Watcher Of The Abyss (2024)

Developer: YYJ
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 16 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You frantically dodge bullet hell patterns while strategically placing upgrade nodes to customize your attack in a desperate fight to push back endless waves of abyssal monsters.

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What players say

Players praise the inventive bullet tech tree and build synergy, but call the early game poorly explained and the UI ugly. Difficulty jumps mean some bosses become a slog unless you luck into the right upgrades. Bugs, lack of controller support, and sparse content at version 0.0.2 keep it feeling like a demo.

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