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- 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Update Notes for version 2026.03.22
This update contains one important fix and some minor tweaks: Made sure the player can't enter the space left by a "howl" style effigy before anything sitting on top falls down. This was broken by a recent fix of a diff…
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The Portsmoor Abysm - Out Now!
I'm pleased to announce that The Portsmoor Abysm is now available for purchase. I hope you enjoy it!
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Abysm Changes Name to "The Portsmoor Abysm"
Hello Everyone! With three days left until the release of the full game I'm announcing that Abysm has just gotten a longer and more distinct name: Steam post image Such a change so closely to release is obviously not de…
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Abysm Demo Updated to Next Fest Release
The Abysm demo is part of the February Next Fest, leading up to the full release in March. Abysm is an atmospheric cosmic horror puzzle game with real-time Sokoban style gameplay, inspired by classic rocks-and-diamond g…
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