The Abyss Below

The Abyss Below

Broken Relay · July 1, 2026 · Exploration, Underwater, Submarine, 3D, Simulation

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The Abyss Below price by region

The Abyss Below costs £4.59 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, €4.99 in Europe (EUR), $4.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$5.99 in Canada, A$6.95 in Australia, NZ$7.89 in New Zealand, R$19.49 in Brazil and zł21.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Abyss Below offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £4.59 £4.59 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €4.99 €4.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Canada CA$5.99 CA$5.99 — 1
Australia A$6.95 A$6.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.89 NZ$7.89 — 1
Brazil R$19.49 R$19.49 — 1
Poland zł21.49 zł21.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Abyss Below

The year is 1997.Listening stations have detected a massive, non-biological sonar anomaly at the bottom of a remote sector of the Pacific Ocean. Its acoustic signature matches no known terrestrial vessel, and its exact location remains unknown.You are sent in a small submersible to investigate possible targets, identify the source of the signal, and report your findings back to the surface.The Abyss Below is a short PSX-style deep-sea psychological horror game about isolation, limited visibility, and discovering something that should not exist. The entire experience is designed to be played in a single sitting, taking about an hour to complete.

Navigate by Instruments

Visibility is almost zero, and there is no clean HUD. Use the physical instruments inside your cockpit to stay on course: sonar, depth, map, and onboard telemetry.Follow coordinates and read sonar returns as you move through dark underwater terrain. Your front window only shows fragments of what is ahead — the rest must be understood through sound, signals, and instruments.

Scan Unknown Targets

Reach each target, maneuver into optimal range, and use onboard sensors to send scan data back to the surface.Each scan reveals another piece of the mystery, drawing you closer to the source of the anomaly.

Trace the Source of the Anomaly

Follow the trail of strange targets through the dark and send your findings back to the surface.What begins as a search for an unknown sonar anomaly gradually leads toward something hidden beneath the seafloor. Distorted radio contact, impossible structures, and unexplained signals begin to reshape the mission piece by piece.Something down there has been waiting for a very long time.And every scan brings you closer to it.

Features

  • PSX-style deep-sea psychological horror
  • Claustrophobic submarine exploration
  • No traditional HUD — read physical cockpit instruments
  • Sonar-based navigation in near-zero visibility
  • Scan and identify mysterious underwater targets
  • Mission-driven story set in 1997
  • Slow-burn horror focused on tension, discovery, and isolation
  • Distorted radio communication and oppressive underwater audio
  • Short, focused horror experience (approx. 1 hour playtime)

The Abyss Below — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 1, 2026
this game is alright tho the environment outside before you weld the front porthole shut is very plain with no foliage, rocks, etc. even though this game is inspired by iron lung I do like the secret & eerie chinese base under the water story along with their radio signals coming in every now and then adding to the mystery. voice acting is good too and the game ends on a cliffhanger as of right now with free update in development. game is very easy too unlike iron lung and I would say the abyss below is fine but not bad. I can't wait to meet xi jinping in chapter 2 https://youtu.be/l2QajoGeBHg
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Not recommended Aug 11, 2026
I have to admit this is just really quite bad. Every sighting of *things* underwater has clipped a quarter to three quarters of its entire body through the floor or the canyon walls. Every single oddity/creature/something. Some of them I could only see a tiny bit of the intended encounter as a result. This is incredibly low-effort and badly made and undermines itself with every intended spook. It's also poorly guided, constraining you to very limited options, single objectives, but with unclear locational triggers for progression so you can end up doing 'intelligent' exploration and miss that you were meant to simply go straight toward the danger into a very particular but entirely unmarked location to trigger the next stage of the objective. If you hug the walls of a sector mapping it out and trying to take the glimpses of giant dangerous creatures seriously, you can end up missing the triggers for 10+ minutes of bored circling, and as there's no real dynamism to encounters at least in the zones this happened, you run out of any real tension or interest. It's a copycat game, that much is very obvious, but to be clear I don't think the game it's copying is very good either - thi…
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Recommended Aug 18, 2026
Its very short for its price and pretty straightforward too. A neutral recommendation, probably a better value when on sale.
Recommended Aug 13, 2026
Much much better of Iron Lung
Not recommended Aug 8, 2026
Horse Funkel.
Recommended Aug 1, 2026
If you're looking for a quick evening horror game that keeps you immersed and on your toes this is the game for you, super easy to play and the storytelling is very enjoyable

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