Astral Abyssal
A downloadable game for Windows
Astral Abyssal is a deep space short horror experience student project. Inspired by Iron Lung.
All the stars are gone, and your mission is to explore deep space for the new stars.
Take control of a pilot in an observation spaceship called the Orbiter. Players get to perform various tasks on the ship. Explore and document new data.
Feature:
•Liner story with 15-20 minutes of playthrough.
•Explore different deep space scenario.
•Small spaceship simulation.
WARNING: Contain flashing lights.
Creator Note
Sorry in advance for the bad English, as I'm not native. This video game is a project from my game design class at my university. It might not be the best quality and probably lack some refinement. Nevertheless, hope you guys enjoy the game!
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Development log
- small update (minor UI tweak & added outro)Nov 19, 2022
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It feels like a mix of Prey (2017) and Iron Lung --or in other words, it's awesome and I can't wait to see your future projects!
Those are some of my favorite games too! Though I'd like to play around with the dark depth of space, I'm working on another project rn. Still thank you for playing!
i just watched a playthrough of this on IGP and i'm thoroughly impressed.
Really cool stuf! Short and sweet ~
that was a fantastic little experience. I hope to see your name in the credits of a successful game someday.
Hello can anybody help me with downloading this game? When i download it it is a .rar file which is an audio file it is the same on the page of thw game.
.rar is not a music file. It is a compressed archive like .zip.
You need a program that can unpack .rar files (Google WinRAR or 7-zip, both work) to unpack the file and then play the game.
Thanks
Dude this is awesome. nice job
If this was a student project you have an amazing future ahead of you, you made this your own with an amazing flair. Thank you so much and can't wait to see what you do in the future
yes indeed.
I had a lot of fun with this! I also had a lot of fun speculating about the full implications of the ending... wondering if the ship was replaced during one of those cryosleeps... In any case, it was fun, spooky game.
I will comment that the inertia in the zero gravity segments was a bit frustrating, making it very easy to just drift right past the controls you're trying to use. I don't know if that was intended, but it was definitely a thing I experienced. In any case, great mood piece, visual and audio experiences complemented each other nicely, and the ending was one of those delightful creepshow endings where you can see the inevitable course of your future, but you still have to go there anyway... I love it.
I found this game through IGP on youtube, who just released a video on Astral Abyssal. Got to say, the game is great. You managed to really implement the atmosphere and feeling of uncertainty and loss of control in a relatively small sized game. Overall, great job.
same found it from IGP but am still trying to install it
I really love the vibe of this game! now i really want Astral Abyssal 2.
Thank a lot for playing! Sadly, I want to try making some other genre. So might not be another horror game for a while.
And i honestly mean it with the title, actually an amazing game, deserves way more support!
I'm honored. Thank for playing and the feedback! (Iron Lung is indeed a big inspiration for this game)
I really enjoyed this game a lot! I've always been a fan of space horror, and this game is quite something! I love the concept, the atmosphere, and the gameplay! I think you've created something pretty awesome! It took me a bit longer to finish since I was kinda winging it without reading the manual, but overall it's not too difficult and easy to understand and navigate once you start interacting with the console! Awesome job! I anxiously await to see what else you come up with!
Thank for the feedback!
No problem!