Surviving the Abyss
Underwater colony sim balancing crew survival against deep-sea darkness
Rocket Flair Studios · Published by Paradox Arc · Released Nov 5, 2024
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 1,083
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- peak 24h 4
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 6, 2025
What is Surviving the Abyss?
A single-player underwater colony sim set in 1976, where you build a deep-sea research facility to pursue human cloning. You manage oxygen, food, power, and crew, connect buildings with tunnels, and use lights, outposts, and submarines to expand and gather resources.
For you if...
- +you enjoy balancing survival needs through careful resource planning
- +you want exploration tied to expanding an underwater base
Not for you if...
- −you prefer quick progress over methodical colony management
- −you want varied scenarios beyond one fixed campaign
What players say
65% of 1,083 reviews are positive
Players praise the underwater atmosphere, sound design, and base-building and cloning systems. They commonly report bugs with building connections and crew assignments, late-game slowdowns or crashes, and an ending they find unsatisfying.
Screenshots and trailer
Surviving the Abyss system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or newer (64 bit)
- Processor
- 5th Generation Intel i5 CPU or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 1070 GTX or AMD Radeon RX 5700
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- City Builder
- Colony Sim
- Exploration
- Underwater
- Building
- Management
- Base Building
- Survival
- Difficult
- Economy
- RTS
- Strategy
- 3D
- Alternate History
- Post-apocalyptic
- Choices Matter
Recent updates
- Oct 6, 2025 · Surviving the Abyss - Update 1.0.5 - Patch Notes
- Jul 11, 2025 · Surviving the Abyss - Update 1.0.4 - Patch Notes
- Nov 26, 2024 · Surviving the Abyss - Update 1.0.3 - Patch Notes
- Nov 11, 2024 · Surviving the Abyss - Update 1.02 - Patch Notes
- Nov 8, 2024 · Surviving the Abyss - Update 1.01 - Patch Notes
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