Luna Abyss review: The prison guard has found you some extremely inconvenient stairs

The big picture

Fawkes is a prisoner sent beneath an alien moon to recover lost technology. An artificial guard called Aylin supervises, while an enormous ruined megastructure provides the route and bullet hell supplies several reasons to reconsider it. Luna Abyss has a clear understanding of how to make a person feel small. Put them in a huge building, give them an alarming task and make the helpful voice also responsible for keeping them imprisoned.

Kwalee Labs' single-player action adventure, published by Kwalee, fully launched on May 21, 2026, for Windows, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It did not enter commercial Early Access; earlier playable versions were demos. The combination is shooting, first-person platforming and cryptic science-fiction exploration. You should want at least some of all three before agreeing to accompany Fawkes down there. Official game overview

Lock on, then remember the rest of the room

Lock-on aiming is optional. You can also fire manually using the on-screen reticle, and difficulty can be changed during play. Those choices let you decide where to put some of your attention. Tracking a target for you leaves more room to think about position; manual aiming gives your hands an additional responsibility, in case the incoming projectiles seemed insufficiently demanding. Developer's control and difficulty FAQ

First-person bullet hell has an interesting limitation built into the camera. An overhead view can show a character and the surrounding danger together; looking through the character's eyes commits you to a direction. Targeting assistance does not answer every question about where to stand or when to move. The attraction lies in handling those decisions, rather than assuming accurate aim is the only skill being invited to the party.

Some FPS players want to line up every shot themselves. Others would rather concentrate on movement and threat patterns. Neither preference requires an argument about playing properly. The sensible approach is to use the available options to find the balance you enjoy, while remembering that assistance with aiming does not make an alien ruin a relaxing walking route.

The building would like you to jump now

Platforming gives the scale practical consequences. A gap becomes a route to negotiate instead of something decorative beneath the gun. Crossing a structure can help you understand its shape, which makes exploration a useful partner for a story about entering an unfamiliar place. Admiring an enormous space is one activity; discovering that you personally must get to the other side is a more involved relationship.

That relationship will not suit everyone. Players who dislike first-person jumps should account for them before buying on the strength of the shooting. The PC updates include traversal-skip and reduced-camera-motion settings, with June 3 patch notes discussing those options and associated fixes. Check the settings for your version rather than assuming the PC patch describes every console build. Official PC update history

Those options are useful concessions to different needs, not a guarantee of comfort for every player. An interesting environment can still involve movement you find unpleasant. There is nothing especially heroic about forcing yourself through a camera setting simply because the scenery has gone to considerable trouble to look ominous.

A reassuring voice with an awkward job title

The colony's fate, the Scourge, the All-Father and the Collective establish a setting with history and beliefs to investigate. The names certainly sound like they expect you to lower your voice when discussing them. Whether that sort of mystery appeals depends on your appetite for piecing together unfamiliar concepts rather than receiving a straightforward explanation immediately.

Aylin offers a more direct point of tension. A guide can help you navigate, but a prison guard also has authority over you. Instructions therefore carry a question about whose interests they serve. That is an effective premise to put inside such a large setting: however enormous the architecture becomes, the relationship still concerns one person following orders from someone who controls their freedom.

Luna Abyss is worth considering if movement, projectile patterns and uneasy exploration sound like compatible pleasures. Its adjustable difficulty and targeting provide options, while the single-player structure leaves room to engage with the mystery alone. If cryptic lore and platforming usually make you impatient, listen to that reaction. Fawkes has limited choice about the assignment; you have the useful advantage of being able to read the description first.