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Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds

Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds

Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.

Released Apr 5, 2022 Developer Rascal Devworks Platforms Windows Female ProtagonistOtomeHistoricalLGBTQ+Romance
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

93.3%positive105 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“and now I want to play more”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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 2026-09-28.

15achievements
47.7%median completion
19.8%rarest: Bond of travel
89.3% of players 72.0% of players 69.8% of players 65.7% of players 61.5% of players 59.8% of players 56.9% of players 47.7% of players 37.3% of players 36.8% of players 36.0% of players 34.1% of players 33.5% of players 27.1% of players 19.8% of players 89.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.3%Bond of shadows — You met a renegade mage.
72.0%Bond of coin — You met the crafty rascal.
69.8%Bond of flowers — You met the scarred artist.
Rarest badges of honor
19.8%Bond of travel — Hidden achievement
27.1%Death by your hands — Hidden achievement
33.5%Death avoided — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Jan 29, 2026
Announcing 「fulgor」

Hello everyone! I'm beyond excited to announce that the Steam page of my next project, fulgor , is now live ːsotaloveː https://store.steampowered.com/app/3927060/fulgor_i_hate_therefore_i_am/ What is

Oct 04, 2025
Security patch

Hello there ːsotawinkː A Unity vulnerability was discovered yesterday for all games made with the engine. Today's patch: Includes an updated .dll file, fixing that vulnerability for both Win32 and Win

Oct 15, 2024
Sigh of the Abyss is available NOW!

After three years of development, Sigh of the Abyss is ready to leave my screen and appear on yours. The game is dark yet tender, cruel, hopeful—just like life, it has its moments of levity, of despai

Sep 09, 2024
Mark your calendar ✨

...the release date for Sigh of the Abyss is here! 📅 Friday, October 11th It's still 'around September', just a handful of days after . Testing everything is more time consuming than I thought 😅 Devel

Jun 11, 2024
NEW voiced demo ✨

Surprise! Sigh of the Abyss joins the Steam Next Fest with a voiced demo ! The Steam Next Fest is an event centered around upcoming games and their demos. It's a treasure trove of incredible gems, and

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsFemale Protagonist · Otome · Historical · LGBTQ+ · Romance · Visual Novel · Lore-Rich · Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Story Rich · Hand-drawn (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements15
Official sitehttps://rascaldev.works/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL capable GPU Storage: 2 GB available space