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- The Portsmoor Abysm
Swedish Translation
This update includes one major new feature, a chamber fix, and a couple of new bonus chambers. The Portsmoor Abysm now has a Swedish translation available. This may be significant for those who would prefer to play the…
Announcement6 changesFixGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update Notes for version 2026.07.13
This update introduced a new environmental detail, updates one chamber, and replaces another. The chamber Explosive in episode 1 (and the demo) has been reworked again, likely for the last time because I'm now fully hap…
Announcement6 changesGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update Notes for version 2026.07.08
This update contains a small graphical improvement, a new bonus chamber, and a small bug fix: The floating dust particles now vary in speed when playing at fast forward or slow motion speed, to provide better feedback A…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update Notes for version 2026.06.30
This update contains two small bug fixed, and a couple of content updates: Minor fix for the game run timer Minor fix for a detail in how the Stasis Seal works Fix for the episode 4 chamber called Muuri Minor change to…
Announcement5 changesFixGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update Notes for version 2026.06.22
This update contains a bug fix, some new settings, and a couple of content updates: The timer in each level didn't handle the newly added fast forward functionality quite correctly, this has now been fixed. There are no…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update Notes for version 2026.06.17
This update contains one content update and a bug fix: The Episode 1 (demo) chamber Móshì has been replaced with Yosou, once again increasing the focus on puzzles. A bug has been fixed where a late game monster misbehav…
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Major Chamber Update
This update replaces several chambers with newly constructed ones, and improves several existing chambers. The overarching goals were: More chambers with focus on puzzles, fewer with focus on physics, timing, and precis…
Announcement7 changesGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update with Fast Forward Functionality
This update contains one new feature, along with some minor tweaks: The game now supports new fast forward functionality, which increases the rate at which it runs. This is intended for situations where you need to wait…
Announcement3 changesGameplayUI/audio - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update Notes for version 2026.05.25
This update contains two new settings related to performance, and a minor UI update: The number of floating dust particles can now be pared down, all the way to zero if desired. Atmospheric effects such as fog and light…
Announcement5 changesUI/audioGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Steam Deck Compatibility
The Portsmoor Abysm started as a jam game, which I kept working on, and eventually decided to release on Steam. One of the primary reasons to put this game on Steam was to make it easily accessible on the machine where…
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Demo/Episode 1 Chamber Update
Hello! This update brings a number of updates to the chambers in the demo of The Portsmoor Abysm, which also make up the first episode of the full game. The goals of these chamber redesigns, along with some previous cha…
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Atmospheric Effects Update
Hello Everyone! Version 2026.05.07 contains a significant graphical update, along with a couple of minor bug fixes. New and varying atmospheric effects has been introduced across all four episodes, including fog and lig…
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Update Notes for version 2026.04.27
This update contains one content update, and an aesthetic enhancement. The chamber Quartet (formely Hex) in episode 1 is replaced by Metallassó, a more puzzle-focused level, to ensure that the demo better represents the…
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Major Environment Art Update
Hello! Version 2026.04.20 contains major updates of the environment art across all four episodes, resulting in a more consistent look for the entire game, including far less repetition for the dirt and the empty space b…
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Update Notes for version 2026.04.06
This update contains one fix, and a minor content addition: The ambient light will now reset correctly to the configured level after an effigy light flash You can now encounter bats in the catacombs. They are non-intera…
Announcement2 changesGameplay - The Portsmoor Abysm
Update Notes for version 2026.03.29
This update contains one important fix, a couple of quality-of-life improvements, and some minor tweaks: Made some changes to sound management to ensure that the volume is properly calculated and that sounds are properl…
Announcement7 changesFixGameplay
