Surviving the Abyss Reviews

It's good. requeres some VERY strict resourse management and the start of the game, but the difficulty drops down significantly when you progress. Also the main story is a bit short (14 hours). Replayability is about 0. Buy it on sale if 14$ or under.

Even on easy mode this game is frustrating.

The Ending was a bit lackluster, but I enjoyed the game as it was regardless.

I acxtually was able to expand the base using unlimited power initially but then turned off the cheat, the game became super slow if you expand too much I guess , I tried reducing the resolution from 4k to HD as well reducing graphics no effect there are definitely some bugs to be addressed, I can share my save file with the team if they want to have a look at it

This game doesn't have a good learning method. it tell you, you need to do this put doesn't teach you how I have no idea what I am doing. This game is no where as good as surviving Mars or the Aftermath it needs A lot of improvement. I DO NOT recommend this game in it current form it is boring and over complicated. The 3rd game in the series is a bust in my opinion.

Very fun, can be a little difficult. But fun.

It was maybe a bit short but had fun with the game. There is a late game balance issues that make it a bit easier than expected: Outposts are objectively superior to lights and probably need a cost rebalance at minimum.

The game is complete but no more major updates or content are coming unfortunately. I quite enjoyed my time with Surviving the Abyss. The pitch is you run a secret underwater cloning research facility that stumbles upon some eldritch horror under the ocean. The game does well with the core game play loop; find new biomes, set up new facilities, expand your catalog of genes to utilize while perfecting your clone recipes. The game almost certainly takes inspiration from Subnautica, utilizing the same biomes and also similarly plays up the crushing oppression but also the beauty and thrills of the underwater theme. Your colony is under pressure as it is on its own. After the early game there is no resource injection from the surface, there is no fresh crew to come in and save the day when your unstable clone dies after 4 days, potentially hobbling the oxygen generator and dooming the colony. It makes for a decent atmosphere that keeps the pressure on but without being unfair. The "anomaly" angle of the game is wildly underdeveloped and clearly a victim of the game's soft launch and subsequent premature scaling back but it serves the purpose it was intended for. The game also suffers from a number of smaller bugs and rough edges and the replayability is limited as Surviving the Abyss lacks the sort of variability in maps or starting situations that other games like Surviving Mars can offer. Overall I would say the game is worth a look if you enjoy colony sims and enjoy the underwater theme, a solid game that unfortunately didn't have enough of a runway to truly take off.

Been enjoying learning the game and like the vibes. But there seems to be a bug that has been around for over 2 years that I am running in to and kind of killed my interest in the game. Apparently once you get to 80+ pop there is a persistent bug that all of your new crew will be permanently unhoused no matter what you do. Reading years old threads about it, sometimes you can delete all your tunnels and buildings and reload and maybe it fixes it maybe it doesn't. Pretty disappointing. Do not buy this game until at least this specific bug is fixed.

definitely an interesting game, but it feels like there are far too many questions - the answers to which the game dangles in front of your face, but never gives you. the ending was entirely unsatisfying, and there were a lot of small bugs that were not necessarily game-breaking, but definitely annoying nonetheless. 4/10, not worth the price.