The comic book adaptation game "Double Star from the Abyss Towards Darkness" has released screenshots and new information for the game, mainly introducing the game's two modes "Hello Abyss" and "Deep in Abyss". The game will land on PS4, Switch, and Steam in the fall of 2022, with support for Chinese.
In the "Hello Abyss" mode, players can relive anime stories while learning the basic game system and how to move forward in the game. Players control the protagonist Like, along with Reg, a humanoid robot that can both fight and explore, and their goal is the bottom of a huge cave known as the Abyss. The event scenes in the game are voiced entirely by animated voice actors.
In the "Deep In the Abyss" mode, the player will play as the new cave explorer, an original character who challenges the depths of the abyss, and the story is written by the comic book author Tsukihito. This original character can be customized with different hairstyles and facial features. By completing missions and bringing back relics from the Abyss, players can level up themselves as cave explorers and challenge deeper abysses. This model is based on single-player exploration.
There are also special gameplay systems within the game, such as forging items and "Curse of the Abyss". Players exploring the abyss require a variety of tools, plenty of food, and more. Players can explore to craft items with a variety of materials, from tools like climbing axes and fishing rods to food, medicine, and clothing. The "Curse of the Abyss" is a feature of the original story, which will be repeated in the game. The "Curse of the Abyss" is a phenomenon in which players go deeper into the Abyss, the more severely stressed their bodies become when they return to the surface, causing various physical and mental disorders.