Underplayed Gems

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1997)

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss cover
Developer
Looking Glass Technologies
Publisher
Electronic Arts Victor
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)

How it feels

A slow, immersive descent through a shadowy underground maze where careful exploration and tension matter more than action.

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About

The PlayStation port of Ultima Underworld I, released exclusively in Japan, features a number of enhancements and changes from the original, including new 3D polygonal graphics, a new controls and tweaked game play optimized for the console, remixed soundtrack and new video intro.

Screenshots

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