The Abyss Below
A downloadable game for Windows
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The Abyss Below is a PSX-style deep-sea psychological horror game where you pilot a small submersible into a dark ocean sector to investigate a massive sonar anomaly.
Navigate by instruments through murky water. 
Scan targets.
What starts as a routine identification mission gradually reveals something vast, ancient, and deeply unsettling.
Features
- Claustrophobic deep-sea exploration
- PSX-inspired visuals with fog, dithering, and harsh atmosphere
- Immersive submarine navigation using in-world instruments
- Scanning and analyzing mysterious underwater targets
- A slow-burn psychological horror narrative
Navigate, investigate, and keep moving forward. Something is waiting in the dark.
System Requirements
Minimum (approximate)
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Dual-core or quad-core CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible GPU or fairly modern integrated graphics
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Not sure if your system can run it? There is a demo available, so you can try it first.
| Published | 1 day ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Author | Broken Relay |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Made with | Unreal Engine |
| Tags | Atmospheric, Horror, Mystery, PSX (PlayStation), Psychological Horror, Retro, Short, underwater |
| Average session | About an hour |
| Languages | German, English, Spanish; Latin America, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Gamepad (any) |
| Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, Subtitles, Configurable controls, High-contrast, Interactive tutorial, Textless |
| AI Disclosure | AI Assisted, Sounds |
Purchase
Buy Now$4.00 USD or more
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4 USD. You will get access to the following files:
the-abyss-below-windows.zip 651 MB
Version 4
Download demo
Download
the-abyss-below-windows-demo.zip 651 MB
Version 3





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Thank you, I’m glad you liked it! And thanks for the videos! I got a few ideas from them where I can definitely improve the game. Sorry to hear about the crash you had, I would like to know what caused that.
it seemed to crash when I would pull up the map and click on the target. Once i clicked on the target to see the coordinates, the fps dropped very low which is what i believe caused it to crash. The fps wouldnt go back to normal unless i reset to a previous checkpoint.
Hmm, yeah I see that on the video. Couldn’t reproduce the issue myself but I found and removed couple old functions from the map that shouldn’t been in use anymore.
very well could just be an issue on my end. I very much enjoyed the game and will be looking forward to what you create next!