Mind The Abyss
First-person arena shooter with grappling and a transforming alien weapon
Mind The Abyss Studios · Released May 13, 2024 · Early Access
Early Access, no updates for over a year
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 90
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Apr 18, 2024
What is Mind The Abyss?
This free-to-play, single-player first-person shooter is in Early Access and takes place in an alien planet’s crystal caves, where a pulse has transformed researchers. As Employee 465, you fight native creatures and altered scientists, wall-run, slide, and switch your weapon between shotgun, rocket launcher, sniper rifle, and submachine gun forms.
For you if...
- +you enjoy learning movement systems with room for mastery
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slower shooters with little emphasis on movement
What players say
89% of 90 reviews are positive
Players praise the visual style and weapon switching. Recent reviews still describe a short, demo-like experience, with complaints about awkward grappling, clumsy movement, and glitches.
Screenshots and trailer
Mind The Abyss system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 6 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7 64 Bit
- Processor
- Intel i5, 3rd gen (or equivalent)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Mind The Abyss have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Mind The Abyss run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Mind The Abyss use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam