Phantom Abyss

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Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers. Intrepid adventurers will dodge scores of hidden traps, leap treacherous chasms, and flee relentless guardians through branching paths until one of the relics are claimed or the devices of death overwhelm [link deleted] warned, you only get one attempt at each temple and failure or settling for a lesser relic means you will never see that temple again...

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Developer:
Team WIBY
Publisher:
Devolver Digital
Release date:
25 January 2024
Genre:
Action,Massively Multiplayer,Adventure,Indie
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (1958)

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Description

Phantom Abyss is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game that casts players into procedurally-generated temples and tasks them with retrieving the sacred relics hidden within deadly chambers. Intrepid adventurers will dodge scores of hidden traps, leap treacherous chasms, and flee relentless guardians through branching paths until one of the relics are claimed or the devices of death overwhelm them. Be warned, you only get one attempt at each temple and failure or settling for a lesser relic means you will never see that temple again...

The cleverest players will use the phantom runs of failed attempts from other players to their advantage and avoid the missteps and mistakes that led to their doom. Once the legendary relic at the bottom of each temple is found, the temple goes away forever and becomes the priceless trophy of the skilled adventurer.

Asynchronous Multiplayer

Explore the perilous halls and colossal rooms of each temple alongside the phantoms of fallen players that came before you and use their successes and failures to your advantage to progress deeper than they ever could have hoped. Watch and learn from the mistakes of up to 20 phantoms including your Steam friends that have attempted the same temple and steal their whips as they fall.

Unlock More Treacherous Floors

Recover keys from chests to unlock deeper, deadlier sections of the temple that house more coveted relics. The more difficult a relic is to obtain, the greater the reward - the final Legendary Relic of a temple allows you to claim the whole temple so that it's gone forever.

Blessings from the Gods

As adventurers venture further into a temple, offerings of collected treasures can be made at altars to gain a new blessing for the rest of the run. Collect as much treasure as you can to please the gods and gain a double jump, glide jump, extended slide, damage protection, and more!

Unlockable Whips

Unlock new whips with success and choose from your collection before venturing into your next run. Each whips carries a minor blessing but also a curse that may complicate your attempt at riches and glory.

Social Connections

Players can share Temple Codes for their failed runs allowing friends to attempt the same temple or share their Adventure Code which yields a playlist of temples that a player has attempted in the past.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 x64
Processor:
Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) or equivalent; AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB)
Storage:
5 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 x64
Processor:
Intel Core i7-7700HQ (4 * 2800) or equivalent; AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (4 * 3500) or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 1060 ( 8192 MB), Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB)
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
5 GB available space

User reviews

Le Shogun
Not recommended | 13 Jul 2025
52.0h played

WARNING: this game has a game-breaking bug which renders most dungeons impossible to complete. Game is abandoned by the devs so it's in this sorry state in perpetuity. A shame since it was a really fun game in early

Helpful: 30
Johnnie Walker
Not recommended | 08 Apr 2025
19.4h played

Abandonware. Fun concept could ve been worked better. Currently theres is gamebreaking bug that make most temples a dead end with a closed door Not recommend for the reasons above

Helpful: 20
Urulan
Not recommended | 15 May 2025
73.2h played

If you're thinking of buying it, don't! The developers have long abandoned the game and because of the way the game selects the dungeons for you, you will find **A LOT** of dungeons that are impossible to complete (not

Helpful: 11
Hectorlph
Not recommended | 02 Oct 2025
19.5h played

This game was a blast in early access... what happened? It's a completely different game with less progression than on release, and it somehow way less fun.

Helpful: 14
QueenCashmor428
Not recommended | 24 Mar 2025
59.9h played

Don't bother. It used to be a fun game now it's just blocked doors and glitched runs. The beta version was better. There are a lot of curses that are just to annoying triple guardians shooting every 3 seconds is to

Helpful: 10
Pay2CUsername
Not recommended | 19 May 2025
71.5h played

I used to really enjoy this game in its prerelease stage, but as they added updates and changed mechanics I quickly dropped off in interest, and so did many others. I returned to try it again recently and it feels like

Helpful: 9