Resident Evil Meets Little Nightmares in Terrifying New Horror Game
The debut survival-horror Metroidvania is praised for its dread-filled setting but hampered by thin characterization, slow pacing, and progression-breaking bugs.
- On October 1st, developer Section 9 Interactive released End of Abyss for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, starring Cel, a technician exploring a sprawling, abandoned underground facility.
- Founded by former developers of Little Nightmares, Section 9 Interactive designed the game to blend macabre horror with a blue-toned, eerie atmosphere and demanding exploration-focused gameplay.
- Cel navigates using twin-stick shooting mechanics and a scanner tool to chart the environment, managing limited ammunition while luring enemies into environmental traps to survive encounters.
- Technical issues frequently hindered the 12-hour campaign, with reviewers reporting random invisible walls and progress-halting bugs that developers hope to address through post-release patches.
- End of Abyss offers an uncompromised take on the Metroidvania genre, though combat encounters feel uneven; future balance updates may solidify its status as a rewarding experience.
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End of Abyss Review - A Chilling Descent Into Darkness
End of Abyss Review Following their departure from Tarsier Studios, the Ottvail brothers, alongside Heinerwall, created Section 9 Interactive to continue their descent into the macabre. Their debut title, End of Abyss, carries the DNA of their previous work, but aims to carve its own identity. Will the step away from puzzle adventure to Metroidvania shooter prove to be a successful evolution, or will the studio struggle to escape the shadows of …
End of Abyss Mixes Retro Resident Evil With Little Nightmares With Just Enough Flair (Review)
Image Courtesy of Epic Games Publishing There’s a giant being in a suit who looks like a well-armed refrigerator as your escort. It’s unclear how much human is under that suit, if any at all, but, regardless, he’s guiding you — a comparatively frail technician — through some ungodly megastructure in decay. Guiding you to what exactly is a mystery, yet […]
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