Starless Abyss
Last updated: 2025-04-28
- Addictive gameplay with excellent art and music.
- Satisfying deckbuilding and card progression system.
- Compelling Lovecraftian sci-fi theme enhances experience.
- Balance issues require further addressing.
- Poor translation quality detracts from experience.
- Progression feels restricted and somewhat slow.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 76
- Helpful reviews
- 92%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 8%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 80%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 20%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 157
- Negative points
- 88
- Gameplay points
- 32
- Perf. points
- 3
- Rec. points
- 47
- Misc points
- 9
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, addictive, and enjoyable gameplay | The core gameplay loop is fun, addictive, and offers good value, making the game enjoyable for extended play sessions. The difficulty is well-balanced, providing a sense of accomplishment without being overly challenging. Runs are varied and fun. | 90% |
| Excellent art, visuals, and music | The game features stunning pixel art, amazing visuals, and a great soundtrack, contributing positively to the overall experience. The art style is appealing, with a unique flair and retro aesthetic. The Japanese font choice complements the game's atmosphere. | 76% |
| Satisfying deckbuilding and card progression | The game offers a well-made deckbuilding experience with a rich and diverse card pool. Cards and artifacts are unlocked frequently, providing a sense of progression and replayability. Forming a card deck is very satisfying. | 45% |
| Compelling Lovecraftian sci-fi theme | The game's universe blends science fiction with Lovecraftian elements, creating a compelling theme. Attack types are re-contextualized as boons, adding a unique narrative layer to combat. The characters are well-written, creating genuine empathy. | 31% |
| Responsive developers | The developers are very responsive about bugs and issues, and were highly responsive to bug reports, suggestions, and questions during the testing phase. | 12% |
| Wreckage creates tactical gameplay | Killing most enemies leaves behind wreckage that blocks movement and line of sight, adding a tactical element to combat. | 4% |
| Unique commanders | Commanders are unique, providing different gameplay experiences and increasing replayability. | 4% |