Inner Abyss

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Inner Abyss is a single player hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Paradice and was released on December 8, 2022. It received neutral reviews from players.

The world is riddled with monsters beyond our understanding, from horrors unknown. It is now your task to find out why they are here, and how to get rid of them before it is too late.

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44%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

gameplay2 positive mentions

optimization4 negative mentions

The game has a well-crafted world design with a dark, Bloodborne/Vampyr-inspired atmosphere.
Combat mechanics are intricate and require skill and timing, featuring decent animations and a fun perfect dodge mechanic.
Voice acting and audio design are generally good for an indie student project.

The game suffers from poor optimization, resulting in low framerate and performance issues on many PCs.
Controls and camera movement are problematic, frequently described as stiff, sensitive, or fighting the player.
The game feels unfinished or early in development, with scarce content, lack of polish, and issues with gameplay mechanics such as healing and enemy AI.

optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from poor optimization, causing performance issues such as low FPS and high GPU usage on various setups. Some users experience jittery and stiff gameplay with sensitive camera controls, while others with capable hardware report no major issues. Overall, performance problems significantly detract from the experience.
- “I didn’t experience any performance issues or bugs throughout my entire playthrough (RTX 3060, Ryzen 5 5600).”
- “A lot of potential with this one, but it's very poorly optimized, janky, and feels stiff.”
- “It is very badly optimized, taking all of my GPU and running on low FPS.”
- “The gameplay is not that bad, and the voice acting is decent as well but it is not enough to make up for the poor performance.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users appreciate the effort put into the game's graphics by the developers but note the lack of graphical settings and options to customize or improve visuals. They hope for future updates that enhance graphical choices and settings.
- “I hope for future updates and some graphics choices.”
- “All in all I'm satisfied with the work these students have put in the game and I hope for future updates and some graphics choices.”
- “You don't even have graphical settings options to try and make it better.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features a fun perfect dodge mechanic that adds strategic depth, especially given the limited healing options early on. While overall gameplay is decent, it struggles to fully compensate for other performance issues.
- “The perfect dodge mechanic is a fun addition considering you only get 2 healing pots in the beginning.”
- “The gameplay is not that bad, and the voice acting is decent as well but it is not enough to make up for the poor performance.”