WARRIORS: Abyss

WARRIORS: Abyss is an action roguelite by Omega Force, in which you fight hordes of enemies with familiar characters from Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors. Enma, ruler of the underworld, summons you to stop the rebellious Gouma.

Unlike the large battles of the main series, you assemble new teams for each attempt. Battles take you through the levels of the underworld, where you gradually unlock more abilities and support.

WARRIORS: Abyss was released on February 12, 2025 for PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Nintendo Switch version followed on the European eShop on February 14, 2025.

The game is a standalone roguelite within the Warriors universe. Additional costume sets and the content from Dynasty Warriors: Origins are sold separately.

WARRIORS: Abyss has been released for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. On Nintendo Switch, handheld, tabletop and TV modes are available.

The PlayStation versions for PS4 and PS5 are native versions. A separate native Xbox One version has not been announced.

You charge through large enemy groups, use combo attacks and summon allies for especially powerful moves. Attacks, movement and timing your team abilities set the pace.

Between battles, you choose new forces and reinforcements. This changes your battle tactics with every new hero team line-up.

WARRIORS: Abyss has extra costumes, hero packs and larger expansions. The Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors costume sets change the outfits of familiar characters, while other packs expand the playable roster.

The content may also be bundled in collections or special editions. Such a pack is not the same as a second standalone Warriors game.

On Windows, at least Windows 10 or 11 in the 64-bit version, an Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, and 8 GB RAM are required. The store lists a GeForce GTX 960 with 2 GB or Radeon R9 380 with 4 GB as the graphics card.

For higher settings, Intel Core i7-4770 or Ryzen 5 2600 and a GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5600 XT are recommended, among others. According to Steam, 4 GB of free storage space is required.

More than 100 playable or summonable heroes from Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors are available to build your troop. Different weapon styles and abilities affect how your attacks combine in tight spaces.

In an active team, up to seven allies can be coordinated with each other. Which fighters you summon affects the options in later battles.

In battle, allies can be summoned for powerful special attacks. Depending on the team, different combinations of abilities and support actions work together.

So you should not only focus on individual strong heroes. The order and combination of the summoned characters can also decide whether you survive a difficult enemy wave.

The Underworld is put together differently in new attempts. You decide along the way which heroes and upgrades suit your current playstyle.

If an attempt fails, you start a new run with a different team setup. The appeal lies in refining successful tactics and trying new combinations.

Enma calls the heroes for help after Gouma threatens control of the Underworld. On the way to him, countless enemies and strong commanders stand in the way.

The journey through the realm of the dead replaces open large-scale battle campaigns with a compact flow of fights, decisions and changing challenges.

WARRIORS: Abyss is designed for a single player. The repeatable runs focus on experimenting with different team combinations.

A classic online co-op mode is not part of the core offering described. Variety comes mainly from new heroes, equipment and combat abilities.

Later free content updates have added additional heroes and combat options, among other things. The Underworld therefore offers more variants for later runs.

The expanded offering includes the Training Room and extra challenges such as the Void of Empathy. The Ritual of Sealing opens up further ways to deliberately change a run.

Ryu Hayabusa, Ayane, Rachel and Momiji have been playable as additional heroes since a free update. They come from the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive games.

Their attacks and abilities expand the range of team combinations, without you needing a different base version of WARRIORS: Abyss.

The paid content for Dynasty Warriors: Origins expands the character and fighter selection of WARRIORS: Abyss. It adds new playable fighters, plus extra challenges, music and variants for the Underworld.

The packs require WARRIORS: Abyss and are not a standalone release of the main game Dynasty Warriors: Origins.

Alongside the base game, editions are offered that bundle costumes or other bonus content. When choosing an edition, what extras are actually included is what matters.

The Hack'n'Dash packs are bundles of the base game and additional content. They do not replace any of the native platform versions.

WARRIORS: Abyss offers German user interfaces and subtitles. The spoken voice acting is Japanese.

Other text languages include English, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

On PC, WARRIORS: Abyss supports full controller control and options to adjust the volume. According to Steam, the game can be played without time-critical input prompts.

On PlayStation 5, support includes the DualSense vibration feature and notes on other accessibility options.