Exit The Abyss

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Exit The Abyss is a single player puzzle game with a horror theme. It was developed by Veloneer Games and was released on March 8, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game set in an abandoned, haunted hospital. You play as a young man who, after death, becomes trapped in an alternate version of the hospital. To return to the world of the living, he must solve mysterious tasks and endure mentally exhausting trials. This is a slow-paced, atmospheric experience focused on psychological tension, oppressive ambience, and …

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Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features impressive and unique visuals with creative and atmospheric environments.
Sound design and jump scares are well executed, enhancing the horror experience.
Enjoyable as a short, atmospheric psychological horror walking simulator with light puzzles.

The game suffers from significant bugs and stability issues, including crashes and game-breaking glitches without save points.
Puzzles are simplistic, trivial, and sometimes frustratingly designed, lacking depth or meaningful challenge.
Lacks narrative and character development, resulting in a predictable, linear, and somewhat boring experience.

graphics
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in Exit the Abyss are generally praised for their unique and atmospheric art direction, creating a strong psychological horror ambiance, especially with well-executed hospital-themed visuals. However, while visually appealing and fitting for the experience, some users feel the graphics alone don't fully sustain the atmosphere, and certain repetitive elements may lessen the overall impact. Overall, the graphics are considered good and complement the game's mood effectively.
- “This game is a short, but a very atmospheric psychological horror game with great ambience, cool looking graphics and some lite puzzle elements.”
- “Visuals were nice in both fidelity and art direction.”
- “The visuals are awe inspiring and the use of the hospital beds/body bags used in the environments was well executed.”
- “Exit the Abyss relies on a handful of jumpscares (i.e., loud sound with a scary figure appearing right in your face out of nowhere) and has some decent visuals but nothing that will blow you away.”
- “It certainly has unique visuals but that's the entirety of the pitch.”
- “Visuals alone do little to pull the weight of atmosphere.”
atmosphere
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its strong ambience, psychological horror vibe, and effective music, which enhances the overall experience despite some pacing shifts and short length. While visuals contribute, they are seen as less impactful compared to the mood and sound design. Some aspects, however, occasionally detract from the immersion, affecting gameplay enjoyment.
- “This game is a short, but a very atmospheric psychological horror game with great ambience, cool looking graphics and some lite puzzle elements.”
- “The atmosphere and general vibe saves it though.”
- “Atmosphere/music were sick.”
- “This completely kills the atmosphere and hurts the overall gameplay experience.”
- “First, the atmosphere shifts way too quickly.”
- “Visuals alone do little to pull the weight of atmosphere.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
The gameplay is generally simple and involves a lot of walking, with minimal challenges that lack difficulty, which some users feel detracts from the overall experience and atmosphere. However, the game features visually appealing scenes and good lighting, providing an intense yet brief gameplay duration of around 30-40 minutes.
- “The lighting is great and the gameplay is simple enough.”
- “It's good to know that the gameplay lasts around 30-40 minutes, but it's intense.”
- “Most of the gameplay I experienced was walking, and of the 3 challenges I faced, only 1 required me to even do anything, and it was just walking on floor tiles based on some numbers right above my head, so it wasn't exactly difficult.”
- “This completely kills the atmosphere and hurts the overall gameplay experience.”
- “Most of the gameplay I experienced was walking, and of the 3 'challenges' I faced, only 1 required me to even do anything, and it was just walking on floor tiles based on some numbers right above my head, so it wasn't exactly difficult.”
- “While I'm not a fan of most of the gameplay elements, I did find the game to contain a bunch of cool looking scenes that I enjoyed.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The story is widely viewed as weak or nearly absent, with an initial setup that quickly fades, leaving the game feeling like a walking simulator lacking meaningful narration or exposition. Many feel that incorporating a stronger, clearer storyline would have significantly improved the experience.
- “Visually worth a playthrough, but the game is screaming for some narration and a solid story.”
- “It's sort of a walking simulator that had a story lead-up in the beginning, but that seemed to evaporate.”
- “While not all games require story, this game would have benefited from some kind of exposition—literally anything.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers a very short experience, lasting about an hour, with little to no replay value.
- “Exit the Abyss will only take you about an hour to finish and has no replay value.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with bugs severe enough to prevent players from completing it.
- “Buggy enough that the game can't readily be completed.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the music for its excellent contribution to the game's atmosphere, describing it as impressive and impactful.
- “The atmosphere and music were sick.”