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Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a turn-based role-playing game about an old dreamer trapped in the Great Abyss, the vast underworld beneath the Dreamlands. You explore its depths and uncover their secrets, using weapons, armor, supplies and alliances with locals to find a way back to the upper Dreamlands or the Waking World.

Explore the Great Abyss

The game presents the world in two views. Outside dungeons, you see the map from above in 2D; inside them, the view switches to 3D and first person. The systems become more complex as you learn their intricacies, and in-game dialogue and text can offer useful information.

Choose your approach

Combat is important, but you can also use stealth and dialogue to deal with the inhabitants of the nether realms. Fighting every enemy as a low-level character can be severely punished, so you need to manage your gold, health, alliances and sanity as you travel. Combat and other gameplay are turn-based, giving you time to make strategic decisions; enemies wait their turn to attack.

Select a dreamer

At the start, the game presents a randomly chosen dreamer with basic abilities, equipment and any existing alliances. You can play as that character or reroll for another option. The available dreamers include a range of English upper-class gentlemen.

Form alliances

Some dreamers begin with alliances that can help in the early stages. Allied denizens of the Great Abyss can join your party and fight other enemies. You can form new alliances during the game by finding and reading the right books.

Game modes

You can choose between the traditional CRPG experience and Roguelike Mode, which adds permadeath. The modes use separate saves: games started in one are not accessible in the other. You can switch back to the traditional settings through the Options menu.