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Return to abyss 重返深渊

Wingjoy Games · 2023-01-06

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 06, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Return to Abyss is a mowing survival game with Rogue-Lite elements, upgrade your weapons and use your fighting skills to fight through over 10,000 monsters on screen until defeat the culprit who brought chaos!

Return to abyss 重返深渊 is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2023, priced at $3.79, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 980 reviews).

8
playing now
80%
positive of 980 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.79
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (510 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 980 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Epic Game Store (2023-06-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39839820232026Week of 2023-01-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5242Jan 2023Aug 2026Jan 2023 — avg 524 · peak 2,049Mar 2023 — avg 87 · peak 326May 2023 — avg 45 · peak 144Jul 2023 — avg 26 · peak 75Sep 2023 — avg 19 · peak 53Nov 2023 — avg 17 · peak 47Jan 2024 — avg 14 · peak 46Mar 2024 — avg 14 · peak 40May 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Jul 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27Sep 2024 — avg 8 · peak 19Nov 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 19May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 18Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

48
achievements tracked
83.5%
earned "Exorcism"
24.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing6 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2023-02-21, latest 2023-08-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5281%48

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CuteActionAliensVampireZombiesCartoonyColorfulAdventureAction RPGRogue-lite

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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