Dream Abyss: Survivors news & patch notes

Hello, Thank you to all players who passionately enjoy Dream Abyss: Survivors.

Recently, we discovered an unintended issue where one of Lily’s skills was performing close to invincible. To maintain overall game balance, we have decided to adjust (nerf) this skill.

During this investigation, we also reflected on the many players who have been competing intensely in the rankings with various characters. After considering several options, we concluded that resetting the leaderboard with this update is the best way to maintain a healthy competitive environment.

However, we fully understand and appreciate the passion and time invested by the players who reached the Top 10. As a small token of gratitude, we have placed a commemorative statue in the lobby honoring the “10 Passionate Rankers.” We will continue to create ways for your efforts to feel more meaningful.

At Studio215, your feedback always guides our priorities. We will continue to deliver quick responses and consistent updates to make Dream Abyss: Survivors even more fun and polished.

Thank you for your support and feedback!

Patch Notes

• Lily’s base dash count adjusted: 3 → 2

• Lily’s “Blinking Devour” skill: Cooldown reduction cap limited to 3 seconds

• All other cooldown-type skills: Cooldown reduction cap limited to 2.5 seconds

• Infinite Mode difficulty adjusted for a more gradual difficulty curve

• Village update: “Dream Obelisk (Ranking Board)” added to the village area

Hello everyone,

Thank you to all the players who have enjoyed Dream Abyss: Survivors and shared your valuable feedback with us. We identified and quickly patched some ranking-related issues, thanks to your reports.

Patch Notes

• Optimization tasks completed

• Improved lag issues occurring after floor 40

• Fixed excessive calculations caused by certain debuff effects

• Now your progress is immediately reflected on the leaderboard with each floor you reach

• Even if you disconnect due to a crash, your highest reached floor will be recorded on the leaderboard

• Gold rewards for exchanging gems have been doubled

We've tested across various PC specs, but if you encounter any additional issues, please don’t hesitate to send us feedback. Thank you always for playing and supporting our game!

Studio 215

Hello, this is Nightvendors Studio.

The new content updates for the three games we are currently operating have been completed.

To thank all the players who have always shown great interest and love, we have prepared a small event. This event will run until December 26th, the day after Christmas.

Event Screenshot Submission Email:

📧 [email protected]

Event Details

A. Dream Abyss Survivors

• After purchasing Dream Abyss, play Infinite Mode once

• Clearing Story Mode is required in order to play Infinite Mode

• After playing Infinite Mode once, check the user ranking displayed at the bottom-right of the village

• Take a screenshot of the ranking and send it to the event email

• Receive a Meow's Meow free game KEY and a WHO’S WHO 2.0 Dream Girls Character DLC free KEY

• If you already own the rewards, please mention it in your email

• Players who already own the rewards will receive a KEY for the upcoming unreleased WHO’S WHO 2.0 DLC (Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Sun Wukong)

B. Meow's Meow

• After purchasing Meow's Meow, play the game

• Unlock 3 cats and place them on the monitor

• Take a screenshot and send it to the event email

• Receive a WHO’S WHO 2.0 Dream Girls Character DLC free KEY

• If you already own the reward, please mention it in your email

• Players who already own the reward will receive a KEY for the unreleased WHO’S WHO 2.0 DLC (Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Sun Wukong)

C. WHO’S WHO 2.0

• Achieve 1st place in the new mode “Police & Thief” or “Deathmatch” (Room must contain at least 6 players)

• Send a screenshot to the event email

• Receive a WHO’S WHO 2.0 Dream Girls Character DLC free KEY

• If you already own the reward, please mention it in your email

• Players who already own the reward will receive a KEY for the unreleased WHO’S WHO 2.0 DLC (Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Sun Wukong)

We always strive to create content that players can enjoy. We ask for your continued support, and we welcome your reviews and feedback. We will do our best to reflect your valuable suggestions.

Thank you.

• 4K resolution is now supported.

• Text effects for massive damage have been added.

• Conditional activation item: Works properly when playing as Lumi

• Conditional activation item: Activates properly even when fatal damage is taken if potion/invincibility is usable

• Mid-bosses and bosses: Immune to all immobility debuffs

• Fixed issue where duplicate relic/gem selection occurs when using keyboard after duplicate acquisition

• Limited chain lightning propagation after electrocution

• Improved loading time of world scene after ending the game

• Other in-game optimization tasks

• Nightmare Stage 2 Mid-Boss HP reduced

• Infinite Mode BGM now plays correctly

Hello, this is Studio215.

It has already been one month since the release of Dream Abyss: Survivors.

In this update, we are introducing a major patch that includes a new mode, balance adjustments, and various quality-of-life improvements.

■ Update Details

▲ Challenge Mode – Endless Dream Abyss Unlocked

• Dive deeper into the endless abyss and face nightmares that grow stronger the further you descend.

• As you advance through each floor, the number and stats of monsters will increase.

• In the Endless Dream Abyss, you can farm relics while also competing on the leaderboard.

• The leaderboard will display the character and skills used in each player’s run.

• Added 12 new trigger/passive-type items

• Added 74 new relics for stat and skill enhancement

• Added 1 new level-up enhancement card exclusive to the mode

• Added 8 new achievements

▲ Balance Patch

• Based on your feedback, we have focused primarily on buff-oriented adjustments.

• Lily (Melee type) buff: Increased basic attack range and base physical damage

• Camilla’s ice attack mechanism reworked

• Several skills improved

• Story mode stage bosses’ HP reduced

▲ Game Convenience Update

• Added the ability to select skills using the 1, 2, and 3 number keys

• Complete one-handed gameplay in dungeons is now possible

• Added text descriptions allowing players to check the functions of town facilities at a glance

■ Discount Period

• From November 16 at 01:00 AM, for two weeks

Over the past month, we have worked hard to improve many of the game’s shortcomings and prepared additional content so that players can continue enjoying the game for a long time.

We have carefully reviewed all the interest and valuable feedback you have sent, and applied as many changes as possible.

We have also made small improvements to the sound, and will continue refining the experience.

Your continued enjoyment means a great deal to us.

Thank you for playing Dream Abyss: Survivors.

Hello everyone!

To support our players who've worked hard aiming at enemies, we've added a brand new Auto-Aim feature!

QoL Improvements

• Added Auto-Aim ON/OFF Toggle

• Gameplay Stabilization Work

• Fixed an issue where the amount of experience gained slightly decreased after patch 1.0.0.6.

\ Patch Notes

Accessibility, Balance Adjustments, and Bug Fixes

Thank you to everyone enjoying Dream Abyss: Survivors! Before adding new content, we are continuing regular updates to make your gameplay smoother and more enjoyable.

Accessibility

Village

• Added about 10 new illustrations related to the game ending and boss battles.

• Added a “Replay Shelf” in the village where players who have cleared the game can revisit past events.

• You can now change your character in the village. After a run, your last played character will be used when returning.

In-Game

• Skill HUD buttons now display enhancement levels as stars.

• Improved visibility of Camilla’s “Icy Girl” skill effect.

• Adjusted effects for “Judgment of Light” and “Flaming Meteor.”

• HP regeneration formula changed to: per second (Regen × 0.8).

• Added a charge gauge above the dash bar.

• Dash count fully refills upon entering a boss battle.

• Removed slow-motion effect during Level-10 skill animations.

Balance Adjustments

• Upgrade card “Survivor’s Resolve” defense increase 3 → 5.

• Significantly reduced all mid-boss HP.

• Slightly increased overall monster spawn count.

• Skill “Judgment of Light” damage coefficient 0.8 → 0.7.

• Skill “Shadow Clone” duration 30s → 26s.

• Skill “Eight Spears of Light” cooldown 13s → 15s.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where hovering over acquired skills in the info window caused the screen to flicker.

Bug Fixes

• Achievements

• Fixed an issue where clearing only up to the World Tree Forest in Nightmare or Hell difficulty would incorrectly complete the “Clear All Stages” achievement.

• Fixed a bug where the “Collect All Gems” achievement could not be completed. (Players who already collected all gems will have this achievement auto-completed upon entering the world.)

• Fixed an issue where damage and debuffs would persist even when not in combat.

• Fixed a bug where the player could take damage during cutscene dialogue.

• Fixed an issue where leveling up and choosing an upgrade card at the moment of death caused unexpected behavior.

• Fixed repeated stage unlock popups appearing after clearing a stage, even when the next stage was already unlocked.

• Fixed repeated character unlock popups appearing for characters already obtained.

• Fixed a bug where Lily’s chainsaw skill “Merry-Go-Round” would lose its invincibility effect if dashing during use.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where EXP would not increase right before the final boss battle.

• EXP gain boost is now applied immediately if the EXP/gold gain upgrade is taken while collecting a magnet item.

• Fixed incorrect skill description for the public skill Judgment of Blinding Light (changed from Cooldown Type to Cast Range Type).

• Fixed an issue where the town entry popup appeared multiple times unnecessarily.

#Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue where the amusement park stage was forcibly selected under certain conditions.

- Fixed an issue where passive skills would disappear upon entering a boss fight.

- Fixed an issue where settings were not properly loaded in the settings menu.

Hello everyone!

First of all, thank you to everyone who played the game.

After the launch, we discovered and fixed some issues and bugs.

We will continue to monitor and improve the game going forward.

#Convenience

-Pressing the ESC key now closes open windows in order

-A confirmation popup now appears when resetting the stat vending machine

-Weapon types are now shown in the weapon selection window

-Fixed incorrect graphics on village objects

#Bug Fixes

-Fixed some achievements that could not be completed (first stage clear / all stat upgrades)

-Cleared achievements now display correctly on the results screen

-\ Fixed issue where village selection could not be made in certain cases

• Fix stat vending machine purchase error

Hello, this is Studio215.

We are thrilled to announce that on October 3rd, Dream Abyss: Survivors has officially launched! Unlike the demo version showcased during Steam Next Fest, this release comes with major system changes and improvements.

In particular, we streamlined the storyline and focused development on enhancing the core fun of gameplay. We have done our best to incorporate the valuable feedback from players who enjoyed the demo, and we sincerely hope you will have a great time playing.

Looking ahead, we plan to add an Infinite Mode and continue making balance updates to further improve the game. Additionally, we hope to bring you a future project that will dive deeper into the world and story of Dream Abyss, and we look forward to that opportunity.

Thank you so much for your support and for playing. Enjoy your adventure into the depths of dreams with Dream Abyss: Survivors!

DreamAbyss: Survivors is a roguelike survival action game where you fight to stay alive in a world where dreams and nightmares collide. Face relentless waves of nightmare creatures, master various weapon and skill combinations, and uncover the mysteries hidden within the abyss. Every run is different—adapt, survive, and grow stronger with each attempt.

Hello, everyone! This is Studio215. The demo version of DreamAbyss: Survivors, the nightmare survival game starring Lily, is now available!

In this demo, you can experience the following content:

• 2 out of 6 stages are available to play

• 2 difficulty levels (Normal, Nightmare) out of 3 (Normal, Nightmare, Hell)

• 5 languages out of 10 are currently supported (Please note: translations are temporary and will be improved in the future)

• 3 out of 4 playable characters, including:

  • Our main heroine, Lily

  • Arthea, the Child of the Forest

  • Camilla, Mistress of the Ruins

• 9 out of 12 exclusive weapons

  • Each character can choose from 3 unique weapons

• 18 out of 24 exclusive skills

  • Each weapon comes with 2 dedicated skills

• 17 common skills are available right away

  • Including unlockable Tier 2 and Tier 3 skills

We’re carefully reviewing all player feedback to make the official release even better. We plan to continue communicating actively with you and provide exciting new content! A detailed roadmap will be shared soon.