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Shadow Tower: Abyss (2003)

Shadow Tower: Abyss cover
Developer
FromSoftware
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Rating
4.1 of 5, 11 player ratings

How it feels

A slow, oppressive crawl through dark corridors where every step feels dangerous and the world offers little comfort or guidance.

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About

Shadow Tower Abyss is a dark fantasy role-playing video game, developed and published by From Software in Japan for the PlayStation 2. The game is a sequel to Shadow Tower, and features a number of genre and mechanical elements that can also be found in Demon's Souls and the King's Field series.

What players say

A first-person dungeon crawler famed for its oppressive, near-silent atmosphere and a single sprawling labyrinth that grows stranger and more dread-soaked the deeper you go, almost horror-like. Rough around the edges but revered as one of FromSoftware's most overlooked masterpieces.

Screenshots

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