Everything We Know About End of Abyss, the Sci-Fi Horror Game from Little Nightmares Veterans

Who Is Making It?

• Developer: Section 9 Interactive, an independent Swedish studio based in Malmö .
• Publisher: Epic Games Publishing .
• Pedigree: The core team comprises former Tarsier Studios developers responsible for the Little Nightmares series and LittleBigPlanet . The studio’s name may be new, but the talent behind it has specialized in squeezing intense atmospheric tension out of tightly enclosed spaces—a skill that directly feeds into End of Abyss’s claustrophobic design .

What Platforms Can You Play It On?

End of Abyss will release simultaneously on three platforms with no staggered exclusivity windows :

• PC via the Epic Games Store
• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X|S

Who Is the Protagonist and What’s the Premise?

You play as Cel, a young combat technician dispatched to a derelict underground compound to investigate disturbances of unknown origin . What begins as a technical reconnaissance mission quickly deteriorates into a harrowing descent through a broken, abandoned world .

Cel is not a super-soldier. She is drastically outclassed by the twisted, parasitic creatures that roam the facility’s ruins, and survival depends far more on evasion and improvisation than raw firepower . The narrative thrust involves peeling back the truth behind the facility’s collapse while simply trying to stay alive. In the reveal trailer, a disembodied voice whispers through the darkness: “To the one who hears this message, we are waiting for you.”

How Does It Play?

While the atmosphere clearly channels the spirit of Little Nightmares, the gameplay takes a different mechanical path. Section 9 has described the game as blending exploration, twin-stick shooting, and Metroidvania-style progression .

• Twin-stick shooting: Players can fight back with firearms, though ammunition scarcity is designed to make every shot feel like a painful trade-off .
• Environmental scanner: Cel carries a scanner used to reveal hidden pathways, branching routes, and sealed-off corridors that become accessible as the player unlocks upgrades and tools .
• Tense stealth: Given that the monsters vastly overpower Cel, avoiding detection is often the wiser choice, harkening back to the helpless, dread-filled navigation that defined Little Nightmares .

When Was It Revealed?

End of Abyss had a two-stage public reveal:

1. Summer Game Fest 2025: The game was first announced with a reveal trailer establishing its dark sci-fi setting, protagonist, and premise .
2. Summer Game Fest 2026: The exact October 1, 2026 release date was unveiled alongside a new trailer and the opening of pre-orders on all platforms .

For fans of methodical, atmospheric horror rooted in vulnerability rather than power fantasy, End of Abyss is positioning itself as one of 2026’s most promising descents into the dark.