Luna Abyss is taking part in Steam Scream Fest 2024! Starting today until the 4th of November you can play through a bunch of awesome demos of unreleased games on Steam - like Luna Abyss - and also pick up some discounts on released games taking part! If you haven't tried our demo yet we'd love for you to give it a try & let us know what you think either on our steam forums or by joining our Discord server!
The 12th Indie Games Contest!
Greetings Scouts!
We're very excited that Luna Abyss has been chosen as a finalist in the 12th Indie Games Contest!
We're one of 14 games chosen from 460 submissions & will be on display from today until the 16th of November at the Shadok - the digital centre of Strasbourg, France.
Alongside this Luna Abyss is also up for the Octopix (jury award) & the people's choice award voted for by the attendees! If you're in the area you can head down to check out the event during this time!
Steam Space Exploration Fest
Greetings Scouts!
Luna Abyss is taking part in the Steam Space Exploration Fest this week! If you haven't had a chance yet you can check out our demo right now & as always we appreciate hearing your feedback!
Watch this space for any announcements, or you can also join our Discord server to keep up to date on the latest Luna Abyss news!
Steam FPS Fest!
Greetings Scouts,
Luna Abyss is taking part in Steam FPS Fest this week. There's a ton of awesome games taking part & it's a good chance to snag some discounts. If you haven't tried our demo yet do give it a shot!
As always we appreciate your feedback on the demo & you can leave it in the Steam forums or in the feedback channel on our Discord!
London Games Festival Official Selection 2024
Greetings Scouts!
We're very excited to announce that Luna Abyss has been chosen as part of the London Games Festival's Official Selection in the Best of British category! Because of this we'll be taking part in a few events throughout the month of April including:
A Trafalgar Square takeover this Saturday the 13th of April
The London Games Festival Steam event throughout April until the 25th
A booth at WASD from the 25th - 27th
If you're at either of these in-person events come along & say hi & check out the game!
WINGS Fund Women's Day Event!
Luna Abyss is part of the WINGS Fund Women's Day event on Steam!
Starting today you can check out our demo as well as a bunch of others. You can also save money on a bunch of awesome games from teams led by women & minority genders!
As always we welcome any feedback & you can leave it for us in our Steam forums or on our Discord where we have some feedback forums set up!
Dinos vs. Robots Fest!
We're excited for Luna Abyss to be taking part in Steam's Dinos vs. Robots Fest!
From now until March 4th you can check out a ton of awesome games & demos & get some discounts on some dino & robot games! We updated the Luna Abyss demo just last month to have new content, optimisations & updated assets. So if you haven't had a chance to play it yet, this is the perfect time!
As always we welcome any feedback & you can leave it for us in our Steam forums or on our Discord where we have some feedback forums set up!
Updated Demo - Steam Deck
Greetings Scouts!
Have you had a chance to check out our extended demo yet?
Alongside the new content & game updates, we've also been working hard to optimise the demo (and the rest of the game) for Steam Deck. We'd love to hear from you if you've played it through on one!
As always you can leave your feedback on the Steam forums or join our Discord & let us know your experience with it!
Try Our Updated Demo Now!
Greetings Scouts!
Have you been wishing for some new Luna Abyss content? Well you're in luck! Starting today you can try out our updated demo right here on Steam. Play through the first couple of missions of Luna Abyss & see a little more of the first level!
As well as extending the demo out a little to show you more of the first biome, we've also been working to optimise it for both Steam Deck & PC!
Change log:
Additional gameplay unveiling the source of a mysterious signal located deep within the Abyss
Multiple visual revisions to the HUD and weapon wheel
Various optimisations to improve performance and frame rate
Improved death sequence and checkpointing
Improved VFX and SFX for the Scout Rifle and Shieldbreaker weapons
Improved combat experience
Improved lighting and player guidance
Try it out & let us know what you think. As always feedback is always welcomed on both the Steam forums & our Discord forums!
Looking Back at 2023
Greetings Scout!
As 2023 comes to a close we wanted to take a little look back at the year & everything we've achieved during it!
Events:
We were lucky enough to showcase Luna Abyss at our first in person events this year! We showcased at The MIX at GDC, GDC main floor (thanks Epic/Unreal!), Reboot Develop Blue, SXSW Sydney & FormatGG.
We also got to take part in a ton of online events including Steam Next Fest, Save & Sound, IndieX, SpecialEffect's One Special Day, Steam Scream Fest, Steam SHMUP Fest, Realms Deep, SXSW Sydney Online Showcase & DreamHack!
Our Creative Director, Benni Hill, took part in this panel at LudoNarraCon!
And also took part in a Fireside Chat alongside our composer David Housden talking about World Building through Music & Narrative!
And also joined our Business Director Hollie Emery on Kinda Funny Games to chat about Luna Abyss!
Awards:
We won a bunch of awards including:
Indie Cup - Most Anticipated Game
Indie Cup - Community Choice
Reboot Develop - Best Visual Design
Game Connection - Best Visual Art & Design
Game Connection - Best Hardcore Game
GTR Malta - Best Pitch
And we were nominated for a few more:
Game Connection - Best Console Game
Game Connection - People's Choice Award
Game Connection - Grand Award
SXSW Sydney - People's Choice Award
Reboot Develop - Game of the Year
GTR Malta - Worldwide Finalist
Playcon - Pitch Shortlist
IndieX Awards - Best Art Direction
Articles & Front Covers:
We had front covers & articles in MCV Develop & Game Pro in Italy!
As well as articles in EDGE, IGN, VG247, Game Developer, PlayStation, The Mirror, FandomWire, Gameranx, PlayGround, Game Rant, & hundreds of others!
Trailer:
We released a behind the scenes Soundtrack Recording Session as part of Save & Sound!
And a new trailer!
2023 has been a fantastic year for Luna Abyss, and there's so much more to come in 2024...
