Games

Abzu

Giant Squid

2016•Puzzle•PEGI 7•About 2 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefamilyfantasyanimalsrobots/ai/spacefastwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandinghuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, warm-hearted puzzle game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

504 ratings

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About This Game

Abzu is an exploration game where you are a lone diver in a lush ocean world. The diver descends deeper and deeper into the depths, where she will encounter majestic creatures, discover ancient secrets, and search for her true purpose. Abzu roughly translates to "The Ocean of Wisdom" from ancient Sumerian.

Summary: IGDB

Story

A lone diver awakens at the surface of a vast ocean and begins descending through its waters, moving between open sea, natural caverns, and submerged ruins. Ancient murals reveal that a long-vanished civilization once lived in balance with this ocean. Guided by a great white shark, the diver reaches wells that restore life to the seas, while robotic devices harvest the ocean's energy and threaten the fragile balance that remains. The story is told wordlessly, drawing on themes from ancient mythology.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasyAnimalsRobots/ai/spaceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

ExplorationDinosaursUnderwaterSharkRobotsFrogDolphinBird

Where to play

Details

Developer: Giant Squid
Publisher: 505 Games
Released: 2 August 2016
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 2h normally, 4h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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