Luna Abyss

Luna Abyss is an action-adeventure bullet hell first-person shooter set in an abandoned space prison on an alien moon.^[1] The player plays as Fawkes, a prisoner, and is tasked to explore the abyss, with every task the player completes knocking time off their prison sentence.^[2] Fawkes never does the exploring in person themselves, instead controlling and piloting biomechanical androids from the comfort of their cell under the watch of a mechnaical head known as Aylin.^[2] The combat is built on a lock-on system, allowing the player to automatically aim at enemies.^[3]

In August 2022, Kwalee Labs (formerly Bonsai Collective) announced Luna Abyss and stated versions were in development for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S.^[4] On 4 December 2025, it was announced the game would release in 2026.^[5] Luna Abyss launched on 21 May 2026 for all platforms.^[6] The game was made available as a day-one release on Xbox Game Pass.^[7]

In June 2026, just weeks after the game launched, Kwalee Labs CEO Hollie Emery said the entire development team had been laid off, but did not give a reason as to why.^[8]

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Luna Abyss received "generally favourable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator site Metacritic.^[9][10] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 81% of critics.^[11]

Push Square rated the game 8/10 and praised the "enticing and ominous" world as a "delight to look at artistically, even if its muddy graphics let it down on closer inspection."^[12] GamingBolt, rating the game 7/10, wrote: "Far from offering the best bullet hell or first-person shooter experience, Luna Abyss instead sticks to its own quirky formula, stubbornly so at times, and mostly succeeds."^[13] PlayStation Universe rated the game 8.5/10 and said despite being "held back slightly" by its combat readability issues and occasional visual softness, "Luna Abyss still delivers a highly engaging experience overall."^[14]