But without further ado, let's take a look at the brinefrosted bounty you'll get in this patch - for free, as always:

NEW WEAPON - HARPOON GUN

The favorite weapon of the Northern Reaches' hunters, now powered by brine. Trading fire rate for uncanny precision, each harpoon shot through primary fire will increase your combo point gauge, allowing you to unleash a secondary shot that will grow in power according to the amount of combo points spent. The perfect weapon for the Brinehunters who want a gun that packs a punch at any range, without sacrificing crowd control capabilities.

NEW SKILL - SMITING SPEAR

Imbued with the energies of the Surge, the Smiting Spear is a pointed stick that sticks to the point: it will attach to whatever it is thrown against, be it an enemy or the environment, and deal continuous damage around itself. Ideal for zone denial, disrupting large crowds of enemies, and giving To'raka some of his own medicine. 

NEW BOSS PATTERNS

Forget your muscle memory and challenge the new incarnations of the Golemancer, Kri'Su, and Un'glu - now empowered by the powers of the Surge! Test your skills against their all-new attacks and unexpected abilities. There is no comfort zone in the depths below...

NEW COSMETICS AND CHALLENGES

New content means new challenges, and with new challenges come new rewards! Face the danger of the depths with the brand-new gear implemented in 1.2, and you’ll be able to unlock warm clothes and festive cheer for the frozen season. And if frozen is precisely what you’re looking for, you can support us by buying the new Brinefrost DLC! As usual, this is a cosmetic-only pack; made to support our work on the following content patches, which will bring even more free game content!

…MORE FREE GAME CONTENT?

Yes! We are already hard at work on patch 1.3, the biggest one yet, which will bring even more content to Abyssus, including a whole new area and its deadly inhabitants. Stay tuned on the Official Abyssus Discord for the latest news and to let us know your feedback on patch 1.2!

Your support is incredibly appreciated and helps us make Abyssus better with each patch. Speaking of which, you can check below the full...

1.2 PATCH NOTES

FEATURES

Harpoon Gun

• A new weapon that can be unlocked.

• Complete New Challenges for additional mods.

• New mods for the harpoon gun in the Ancient Forge.

Smiting Spear

• A new ability that can be unlocked.

• New mods in the Ancient Forge.

• New challenge to unlock extra mods in the Ancient forge for the Harpoon

Boss Variants

• New versions of bosses with completely revamped attacks.

Cinematics

• Added a cinematics skip system.

Damage Breakdown

• Added damage breakdown for the end-of-run screen.

Damage Numbers

• Numbers now truncate and add symbols when reaching above 10,000 damage.

Shaders

• Added "Preparing Shaders" step to boot sequence.

Logbook

• Expeditions in the logbook now include other player data.

Encounter Teleport

• Added a feature to teleport to active encounters in multiplayer.

Lore

• Added additional Journals.

Melee

• Blessing Upgrades, Healing Syringes, and Keys are now melee-able for Gold.

Emotes

• Added keybinds for using specific emotes.

CHANGES

SFX

• Tweaked SFX and music balancing.

VFX

• Improved performance of several VFX.

Surge Fissures

• Already collected Surge Fissures now remain visible, but with a different look in the level.

Shotgun

• Increased the damage of Automatic Action and Automatic Trigger.

• Increased the maximum fire rate of Light Frame.

• Decreased the spread of Sawed-off Barrel.

• Unload now scales with fire rate.

Engine Rifle

• Heat now decreases twice as fast when not Overheated.

• Burst Cooling now lasts for 5 seconds instead of 2.

• Greased Barrel now increases the damage further.

• Heat Converter now increases damage by up to 100%.

• Large Capacity now doubles the magazine and overheat threshold.

• Prolonged Revving now decreases heat faster.

Disc Thrower

• Inferno Discs: Increased the proc rate and decreased the cooldown.

• Electron Conductors: Increased the proc rate and decreased the cooldown.

Frag Grenade

• Updated the grenade-throwing animation.

Melee

• Reworked the Melee attack to target better and destroy the item you are looking at.

Room Objectives

• Increased the size of the chargeable area around Charge Plates.

Gold

• Increased visibility of Gold coins dropped by pots and enemies.

Highpriest Un'glu

• Decreased Necromancer spawns from 2 to 1.

• Necromancers spawned by Un'glu no longer require executing with the Executioner difficulty active.

• Surge Zones no longer have a minimum size with difficulties, but the decrease in radius is slower.

General Kri'su

• Primal Bombers now only spawn during Intermissions.

• Increased the interval between Tsunami waves and made them travel a shorter distance to make it easier to jump back onto the arena during the attack.

Enemies

• Decreased the health of regular enemies on Depth 13.

• You can now see the names of bosses when encountering them.

• Updated armor bar visuals.

Primal Grenadier

• Decreased the frequency with which the enemy can throw several grenades.

Health

• Increased the max health cap of enemies and bosses when deep into Bottomless Chasm.

Merchant

• Merchant doors are no longer locked unless the 'Greedy Merchants' difficulty is selected.

Sanctuary

• Added breakable pots to Sanctuary.

• Fixed an issue where some rooms could clip into others.

• Made the Brine Field unlockable in additional locations.

Areas

• Added new loading screens to all areas.

• You can now see the names of areas when you enter them.

Charms

• You can now hold interact to share charms outside of the inventory.

• Decreased the chance of finding Rare and Legendary Charms, but further raised the chance after equipping Finer Charms in the Soul Wheel.

• Power From Pain now has a soft cap.

• Overkill now has a multiplier on the overkill damage.

• Revenant now increases damage by 60% instead of 30%.

• Bandage now has an increased chance to trigger.

• Perfectionist is now active while above 80% Health instead of at full health.

• Piercing Rounds now increases the pierce damage by 100%.

• Violent Commitment now shows how much damage has increased.

• Healthy Commitment now shows how much health has increased.

Defender Aspect

• Gold Drain and Submerged Sorrows in the Deep Water Tank no longer decrease Gold or Max Health while Barrier is active.

Lightning Aspect

• Status effects spread by Malignant Arc are no longer incorrectly attributed to the player with Malignant Arc.

Fire Aspect

• Spreading Flames now deals increased damage after spreading when upgraded.

Frost Aspect

• Frost Blessings now have a minimum damage cap when dealing damage based on the enemies' health.

• Decreased the number of Ice Shards that enemies send out on death with Frozen Shards.

Blood Aspect

• Added a soft cap to 'Branding Blood'.

• Made the duration upgradeable on "Red-Blooded".

Ocean Aspect

• Ocean Passive no longer has a hard cap on the maximum damage it can provide.

• Increased the lifetime of the Tentacles from 10 to 15 seconds.

• Acid now scales with the damage of the Tentacles.

• Increased the base damage and damage scaling.

• Increased the chance to spawn Tentacles with unupgraded Primary/Secondary.

• Objects no longer collide with the environment.

• All Ocean objects now deal damage and scale with the trigger's on-hit damage.

• Increased the duration of the Vitamins buff.

• Increased the range of the check that counts how many Allies there are.

• Increased the duration of the Acid status effect

• Increased the chance to throw several objects with the Minor and Major Blessings.

• Minor Blessing now only throws 4 objects.

• Tentacle lifetime now increases with Team Tentacles.

Fortune Aspect

• Increased the amount of Gold required at higher ranks of Pot of Gold.

Wishing Well

• Wishing Wells can no longer give out multiple copies of the same item.

• Increased the chance of gaining a reward from 50% to 60%.

• Added Blessing Upgrades and Charms to the loot pool.

Challenges

• Quadruple Kill is now a Triple Kill challenge.

• Battery now only requires 100 hits.

• Eco Warfare now only requires 10 kills.

• Deadline now only requires 3 kills.

• Boom! now only requires 3 kills.

• Shot, Chaser! now only requires 3 kills.

• Electrifying now only requires 6 enemies.

• Bottomless Quiver now only requires 20 hits.

• Sharpshooter now only requires 500 damage.

• High Noon now only requires 5 kills.

BUG FIXES

Forge Mods

• Fixed Domino only dealing damage when you kill an enemy with the Grenade.

• Fixed Pressure Arrow not applying blessings from Primary/Secondary Fire correctly.

• Fixed Plasma Launcher mod 'Bouncy Core' not incrementally applying its effect.

• Fast Trigger now properly resets the damage when the time between Brine Revolver shots is too long.

Blessing Passives

• Fixed an issue where certain Blessing Passives scaled with the wrong value, causing them to scale either faster or slower than intended.

Fortune Aspect

• Fixed Gold Skin damage reduction carrying over after a run.

• Fixed Primary Goldburst decreasing in chance at rank 4 (caused by rank 3 being set too high).

• Ability Goldburst now increases ability damage

Blood Aspect

• Baneful Blood’s effect is no longer active without equipping that Blessing.

• Blood Major now counts as Blood damage.

• Fixed Blood Passive 5 not having a minimum range required, resulting in max multiplier being bordeline impossible.

• Branding Blood no longer increases the Max Health gained from Runes of Vitality.

Lightning Aspect

• Fixed Explosive Static Blessing upgrades not actually increasing the chance to proc.

• Fixed Lightning Passive not resetting crit chance between runs.

• Fixed some damage calculation on Loaded Bounce.

Frost Aspect

• Fixed Quick Freeze blessing not freezing enemies faster.

• Fixed Frozen Shards dealing more damage than specified current HP%

• Filling the bar now deals current health instead of max health.

• Gliding Glacier now deals a percentage of current hp in damage instead of max hp.

Ocean Aspect

• Fixed higher ranks of Vitamins not working as intended.

• Fixed Ocean Aspect visual of current amount of Tentacles spawned capping at 20, when more are possible.

Spirit Aspect

• Fixed Exploitative Spirits doubling the damage when combined with the Fire Aspect.

• Fixed status effect dot damage counting as spirit damage, causing all sorts of triggers to proc each time it ticks

• Barraging Spirits damage now appears in the upgrade screen

Fire Aspect

• Fixed an issue where the Fire Passive provided a 20% increase ein ffectiveness instead of 10%

Defender Aspect

• Added a cap to the player's incoming damage multiplier to prevent them from becoming invulnerable by stacking defensive blessings.

• Fixed Barrier damage SFX not playing when taking barrier damage.

• Passive now correctly increases the player's defense.

Night Aspect

• Fixed Night Aspect Minor and Major passives dealing damage to incorrect targets.

• Minor Blessing now counts as Night damage.

• Fixed Enveloping Shadows not increasing Shadow Effectiveness percentage properly.

• Exposing Shadows now takes effect immediately instead of 1 attack after applying Shadow to the target.

• Fixed Engulfing Shadow not triggering from Hypothermia.

• Triggers no longer roll proc chance to prevent weapons and abilities with a lower proc chance modifier than 1.0 to not apply Breach.

Crash

• Fixed several crash issues.

Merchant

• Fixed players sometimes getting two Blessings when buying one.

Charms

• Fixed Phoenix Feather not proccing if hit exceeds max health.

• Fixed Gold Lure not removing its effect after dropping the charm.

• Fixed charm 'Durable' never recalculating its health increase, resulting in it getting stuck at the level your health is at when you picked it up

• Fixed charm 'Healthy Commitment' recursively applying its effect.

Room Objectives

• Fixed a softlock that could happen in Room Objectives when killing enemies extremely fast.

• Carry the Skull objective now shows the pickupable skulls on the radar.

Reconnect

• Fixed players not clearing their mutators when returning to lobby after a failed run, caused by clients reconnecting to the same session while the host waits in lobby.

Soul Wheel

• Fixed Upgraded Inventions not working on most abilities.

• Fixed Second Wind not proccing if hit exceeds max health.

• Fixed Execution is stopping you from being able to complete the Unbeatable challenge while equipped.

• Allow unassigning points in lower tiers without having to empty higher tiers.

Bosses

• Fixed an issue where you could skip boss phases through massive hits.

• Fixed instances of bosses showing the wrong enemy name in the player’s death screen.

Golemancer

• Golemancer no longer rotates during its leap slam attack.

Highpriest Un'glu

• The armor Un’glu gains from players failing to complete a tower now correctly scales with the boss' health.

• Fixed loot sometimes being unreachable when landing under the crystal that leads to the next area.

• Regular enemies are now killed as intended at the start of intermissions.

• Fixed Un'glu spawning the "teleport crystal" mid phase.

Brine Revolver

• Fixed Sharpshooter and Charge Scope only taking base Revolver damage into account.

Turret

• Fixed setup where player was able to cheese encounters by spawning turrets just before pressing the unstuck button.

• Fixed a few cases where clients applied rate-of-fire changes twice, causing desynced animations/FX.

Deep Water Tank

• Fixed difficulties not applying ranks correctly in other languages.

• Fixed Choice B at Corrupted Depths giving Choice A rewards.

• Fixed getting Merchant as a reward from Corrupted Depths despite enemies getting Choice A modifiers.

• Fixed Corrupted Depths giving a different reward category than the ones you can choose from.

• Fix for Merchants from Corrupted Depths not spawning after the Sanctuary Elite.

• Fixed Bottomless Chasm giving a corrupted depth node without letting you choose.

• Deducting points from various difficulties will now refresh their effect, instead of getting stuck at the capped effect unless fully unspecced.

• Frenzied enemy mutator will no longer stack on same enemy.

• Fixed Spiked Charms not working on clients.

• Blessings will now proc on enemies that don’t have any health left with Executioner difficulty selected.

• Fixed passive damage and health modifiers not applying unless the Deep Water Tank has been opened.

Wishing Well

• Fixed loot altars not being interactable when having all Blessings upgraded but not maxed.

Cosmetics

• Fixed playing voice preview for other players when interacting with the wardrobe.

Player

• Fixed softlock caused by being able to focus the chatbox whilst the HUD is collapsed.

Enemies

• Fix to prevent enemies from getting stuck in terrain.

Elite Berserker

• Decreased the step-up height to prevent him from being able to walk up on the railings.

• Changed priority and range required for some Gardens Elite attacks to prevent it from spamming the same attacks over and over again.

Primal Bruiser

• Fixed Primal Bruiser being able to hook players just after dying.

Void Elites

• Fixed Primal Chieftain's attack 'Water Sprout' sometimes being invisible.

Trueborn Champion

• Fixed the Armor value not being equal to the Health value.

Well then, Brinehunters. What are you waiting for? Sharpen those harpoons and dive in the Abyss again!

- The DoubleMoose Team

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You heard it here first, Brinehunters, we’re giving you some time off (ish). Your hard work in the Abyss has been noted, and we’re calling off all MULTIPLAYER dives for a few hours from around 10:00 AM (CET) on January 12th!

As we work to deploy v1.2 of the Abyss, we’re arming you Brinehunters with some back-end tweaks to make your multiplayer dives faster, more responsive, and just better overall. This does mean that multi-party exploration of the Abyss will NOT be available for a few hours.

Two points to note, Brinehunters!

• Single-party dives will remain operational! You can still dive head-first into the Abyss on your own, and make sure you keep bringing back that Brine with all single-player functionality.

• We will let you know when multiplayer is operational once more - the best place to be notified is by joining the Official Abyssus Discord.

Of course, once 1.2 hits and with these multiplayer tweaks, we expect all Brinehunters to be more efficient, so if you are attempting to bribe Jonas or Pixel with Brine in the Discord, their rate has doubled tripled.

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Greetings from the depths, Brinehunters! We’re excited to let you know that the quest for Brine continues, with more coming in early 2026. On January 12th  you can get your salty hands on the new 1.2 patch, with all new content including:

• A brand new weapon

• A new skill

• New challenges

• New cosmetic rewards

A New Weapon - The Harpoon Gun!

For the Brinehunter who’s already unlocked everything (and for those still on your way) the Harpoon Gun provides another nautical edge to your brine-soaked adventure!

This pointed precision weapon bridges the gap between Brinehunters’ slower Combat Bow and the faster Brine Rifle - and enters the Abyss with eight upgrades available through the Ancient Forge!

Upgrades also help with more than just piercing power! Each Mod will stick harpoons to enemies (or the environment if you have enemy-piercing). To stop you having to keep track of enemies you’ve stuck with harpoons, we’ve also introduced the Combo System, just for our new Harpoon Gun.

Each harpoon has a way to increase your combo points - which will be used by the Harpoon Gun’s secondary fire to increase effects depending on how many points you have in the bank. More combo points, more explosive impact. Rack them up and then deal out the damage with a range of secondary fire options to choose from.

A New Skill - The Smiting Spear!

Alongside the pointed new Harpoon Gun we have an additional spiky skill for you with the all-new Smiting Spear. This Surge-powered spear deals continuous damage through a devastating aura, sticking to enemies and the environment alike.

Take the Smiting Spear with you to provide area control and wide-ranging group damage down in the Briny depths. Throw the spear into the environment or an enemy to do continuous damage wherever it lies!

In addition, shooting the spear once it’s stuck in place causes additional damage pulses - linked and scaling with explosive damage buffs like Mr. Boom! If you REALLY want to make an area inhospitable, you can have up to six active spears, all dealing ongoing damage to their immediate surroundings.

While it’s always good fun and good strategy to stick the Smiting Spear into the scenery, impaling an enemy also comes highly recommended! Enemies stuck by the spear will carry it with them, and should they fall while impaled, the Smiting Spear will stand where they fell, to carry on dealing damage.

New Challenges (And Cosmetic Rewards)

We’re also delivering new challenges for you in the Abyss - and in-game rewards for those who manage to defeat these during your time in the darkest depths. We don’t want to spoil the challenges or rewards too much, but you can find these yourselves in game.

New Boss Variations

After your first complete expedition, Brinehunters will find alternative variants of our old bosses available in the Abyss! Each boss variant comes with their own evolved moveset and elemental variations - as well as a new look - to keep Brinehunters on your toes!

Bug fixes, Balancing, and Quality of Life

A huge thank you to all of the Brinehunters who continue to dive into the Abyss and come to leave feedback in the Official Abyssus Discord! Your support is incredible (especially those of you who come back with Brine) and we’ve got a solid selection of bug fixes and tweaks in here.

Please continue to keep the feedback coming in our Discord, and we appreciate all of you!

A New Paid DLC Pack

As promised, and as always, we also have a cosmetic-only DLC where Brinehunters can provide additional support to the team! The Brinefrost Pack provides an ice-cold edge, with a new suit, helmet, frame and an interactable emote.

The Brinefrost DLC continues our pledge to deliver entirely optional-only DLC which won’t have a material impact on your journey in the depths of the Abyss!

So that’s our 1.2 update rounded up! We do note that there seems to be a LOT of Brine left in the Abyss, and you Brinehunters have still not managed to bring it all back! We hope that you have a great time with the new Harpoon Gun, Smiting Spear, challenges, boss variations and all the smaller tweaks in 1.2.

- The DoubleMoose Team

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Brinehunters! The time of the year has arrived for us all to sit down in front of the fire, crack open a can of brine-pickled herring, and discuss our nomination at the Steam Awards 2025! We’ve seen legions of bold, ironclad hunters drop into the diving bell in search of glory, riches, and brine, and we have seen so few of them return! And don’t get me started about that Deep Waters contraption, there. That is why it is our flawless belief that Abyssus is the perfect option to cast your vote for as Best Game You Suck At.

The team is hard at work on a new patch that will introduce even more ruthlessness to the experience, with new boss patterns you’ll have to learn from scratch, along with a new weapon and a new skill! More info on that coming very soon. In the meantime, let’s cast our vote, grease our gear, and get ready for the next depth! - The DoubleMoose Team

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Ho there, Brinehunters!

We wanted to let you know that we’ve got a hotfix plunging down towards the Abyss as we speak - bringing some needed balancing and bug fixes to the Abyssus 1.1 release. We once again thank you for your incredible support, and for all of the feedback you’ve been sending in.

We’ve four main elements for this hotfix, to help you navigate your way through the Briney depths:

• Fixed a crash related to Enemy navigation

• Added an “I’m Stuck” button to help you get out of places a Brinehunter should never have gotten into (though this won’t be available during Boss fights)

• Fixed a potential softlock where Brinehunters could encounter rooms which don’t recognise completion

• Fixed a bug where players’ maximum speed was capped incorrectly (it is now capped at 300% and not the previous 2,500%)

We continue to monitor gameplay closely and will continue to fine tune the darkest depths based on your feedback. Please do head down to the briney depths and let us know how these balances feel, and send a telegram with your thoughts via Discord or our social media spaces.

The quest for Brine and Glory continues!

Drop your thoughts on our Discord or community channels.

— The DoubleMoose Team

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Greetings, Brinehunters!

We're rolling out a quick hotfix following Update 1.1 to address a few bugs and implement some much-needed balance changes. Thank you for your feedback and continued support!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a Crash for enemy navigation

• Fixed inconsistent damage number display between the endgame overview and tab menu.

• Fixed an issue where difficulties were not applying ranks correctly in some languages

• Fixed an issue where boss health was unintentionally capped.

• Fixed an issue where the spiked charm did not deal damage correctly.

• Fixed an issue where gold skin was not removed correctly on expedition end.

• Fixed an issue where all charm rarities had the same price.

Balance Changes

Tesla Rifles Charge Orb

• On hit damage: Increased from 10% -> 20% of the initial hit,

• Max charge damage increased from 2 -> 2.2 times.

Brine Rifle

• Charge Scope max charged damage increased from 5 -> 5.5 times.

• Steady Scope damage increased from 150 -> 200

Plasma Launcher

• Flak Cannon damage increased from 80 -> 110.

Shotgun

• Semi-automatic damage per projectile from 35 -> 50. Slight increase to minimum spread, but reduction to max spread.

• Full Automatic Damage increased from 25 -> 35

• Superheavy Slug damage increased from 50 -> 65

We're monitoring gameplay closely and will continue to fine-tune based on your feedback. Keep those runs going and let us know how these changes feel!

Drop your thoughts on our Discord or community channels.

— The DoubleMoose Team

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Greetings, Brinehunters! This patch brings new gameplay modes, quality-of-life improvements, and a long list of bug fixes and balance changes, all completely free for all players.

Watch the trailer here :

We believe in fair content access. That’s why this patch and every future gameplay update in Abyssus will always be free, forever.

We also dropped a brand-new cosmetic pack to support ongoing development. See details below 

New Features

• New modes for the expeditions are available:

  • Infinite mode lets you continue looping before facing the final boss.

  • Random order mode introduces a new challenge where areas appear in a random order.

These can be accessed after completing a full run, and are found in the Deep Water Tank.

• Added 4 new challenges and cosmetics relating to the new modes.

General Changes

• Added and improved Animation, VFX and SFX in many areas of the game.

• Added and improved general danger indicators in the game.

• Rerolling Blessings of the Ancient Forge now costs more per reroll, capping the cost at 4 Soul Fragments.

• Optimized usage of pre-load tables to decrease stutter during gameplay.

• Added a better overview of the player's equipment in the expedition end screen.

• More Blessings can now be upgraded with the addition of infinite mode.

• Blessings can now be upgraded to +10 rather than only once.

• Increased readability of the multiplayer frames.

• Added a setting to swap crosshair color.

• Only 30 Brine Canisters are now needed to access the Infinite difficulty scaling, meaning that you can leave out some of the difficulties you donʼt like while still accessing infinite scaling.

• Updated various descriptions.

• Changed balance of defender god to prevent players becoming invincible.

Enemy balance:

Gardens Elite: Elite Berserker

• Shockwave travels slower and has increased visibility.

• Added line ground indicators when aiming charge attack towards players.

Sanctuary Elite: Elite Catalyst

• Increased rotation speed & time between shooting ranged attacks.

• Re-worked the spinning beam attack to be easier to jump over and adjusted its timings.

Sanctuary Boss: Highpriest Unʼglu

• Decreased the health of Un'glu Necromancers.

• Decreased the speed at which Un'Glu's Surge Zones grow with Abyssal Leviathan.

• During Un'glu boss fight with Abyssal Leviathans enabled, surge zones now scale down to a minimum value rather than remove themselves when destroyed.

• During the Un'glu boss fight with Abyssal Leviathans enabled, surge zones now scale down slower after being destroyed.

• Fixed issue with Un'glu growing surge crystal health scaling

Abilities and Weapons

Anchor

• Decreased the Blessing proc chance of the ‘Brine’ Anchor mod.

• Reduced duration and tick rate of brine upgrade, increased damage & slow amount to compensate.

• Decreased 'Bulwark' invincibility duration from 1 second to 0.4 seconds.

Grenade

• Decreased duration & tick rate of shrapnel & gas grenade upgrades, increased damage per tick to offset.

Difficulty Modifiers

• Decreased the slowing effect and duration of Lethargic.

Bugfixes

• Fixed various crashes.

• Fixed an issue where saves could get corrupted and crash the game on pressing play.

• Fixed collision issues in several levels to avoid the player getting stuck in the environment.

• Fixed an issue where some chests were stuck within walls.

• Fixed issue where cosmetics were not properly applied when joining or rejoining multiplayer games.

• Fixed an issue where several challenges might not complete for players who are not the host.

• Rerolling Blessing Altar should no longer present Blessing categories with all slots filled.

• Fixed already capped Blessing categories from appearing as a choice when there was only one uncapped category left.

• Fixed an issue where gaining Barrier after death stopped the gauge from increasing.

• Fixed an issue where the Defender God could stop working for the current expedition.

• Fixed Blood Godʼs Red-blooded Blessing not showing its rank values in the upgrade screen.

• Fixed Blood Godʼs Branding Blood Blessing not upgrading correctly.

• Fixed Night Godʼs Exponential Shadow not applying its effect properly.

• Fixed Night Godʼs Returning Shadow not applying its effect properly.

• Fixed an issue where Tentacles on the final boss could cause instant death.

• Fixed an issue where Midas Touch did not trigger when one-shotting enemies.

• Fixed several instances of enemies being able to stand out of bounds.

• Fixed an issue where unintended environments could be loaded in the final boss fight.

• Adjusted level bounds and collisions in all areas to mitigate enemies leaving the bounds of the level.

• Fixed an issue where Room Objectives didnʼt clean up properly on expedition completion.

• Fixed an issue where Pylons could soft-lock the expedition by being destroyed outside of encounters.

• Fixed visual issues (location/size) for clients when using Quality over Quantity.

• Fixed an issue where waves around the boss of the Gardens could cause instant death.

• Fixed an issue where the crystal charge attack of the Sanctuary Boss was not targetable by some mechanics.

• Fixed Sanctuary Elite being able to spawn beams without successfully starting its internal attack cooldown.

• The health of the arms of the Sanctuary Elite now properly maintains its intended max health.

• Fixed certain bones on the Sanctuary Elite not counting as weak spot hits on the hands.

• Fixed an issue where some weapons couldnʼt properly hit the Sanctuary Elite.

• Fixed Trueborn Necromancer laser not updating for clients.

• Fixed Trueborn Necromancer summon animation not showing for clients on subsequent summons.

• Fixed Primal Bruiserʼs hook collision being offset from the aim indicator; the enemy now clears the rotation target when throwing the hook.

• Fixed Primal Bruiser getting stuck in its hook throw position.

• Updated Loot Golem skeletal mesh to prevent stretching on death.

• Fixed an issue where players who were too far away from killed enemies wouldnʼt get gold.

• Fixed an issue where Syringe charges could be restored after reconnecting.

• Sacrifice Altar should now properly update its interaction cost widget on reconnect.

• Fixed some of the Royal Abyss boss visuals not applying correctly when switching from phase 2 to 3.

• Fixed Royal Abyss Chieftain doing damage to the player outside the encounter.

• Fixed Royal Abyss Chieftain Combat music not starting properly in multiplayer.

• Fixed an issue where the Waterwall attack of the Royal Abyss Chieftain could be invisible.

• Fixed Royal Abyss portals not always showing properly.

• Fixed walking enemies getting stuck in odd locations, which could result in softlocks.

• Fixed Charms and other pickupables appearing for a split second before being assigned the proper values.

• Fixed various visual issues on suit meshes.

• Fixed an issue where certain combat encounters could be bypassed.

• Fixed Plasma Launcher mod ‘Repeating Blasts' applying its effect to all explosions.

• Fixed Plasma Launcher mod 'Molotov Fuel' not unequipping correctly when unequipped.

• Fixed the Turret sound being played twice.

• Fixed the Turret mod 'Unstable Cores' not working properly on clients.

• Fixed the Turret mod 'Ammo Transfer' not working properly on clients.

• Fixed Return Arrow mod playing muzzle flashes & camera shakes twice when firing.

• Fixed an issue where the Smart Arrow mod did not have a consistent speed while bouncing.

• Fixed an issue where Superheavy Slug did not have an ammo cost.

• Disc Thrower discs can no longer stop spinning during the idle animation.

• Fixed Corrupted Depths votes not clearing on run end, causing the Corrupted Depths menu to appear in unintended places.

• Fix for Spiked Charms not working after rejoin.

• Fixed camera-related issues when using emotes.

• Fixed several mods, Charms, and Blessings not unequipping correctly when unequipped.

• Fixed instances where the subtitles did not match the spoken line.

• Fixed player audio being audible during the end-of-game throne cutscene.

• Fixed clients not seeing the correct Blessing rank of other players in the tab menu.

• Fixed Tidal Pressure flickering between 20/30 for clients in Objective tracker UI.

• Fixed the Blessing upgrade element widget replaying the select animation when pressing multiple times.

• Fixed session browser entry having a skull icon instead of a lock icon for password-protected sessions.

• Fixed gamepad navigation always jumping mid third row in challenge logbook and various other issues.

• Fix for getting stuck in the loading screen when returning to the lobby after alt-tabbing right as the previous loading screen ends.

• Fixed lootable actors spawned from the skill tree sometimes spawning more than once in subsequent runs.

• Fixed incorrect loot behaviors when using reroll in Forge Altar.

• Fixed issue causing wardrobe-opening animation to trigger for host every time client opened wardrobe.

• Fixed Charm 'Power from Pain' not applying its effect properly on clients.

• Fixed an issue where triggers would not happen on enemies with the execution modifier active.

• Fixed an issue where Gliding Glacier dealt incorrect damages.

• Fixed an issue where god passives scaled incorrectly or showed wrong values.

• Fixed an issue where Engulfing Shadows would not work together with Hypothermia.

• Fixed an issue where Exposing Shadows did not take effect immediately.

Support the Dive – Brineguard Pack Available Now

Looking sharp never hurt anyone (except the enemies you crush).

Become a legend of the deep and show your unwavering commitment to your mission with the new Brineguard Cosmetic Pack!

Helmet: Juggernaut: Your vision is focused on one thing only: your prey. Everything else is accessory.

Suit: Juggernaut: Inspired by global warfare and ancient armor, this body armor will crush everything in your way. Unstoppable, destructive, merciless. A true Juggernaut.

Emote: Company Loyalty: Mark your path. Claim your conquests. Allow your companions to salute. Everyone pays their respects to the Flag.

Frame: Brineguard: Take the ship's wheel and head for the abyss! The sunken world has not yet revealed all its secrets, and you have brine to collect.

All of that for $3.99 - 3.99€ (Price may change depending on your region)

These cosmetics are entirely optional and exist to support the ongoing development of the game. No gameplay advantage. Ever.

We’re building Abyssus together  and we’re just getting started. Update 1.1 is the beginning of a much deeper journey... with more on the way.

Drop us your thoughts on the new modes, the balance tweaks, or your wildest Infinite Mode runs! - The DoubleMoose Team

Greetings, Brinehunters!

We’ve recently been informed of an upcoming change from Epic Online Services (EOS), the platform that powers our online features. Starting October 1, 2025, some Windows players using older EOS versions (including the one currently used by Abyssus) may experience connection issues.

What does this mean for you?

• If your Windows system is fully updated, you should be fine.

• If you encounter errors, you can fix them by either:

• Installing the latest Windows Updates (recommended).

• Manually installing the new security certificate (see below for the full runthrough).

We’re already working on updating Abyssus to the latest EOS SDK. This will ensure long-term stability and prevent these issues altogether.

Manual Certificate Installation (Windows)

If you experience connection issues after October 1, 2025 and updating Windows doesn’t solve it, you can manually install the required security certificate by following these steps:

Greetings, Brinehunters! A new hotfix has been deployed to address some issues you reported in your launch feedback. Here's what it fixes:

• The "Agnostic" challenge should now complete correctly

• The "Monarch" challenge should now complete correctly

• The waves on the Second Herald should now despawn as intended when the boss is defeated

And that's it (for now)!We're still working hard on the game to refine what's currently live and to prepare the new content drops, and we want to thank you for the feedback you keep sending our way. We're making Abyssus better for you, and thanks to you . -The DoubleMoose Team

Greetings, Brinehunters! Thank you for being with us during the launch of Abyssus. We’re very happy to see so many of you enjoying the game! 

We want to reiterate our post-launch plans: We have a lot of post-launch content planned, and all of it will be free.

We will never sell new content such as new weapons, abilities, game modes, etc. The only DLCs that will be paid for are supporter packs that add cosmetics and emotes. People can buy these if they want to support us as a studio, but it will never be required to get the latest, coolest stuff we’ve added to the game. 

Here’s a brief preview of the updates we’re working on:

• Infinite Mode: lets you continue playing indefinitely until you feel ready to face the final boss, with enemies infinitely scaling. We are excited to see who can make the most broken build and reach the furthest depths!

• Random Order Mode: keeps things fresh by switching up the areas so they’re not always in the same order. If you play with Random Order Mode on, you might start in Area 3, then go to Area 1, and so on. It will take some balance work to get it right, but we think this will be appreciated by those who play the game the most.

• Alternative boss patterns: new movesets for the bosses, so you never really know which ones you’ll get in your next expedition.

Of course, we’ll also be adding new weapons, weapon mods, abilities, and some more secret stuff we want to keep as a surprise. 

After the 1.1 and 1.2 patches, we will take a step back, listen to community feedback, and figure out what our next updates should be.

We don’t want to reveal everything right now, but we want our players to know that we intend to keep updating Abyssus according to your feedback and to what we think will make the best game in the long run. We love this game, and we love working on it. So, if you have any suggestions, feedback, or ideas, please leave a comment below!

We also just released a new hotfix. Read more here : - The DoubleMoose Team

Post-Launch Roadmap Fixes Immediate post-launch bug fixes Balance work Addressing Launch Feedback Update 1.1 Infinite Mode Random Order Mode More cosmetic rewards! Hotfix To be determined according to post 1-1feedback Update 1.2 New Weapon with a new set of weapon mods and Ancient Forge upgrades New Ability with a new set of Ancient Forge upgrades Alternative Boss Patterns And a little surprise we’re cooking… Hotfix

 To be determined according to post 1-2 feedback

Update 1.3

New Area New God

Updated Progression

And more !

Pic of the Roadmap for context:

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 Greetings, Brinehunters! We just applied a new hotfix to Abyssus, intended to solve some of the issues reported since the launch of the game. We are still working on your feedback, and we will roll out further fixes as we investigate and take action on the different issues you report. Please keep in mind that in order to apply the fix, Abyssus must be closed and restarted. Moreover, you won’t be able to join the sessions of players who have not downloaded it yet.  BUG FIXES:

• Optimized Gauge should now correctly increase shotgun damage after a Boss has been frozen or slowed.

• After rejoining a lobby, some of the animated objectives no longer appear frozen.

• Players should no longer get stuck in the Diving Bell after defeating Secret Phase To'raka.

• Fixed a crash happening when equipping a loadout without getting a savegame.

• Fixed a crash happening when accepting session invites without a valid unique NetID

• Dying during the Secret Phase To'raka countdown should no longer cause visual issues.

• The Diving Bell no longer appears during To'raka's second phase.

• The “Weapon Mastery” challenge should now be completed as intended.

• The “Speedster” challenge can now be completed correctly

• The “Collector” challenge should now work as intended and should be retroactively awarded to players who completed all weapons and abilities.

• The “Turret Mastery” and “Unstable Cores” challenges should now work as intended.

• The “No Need” challenge should now also work with syringes not obtained during the run.

• Spark Orbs should now have the right color in multiplayer.

• The Plasma Launcher projectiles’ color is now consistent with primary/secondary fire.

• The New Monarch challenge should now give the correct notification once unlocked.

• Stable String stacks no longer reset when an enemy dies.

• Players should no longer take damage when entering a new zone.

• Enemies should no longer get stuck in walls.

• Players should no longer trigger an infinite loading screen on ALT-TAB.

• It is now possible to switch tabs with RB and LB after changing languages.

• Players should no longer get stuck in the Workbench by dashing into it as it's opening.

• The hole in the Royal Gardens’ Flooded Hamlet should now be easier to get out of.

• Players should no longer be able to die after defeating Secret Phase To'raka.

• Diver Suit's left arm no longer appears deformed on the camera.

• The indicator for when Automatic Action and Trigger mutators are active should now appear correctly.

• The Unstable Core mod should now stun enemies as intended.

• Execute now counts as a melee attack for the “Unbeatable” challenge

• Explosive Culling mod should now increase damage based on missing enemy health as intended.

• Power from Pain buff should now update correctly.

• Accelerating Core should no longer increase range when shooting in quick succession.

• Fixed some controller-related issues:

  • Players can now move right when viewing Expeditions with a controller.

  • Players should now be able to view profiles and access all the relevant options when playing on a controller.

  • Players should no longer get stuck in the Helmet selection in the Wardrobe when using a controller.

• Various crash fixes

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Increased the damage on the Shotgun primary fire

• The health of To'raka’s invulnerability spheres has been reduced.

• The health of Unglu’s Surgezones and Crystals has been reduced.

• Increased the timer before the “sudden death” in To’raka’s secret phase and slightly lowered Toraka’s health during this phase.

• The speed of the Elite Berserker has been reduced.  

• RichGetRicher - Reduced chance from 15->10 %

• Slightly increased the timeframe to beat the Combat Bow challenge

Greetings, Brinehunters! As your feedback flows in, we are hard at work on your reports to make the Abyssus experience as smooth and polished as it can be.

We are currently testing a new hotfix that we'll deploy next week. This latest update will fix some of the issues you reported, and notably: - Progression blockers and “stuck” scenarios - notably during the To’raka fight, the Workbench, or in environmental hazards.

- Visual and animation glitches (frozen objectives, incorrect projectile or orb colors, deformed models, missing indicators).

- Weapon and mod functionalities that are not working as intended.

- Controller navigation and menu accessibility.

- Boss and encounters balancing. We'll publish more details with the full changelog early next week. In the meantime, we want to reiterate our thanks for your feedback, for enjoying Abyssus, and for helping us make it better day after day! - The DoubleMoose Team

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We have been looking to solve the current issue causing the game to crash when the Session Browser is accessed in-game, and we have deployed a hotfix that should solve the problem. Please remember that you will have to close and restart Abyssus to download this hotfix.

You will still be able to play in solo and with your friends through Steam invites, as it is currently possible, and the Session Browser should no longer crash the game. If you still experience issues with this or any other of the game features, do not hesitate to send us your feedback!

We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank all of you for your support.

 - The DoubleMoose Team

We’re aware of an issue causing random crashes when opening the session browser.

Please be assured that our team is actively investigating to resolve these occurrences as soon as possible. 

Temporary workaround: Use Steam Invites to join friends instead of the in-game browser.

We’ll keep you updated as soon as we have more information on the matter. Thank you for your patience and for helping us make Abyssus even better.

— The Abyssus Team

Greetings, Brinehunters!

In but a few days, you'll be diving into the Abyss for brine, gold, and glory, and we want to update you on the price of Abyssus, along with a few extra goodies and a very important statement about what to expect from Abyssus in the future.

First things first: Abyssus will be priced at 24,99 USD/EUR. Remember that the price varies from region to region. Moreover, to celebrate the launch of Abyssus, we'll be having a 15% discount running during the launch week! 

Furthermore, we want to make our commitments for Abyssus' post-launch crystal clear: 

ALL GAME CONTENT UPDATES WILL BE FREE.  

For those interested in supporting our work, we will be offering optional cosmetics, emote packs, and goodies that won’t affect the game’s content.

We already have two major free content post-launch updates in the works, which we will be showing soon in our upcoming roadmap. We plan to include new game modes, weapons, mods, and other ideas, both from our studio and from community feedback. We want this content to enhance the Abyssus experience without an additional price tag. 

We want these free updates to let you revisit the underwater ruins of Abyssus and explore the new features of each content patch without spending more money. 

We want future players to have access to the same content as Day-1 players without having to cough up more money on DLCs to put their gaming experience on par. If you like this philosophy and want to support us in making Abyssus better over time, buying the cosmetic packs is a great way to support our post-launch efforts without affecting the game's features.

Speaking of which, here are the first two additional goodies to start your descent into the depths in style!

The first is a digital edition of the game's OST, composed by Remi Gallego AKA The Algorithm, and mixed by the great guys at Kid Katana Records! 

Then we have our very own Brinehunter Pack, containing an exclusive helmet, a portrait frame, and a dance emote!

Priced respectively at 4,99 USD/EUR and 2,99 USD/EUR, those are the first "something more" we wanted to offer you. And if you choose to support us at launch by buying the game and the goodies, we have prepared two bundles, discounted by 10% on top of the one-week 15% launch discount on the game!

In the meantime, check your diving suit, tighten those straps, and load up some ludicrous firepower - the expedition starts on August 12!

- The team at DoubleMoose Games.

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Greetings, Brinehunters!

As we have stated, you will be able to carry over your saved game from the demo to the full version of Abyssus. And yet, to do so effectively, there is a simple manipulation to perform. Nothing like standing on a beacon to charge it while shots are being fired all around you!

What you need to do:

1) Find the folder located at:

C:\\Users\\Username\\AppData\\Local\\AbyssusDemo\\Saved\\SaveGames

2) Find the file called SAVE_GAME_SESSION_SLOT.sav and the file called \.sav 

3) Move both files into the folder located at:

C:\\Users\\Username\\AppData\\Local\\Abyssus\\Saved\\SaveGames

That's it! Once you start the full version of Abyssus, the demo save will be carried over to the full game. To prevent accidental savefile deletion during demo uninstall, we are delaying the demo retirement until launch day, allowing players who wish to safeguard their files to do so. See you in the depths!

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Greetings, Brinehunters! As we move closer to the full release of Abyssus on August 12, 2025, it's time for the demo to sink back into the depths. Starting August 5, the demo will no longer be available. While it’s been an amazing way to introduce you to the world of Abyssus, the game has evolved dramatically thanks to your feedback with new features, deeper systems, improved balance, and a whole lot more brine. Put simply: the demo no longer reflects the game we’re about to deliver. But don’t worry, your save file will carry over into the full game at launch. Over 200,000 of you have dived into the depths with us, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Every run, every bug report, every comment helped shape Abyssus into something better and closer to the experience we envisioned. We can’t wait to show you what’s next. See you in the depths,

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Discover what awaits you in our Release Date Trailer:

A New Demo Surfaces!

• The Brine Revolver: A masterfully crafted semi-automatic sidearm designed for reliable critical strikes. Built for precision and power, the primary fire mode excels in close-quarters combat, delivering consistent damage to deal with nearby enemies, while the secondary fire lets you pick off distant foes while aiming down its sight.
• The Engine Rifle: A powerhouse of the depths, the Engine Rifle earns its name from its fiery temper. Use your secondary weapon to rev the engine into overdrive, unleashing bursts of raw power while pushing heat levels to the brink.
• The Shotgun: A true staple of any FPS arsenal, this juggernaut is built to deliver sheer devastation at close range. Unleash a relentless spread of bullets that tear through guardians with raw stopping power.

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• The Brine Revolver: A masterfully crafted semi-automatic sidearm designed for reliable critical strikes. Built for precision and power, the primary fire mode excels in close-quarters combat, delivering consistent damage to deal with nearby enemies, while the secondary fire lets you pick off distant foes while aiming down its sight.
• The Engine Rifle: A powerhouse of the depths, the Engine Rifle earns its name from its fiery temper. Use your secondary weapon to rev the engine into overdrive, unleashing bursts of raw power while pushing heat levels to the brink.
• The Shotgun: A true staple of any FPS arsenal, this juggernaut is built to deliver sheer devastation at close range. Unleash a relentless spread of bullets that tear through guardians with raw stopping power.

Wishlist Abyssus now!

Wishlist Abyssus now, and get ready for when the demo drops!

Discover the Weapon trailer now:

Upcoming Demo and its Weapons!

• The Brine Revolver: A masterfully crafted semi-automatic sidearm designed for reliable critical strikes. Built for precision and power, the primary fire mode excels in close-quarters combat, delivering consistent damage to deal with nearby enemies, while the secondary fire lets you pick off distant foes while aiming down its sight.
• The Engine Rifle: A powerhouse of the depths, the Engine Rifle earns its name from its fiery temper. Use your secondary weapon to rev the engine into overdrive, unleashing bursts of raw power while pushing heat levels to the brink.
• The Shotgun: A true staple of any FPS arsenal, this juggernaut is built for delivering sheer devastation at close range. Unleash a relentless spread of bullets that tear through guardians with raw stopping power.

Wishlist Abyssus now, and get ready for the full release!