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The Abyssal Descent

The Abyssal Descent is a brutal 2D platformer about falling—fast, deep, and without forgiveness. Descend through 80 handcrafted pixel-art levels, each more surreal and punishing than the last. There are no…

23 July 2025

The Abyssal Descent is an indie developed by Nocturna Video Games Studio, released 23 July 2025 on Android and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Abyssal Descent is

The Abyssal Descent is an indie game developed by Nocturna Video Games Studio and released in 2025. It is available on Android and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 6.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Abyssal Descent is a brutal 2D platformer about falling—fast, deep, and without forgiveness. Descend through 80 handcrafted pixel-art levels, each more surreal and punishing than the last. There are no saves, no checkpoints, and no second chances. Learn from your mistakes, dodge deadly traps, and try to survive the abyss. Can you reach the bottom without breaking?
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Abyssal Descent launched on 23 July 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

Official trailer

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When did The Abyssal Descent come out?
The Abyssal Descent was released on 23 July 2025 for Android and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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