‘Abyss Vaulter’ Feels Nice as You Leap, Climb, and Shoot

Abyss Vaulter has gamers hopping their approach up by means of a sinkhole crammed with monsters. Fortunately there’s weapons and an economic system down right here.

You will have fallen down into an enormous pit and by some means survived the lengthy, lengthy fall on the best way down there. Additionally, a gun has fallen down with you. Each of this stuff are very unlucky for the creatures residing down right here, as all of them appear to be manufactured from beneficial gems and also you’re decided to blast your approach out of right here whereas gathering bejewelled riches alongside the best way. Contemplating you’re the one who stumbled into their underground dwelling, your habits is fairly sketchy. Nevertheless it’s additionally actually enjoyable? I’m considering I would simply be a horrible individual.

You’ve received an extended climb forward of you as you crawl out of this pit. You’ll be able to string a couple of jumps collectively earlier than you hit the bottom, although, making you extremely cellular as you’re employed your approach by means of the tough terrain. Your gun has infinite ammo so that you can trigger hassle for these critters, however there are additionally quite a lot of upgrades mendacity round down right here that make your gun much more of a menace with lasers, rockets, and homing pictures. Contemplating a lot of the wildlife is fairly tame, it could usually really feel like overkill. And it will get even wilder whenever you acquire gems out of your fallen “enemies” to make use of within the store to purchase even stronger upgrades for your self. You’re an actual menace down right here.

Abyss Vaulter is, regardless of my combined emotions about blasting wildlife in its depth, a extremely gratifying, playful platformer that provides a ton of nice upgrades that preserve it entertaining throughout its temporary playtime. It’s an ideal bite-sized expertise for whenever you simply need to really feel highly effective and do some cool jumps.

Abyss Vaulter is on the market now on itch.io.

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Joel Couture

Joel has been overlaying indie video games for varied websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is consistently looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games will be, and seeks to delve into the inventive course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.