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ABZU

From the art director of Journey® and Flower®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant ocean world full of mystery and bursting with color and life. Perform fluid acrobatics as the Diver using graceful swimming controls. Discover hundreds of unique species based on real creatures and form a powerful connection with the abundant sea life. Interact with schools of thousands of fish that procedurally respond to you, each other, and predators. Linger in epic seascapes and explore aquatic ecosystems modeled with unprecedented detail. D

Release date
March 9, 2018
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Giant Squid
Publisher
Giant Squid
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★ 7.6/10GOG · 188 ratings
GOGLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
This isn't a game as much as it is an experience. It is very beautiful and very relaxing. As strange as it sounds, for someone…
★ 5 / 5
This is not a game. It is a straight forward visual experience that combines the movie Avatar with the concept delivered in the Lucas Arts…
★ 3 / 5
If you ever wanted an underwater version of Journey, then you found the right game. In ABZÛ, you play as a diver exploring an underwater…
★ 2 / 5
ABZU is all about great visuals above all else. It's not about underwater exploration as many would think as its experience is quite railroaded (to…
★ 2 / 5
I think we all agree that this piece of software is beautiful and that one could speak from an experience, rather than a game. But…
★ 2 / 5
I was excited to play this game, from the trailer it looks lovely and relaxing. However upon starting the game I found the controls confusing,…
★ 5 / 5
If you want a short version of my review, consider this to be "Journey but it's in the ocean". The truth, though, is that this…
★ 5 / 5
Splendid! ABZU is a lovely experience that can last as long as you want! I've seen the reviews here, but this is far from a…

Most recent8

★ 5 / 5
Moving visuals. Melodic soundtrack. Quite a cute graphical style.
★ 5 / 5
This was a super unique casual diving experience and one of a kind game. It is quite short that you can beat in 2 hours…
★ 5 / 5
Abzu is a lovely and relaxing open world game with a few things to do and lots to discover, but with no grind whatsoever. For…
★ 4 / 5
In Abzu you explore an ocean world, swimming effortlessly, enjoying the colourful biomes and interacting with/observing the denizens therein. The controls are simple and effective,…
★ 4 / 5
Bought this because it looked interesting and I was pretty much right. This game is beautiful and quite atmospheric. Pretty sure I missed some things,…
★ 1 / 5
So as the title says. This game has piss poor keyboard and mouse support as if it was made for consoles and then PC was…
★ 5 / 5
Ethereal and majestic but short. Would love to reexperience for the first time again.

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