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Pale Abyss - Prototype

Pale Abyss - Prototype

Descend into the Pale Abyss, a cursed chasm where the forgotten truths of a dying world fester in its depths. Inspired by games such as King’s Field and Shadow Tower, Pale Abyss is a first-person action RPG about exploration and adventure. Currently it's just a demo with about 1 h of playtime.

Released Feb 17, 2025 Developer Permanent Crab Studios Platforms Windows IndieExplorationDark FantasySouls-likeDungeon Crawler
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

86.9%positive374 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“É um protótipo bem OK, embora a premissa seja interessante, com mecânicas inspirada em dark souls e lunacid, ainda precisa de um pouco mais de originalidade, tomara que a versão completa traga mais mecânicas interessantes, além das melhorias na IA e HUD”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This game has a ton of potential. I adore the aesthetic, the otherworldly influence is an interesting and pretty unique mechanic for spellcasting, and the level design is pretty solid (if a bit aimless in the second half). That being said, midway through my play session, my…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I only played for a bit but the game's vibes are amazing! Hopefully a full release is coming soon!”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

4achievements
40.7%median completion
15.4%rarest: Moonlight
85.0% of players 52.9% of players 40.7% of players 15.4% of players 85.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.0%Chalice of Abyssal Dew — A delver's favorite
52.9%Untethered — Cleanse an Altar of its Otherworldly Influence
40.7%Eldritch Madness — Break the limits of Otherworldly Influence and suffer the consequences
Rarest badges of honor
15.4%Moonlight — Hidden achievement
40.7%Eldritch Madness — Break the limits of Otherworldly Influence and suffer the consequences
52.9%Untethered — Cleanse an Altar of its Otherworldly Influence

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 17, 2026
The Year One Patch & the Future of Pale Abyss

It’s been quite some time, hasn’t it? First of all, we want to apologize for the long silence and the lack of updates about both the game’s future and to the game itself. As some of you may know, Pale

Feb 18, 2025
Pale Abyss - Official Soundtrack is available on YouTube!

You can now listen to the Official Soundtrack of Pale Abyss anywhere you want! Since the reception of our game since release has been so amazing and a lot of people loved our Soundtrack, our talented

Feb 17, 2025
Pale Abyss is available to download NOW!

Pale Abyss is now available on Steam! It's finally here! Pale Abyss is now officially available on Steam to download and play! We hope you'll enjoy your adventures in the Pale Abyss. Please let us kno

Feb 16, 2025
24 Hours until Release of Pale Abyss

Only one day left until Pale Abyss launches on Steam! Are you prepared to descent into the wonderous depths of the Pale Abyss yet? Wishlist the game now if you haven't already to be notified when we g

Feb 15, 2025
2 Days until Release of Pale Abyss

Pale Abyss' launch is closing in! Only two more days left until Pale Abyss is public for everyone to play for free! Wishlist the game now if you haven't already to be notified when we go live.

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsIndie · Exploration · Dark Fantasy · Souls-like · Dungeon Crawler · Adventure · Atmospheric · Action-Adventure · RPG · Stylized · 1990's · First-Person (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements4
Official sitehttps://permanentcrabstudios.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8700 CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 900 MB available space