There are games that slowly ease players into their worlds. Luna Abyss grabs you by the collar, throws you into a giant alien ruin beneath the surface of a moon and lets the madness sort itself out from there.
Launching on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Xbox Play Anywhere support, Luna Abyss arrives Day One on Game Pass – which should immediately put it on plenty of radar lists. Published by Kwalee and developed by Kwalee Labs, this is a single-player action adventure blending fast first-person movement, bullet hell combat and psychological sci-fi storytelling inside a brutalist megastructure that looks deeply unpleasant to explore. In a good way.
At A Glance
- Game: Luna Abyss
- Developer: Kwalee Labs
- Publisher: Kwalee
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, Play Anywhere
- Genre: First-Person Action Adventure / Bullet Hell
- Price: £24.99 / Day One Game Pass
Welcome To The Abyss
Players take control of Fawkes, a prisoner sent deep beneath the surface of Luna – a mysterious mimic moon hiding the ruins of a long-lost colony known as Greymont. From there you discover that your task is simple enough on paper: descend into the Abyss, recover forgotten technology and survive whatever remains down there.
The problem is that Luna Abyss does not look remotely interested in making life easy.
Towering industrial architecture, corrupted enemies and constant whispers from the darkness all shape the game’s atmosphere, while your every move is monitored by Aylin, an artificial prison guard who seems to know far more about the Abyss than she lets on.
Mystery and psychological horror await, and there’s no doubt that the gameplay itself looks built around speed. Luna Abyss combines fluid first-person traversal with frantic combat encounters, asking players to sprint, dash and jump through collapsing environments while surviving waves of projectiles and hostile creatures.
The bullet hell influence is obvious too. Screens regularly fill with incoming attacks, forcing players to stay constantly mobile while reacting quickly to enemy patterns and environmental hazards.
A Long Time Coming
We first covered Luna Abyss all the way back in 2022 when its eerie world and striking visual style were originally unveiled. Even then, it stood out immediately.
Years later, the finished version still carries that same unsettling identity – part sci-fi shooter, part psychological nightmare, part exploration-heavy mystery. The brutalist architecture and oppressive atmosphere alone give it a look that separates it from most other Game Pass launches this year.
Of course, Game Pass has no shortage of shooters and action games, but Luna Abyss feels considerably stranger than most. There is a heavy focus on mood and isolation, on descending further into somewhere you probably should not be. Combined with the fast movement systems and aggressive combat, it gives the whole experience a slightly unhinged energy that is difficult to ignore.
And with a Day One Game Pass launch attached, there is every chance this becomes one of those games players discover on a whim before suddenly spending an entire weekend buried inside its world.
Our full review of Luna Abyss is on the way. For now, you’ll find the download you need over at the Xbox Store. Pay up cash, utilise Game Pass – do what you will in order to dive into this one.
