ABYSS

The submarine is split into rooms, and each room runs a different system: the reactor, navigation, repair stations and the rest. Nobody can do everything from one seat, so the crew has to spread out and talk constantly over radio. That communication is the game's core tension, because any report could come from a Saboteur feeding you bad information.

Resources are scarce. Power and oxygen drain as you travel, and the materials you need sit on the seabed outside the hull. Someone has to suit up, leave the relative safety of the sub and scavenge scrap metal, which can then be crafted into useful items. Out there in the dark, the crew is not alone, and the creatures of the trench are a threat to everyone, traitor or not.

As an Engineer you win by navigating the trenches, locating each facility and repairing its beacon before the power runs out. As a Saboteur you win by eliminating every innocent Engineer or sabotaging the submarine badly enough that the mission fails. Matches are online co-op for two to five players, and the store lists only two achievements, so the replay value comes from the people you play with.

ABYSS is out now on Windows PC through Steam at US$4.99. Steam lists it at RM12.49 in Malaysia, S$5.39 in Singapore, ₱179 in the Philippines, ฿96 in Thailand, Rp 50,999 in Indonesia and 74,000₫ in Vietnam. It is English only and needs an internet connection for online co-op. The minimum spec is steeper than the price suggests: an Intel Core i5-10600 or Ryzen 5, 8 GB of RAM and an RTX 2060-class graphics card, with 2 GB of storage.