ABYSS

a blog for interactive fiction game ABYSS. fly some spaceships, save your brother and overthrow the government. meg // she/her

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𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐒𝐒.

What was supposed to be a simple job has spiraled into something far greater than you. After receiving a strange, gut-wrenching message from your brother, you embark on a journey through space on an old ship, alongside wanted criminals. Somehow, in an attempt to save your brother, you become entangled in a heist bigger than the galaxy has ever seen. 

But not everything is as it seems, and it looks like you may have accidentally started a revolution.

Customizable MC (play as a female, male, non-binary, trans or cis, choose your appearance, craft your personality and hone your skills)

Save your brother (or at least try to save him)

Fall in love with one of the four unique RO’s, two of them with customizable gender

Rob the rich

Overthrow a government or two

Attend a Alice in Wonderland themed party

Found family trope, because who doesn’t love that?

Adopt an alien pet – a space dog, bird or a rat

And remember, arson is okay

Juniper “June” Kinnear - (gender cust.) - The Puppetmaster. Your brother’s best friend, almost a member of your little family now. A coworker, master at infiltration with love of fixing old electronics. Well connected and ambitious. || Dark skin, tight curls falling into sparkling brown eyes. A slight dip in the chin, dimples visible only when they smile. 

Jinho Lee - (M) - The Henchman - A bit abrasive, with a permanent frown on his face, he doesn’t really want to be there. It seems like sarcasm is the only language he knows. Pushing people away - it has became a habit of his. An influential member of Enigma. || Warm ivory skin, almost black hair falling into his dark brown eyes, with his nose and ears pierced.

Manon Sayari - (F) - The Art Forger - The most infamous art forger in the galaxy. She was born with a paint brush in one hand, and a gun in the other. A mystery no one can solve - the times of having friends and trusting them are long gone for her. || Tanned brown skin, a dark mullet that reaches her shoulder blades, with the underside and roots dyed red. Faint freckles kissing her cheeks.

Idris Crowe - (gender cust.) - The Pilot - A local Florida man. People may say they have a questionable taste, but they think it’s just too refined for others. The pilot of your ship, running through the galaxy from their demons. If there is an explosion, it was definitely them. || Sepia-toned skin, wavy brown hair, a defined jawline, and hazel eyes with a sly glint. Nails always painted with nail polish.

DEMO || FORUM || SPOTIFY || CONTENT WARNINGS

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Helloooo???!?!?! You're back??!?!?!??! Hell yeah!!!!!!!

getting a masters degree in psychology and building a house with your partner changes you for real

i would love to get back, i am not promising any particular dates as i'm still finishing coding butttt i want to get it out again before the 24th for sure.

this story has been on my mind the whole time, and it went through three total revamps BUT the state of it now? i love it. it's much bigger than it was, much longer, with expanded main plot and many more subplots and characters. the vibe of it may have also shifted just a bit because of the changes but now it makes more sense.

we will see where this leads us!! overall, act 1 (should i call it book 1?) will have 10-12 chapters (depending on how i want to write certain event) and the whole plot is spanning over 4 acts...folks we will be here for a long time

but thank you to anyone who still remembers the game!! you're amazing and i'm thinking of each one of you <3

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Hello! Is this still ongoing? And also are you updating anywhere else as Dashingdon is down permanently. The Demo was amazing, and Im excited to see more in the future!

this game may or may not have been entirely rewritten during my mental breakdown bc if I had checked my dms three years ago, i would have been a published author in my country. with a big publisher (i checked my dms at the beginning of this year)

anyways, rerelease of abyss full 2 chapters, around 100k words, this year before christmas. chapter three at the end of january/for valentines

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hi everyone!! just a quick update - a new, revamped version of abyss will drop tonight very late or tomorrow - because of the time differences and a small family emergency i’m not sure if i’ll manage to post the new version of the game on time (i don’t have my laptop with me rn)!! however, some new content and a new chapter is coming later this month as well😌

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OMG!!! I'm so glad you're back! I hope you're doing well, and I'm super excited to play the next update ❤️❤️

happy to be back!!! it’s been a ride but im finishing my studies next year and my big girl job is paying me enough that i don’t have to worry about money that much so i can finally get back to things i enjoy

besides, meet franek!! me and my partner got him in october and he’s the light of my life rn

small spoiler: franek and my previous doggie will be the inspiration for your pet later in the game 😫🥹

im hoping to finish coding the whole chapter at the beginning of august as i’ll be in vacation next week but i want you to be able to play the whole thing, with some things changed and new content! and finally meeting jinho 💆🏻‍♀️

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WELCOME BACK TO ABYSS

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I saw the update and firstly I want to say that you take all the time you need and focus on yourself first and foremost. Life and need comes first, and we will be here whenever you return.

Second of all my condolences, saying goodbye isn’t easy, especially with life moving on around you. And depressive episodes amidst busy times is never easy either, this may be overstepping but I want to say I am proud of you. Working and studying and moving is a lot all on it’s own, doing any of them while depressed and grieving especially.

Third of all I hope times ahead bring you moments of joy, no matter how small they are.

thank you for that sweet message!! 🥹 i’m healing from my loss, however it’s been really hard - my dog was my baby and it still feels so empty without him. but i’m getting better and sometimes i see the signs he’s still with me!! me and my bf also are set on adopting a new dog in the near future and i hope this helps too.

right now i’m focusing on my health and the free time i have left before the academic year starts again and my time off ends so i hope to work on some things during that break while laying on a beach in italy.

i’ll be trying to slowly starts answering the questions i got and maybe coming back but i can’t promise anything. i love abyss and i definitely want to come back to posting again, however my mental health has to come first.

love you all and you’ll be hearing from me again 💖

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hey hey!! is abyss still being worked on? i might have already sent an ask but i forgot. i really really loved it when i played the demo and i wanted to know if i can expect an update! thank you :)

🫥🫥🫥🫥 ANYWAYS

i haven’t been active or updated anything about abyss in a long time and the reason is that there is, unfortunately, not much to update about!

i work full time while being a full time student as well, doing masters in child psychology, moving places, saying goodbye to my beloved doggie which brought my depressive episode back, and on top of that my laptop has stopped working - and i simply do not have money to buy a new one.

abyss will be back, however, i can’t promise when. i’m counting on buying a laptop in the next month so maybe i will be able to push out a new chapter in the next two months - but i’m not promising anything

and i’m very grateful to everyone who still follows abyss! the one thing i can promise is that when i’m back, it will be worth it! 💖

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Not an ask per say but I just wanted to thank you so much for the abyss. Just read it rn and I am SO immersed. I can't wait for more. Actually one of the more interesting IFs I've checked out as of late. You probably won't see this but the only things I can ask of you I guess are to take care of yourself, take all the time you need and don't give up on this please. I'll be patiently awaiting future updates 😌

😭😭 THANK YOU SM!!! i am NOT giving up on abyss, i’ve been actually rewriting ch2 🧍🏻‍♀️ but i’m working full time, am full time student as well, in october i’ll be moving to hr (i love my little silly corporate job) and this year i’m in a research group about basically ipad kids so all of that with trying to have at least some personal life and saving up to move out is a bit hard. at least i’ll be on home office a lot more since october

it’s been a long time but even tho i haven’t been active, i’m still working on abyss!! i don’t have a date bc i have too many things going on rn (fun fact: i had to go back to therapy after starting accutane) but yeah!! i’m actually writing idris’ scene and good luck to yall 💖

but thank you so so much for your message!! 🥺

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GAME • PATREON • KO-FI

happy chapter seven release day!! i know it’s been a bit since i’ve updated but i’m pleased to say that the next update is finally here!!

IN THIS CHAPTER.

flirt with death (aka literally just mirai)

get some questions answered

enter some precarious situations (you’re a hunter, you’re supposed to be good at this)

get in some interesting situations with the ros

witness a fight?

it’s been quite a journey for me writing this, but i truly hope everyone enjoys. the new content comes to about 57.5k words extra with a huge chunk of it being branches and variations, so if you’re interested in getting to know more than one ro, i highly recommend doing multiple playthroughs.

let me know what you think <3

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is their a reaction ask or snippet of basil reacting to mc calling him dad accidentally during serious argument? PLS idk why remembering something like that way back

oh there’s no snippet!! iirc there was just like a reaction ask i think?? but not really, it would be just something small or to tease him, basil would let it slide during a serious argument

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We have to keep talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The attention must not waver from the war.

That's what Russia wants. Putin is hoping that the attention will leave and he can commit his atrocities quietly.

We can't allow ourselves to grow tired of what's happening in Ukraine. We must not allow it to become normality. Ukrainians don't have the pleasure of tuning out social media or shutting off their TV.

We owe it to Ukrainians to keep protesting and to keep talking about it. We need to show Putin that the entire world is watching.

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Any recommendations for completed IFs with romance? Ones that are close to finished would work as well. Thank you!!

i haven’t really played any ifs recently bc i simply haven’t had free time and i don’t really have many completed ifs like that? but i tried to think of my fave ones and

completed, waiting for release:

the golden rose by @anathemafiction

mind blind by @mindblindbard

the passenger by @the-passenger-if

perfumare (the visual novel that was basically a demo to the if that i cant wait for!!!) by @pdrrook

still being released:

faith of gods by @faithofgods (oh god……oh god)

when twilight strikes by @evertidings

birds of a feather by @ofna

bodycount by @bodycountgame

the northern passage by @northern-passage

scout: an apocalypse story by @anya-dev

a tale of crowns by @ataleofcrowns

the nameless by @parkerlyn

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I just played the demo and I see this game is compatible with feral gremlin MC - I can't wait to play more! Idris is great so far.

i love feral gremlin mcs so ofc i had to give you all an opportunity to play them……….and you can play pool with idris in the next update 👀

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Is Quinn an RO?

he’s not!! he won’t have much screen time in part 1 so that would be unfair, compared to other ros. besides, i have other plans for quinn 👀👀

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Hiya Meg! Question- Vanya and Basil (the Best Dads) clearly treat MC and Brother as their "kids", but how do they view June? Is June also their "kid" or more like Brother's bff? Also, did MC and Brother live with Vanya, Basil or both? Did June live with them? (Love you, your characters, your story, and your writing, and sending you all the love in the world).

hi!!

mc and their brother have lived with vanya since they were little kids. they would spend some nights at basil’s place though. with june it’s a bit different because they met when june was a teenager. they lived with mostly basil as vanya’s place was already crowded and then got an apartment near the laundromat. they all care about june and think of them as family but it’s just a different dynamic.

thank you!!! 🥺❤️

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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but are Vanya and Basil an actual couple? And if they are not a couple.... can MC encourage their relationship and help them become a couple? Bc I love the dads and want them to find love/joy. <3 (also the snippet with them was everything I ever wanted and MORE!)

they’re not a couple! for now they’re comfortable as best friends, but it may change in the future. you will have the option to encourage them to be together but that won’t be the only thing deciding that - it will also depend on some events and things you say!