New & Reworked · Celebensis 3-Hit Combo — Celebensis now fights with their own 3-hit combo, finishing with a raking tiger-claw slash. Improvements · Game resource protection has been strengthened — data is now stored encrypted, with no change to gameplay, saves, or performance. · The arrow-key hints at the bottom of the screen are now consistent — every screen shows the same grouped keycap styl…
New & Reworked · 8 New Achievements — perfect-run challenges for the minigames and new collection goals have been added. Check them as pearl medals in the achievements list on the stats screen. · 3-Hit Combos Expanded — Patsyae, Strawberry, and Scaevola now fight with their own 3-hit combos. Patsyae finishes with a diagonal smash, Strawberry with a double-claw thrust, and Scaevola with a shield…
New & Reworked · Awakening Motion Sheets — Strawberry, Celebensis, Ecuadorian, Patsyae, Scaevola, and Viola now have dedicated Awakening animations: the wind-up pose and the moment of release are drawn differently for each character. Awakening effects were also tucked behind the character so they no longer cover them. Improvements · The final battle of the abyss now begins from the left side of…
New & Reworked · Forest's Tide Defense — Ground Wave — a new low wave now sweeps in along the ground. Leap over it with a direction key plus jump. Pressing attack out of habit counts as a miss. · Fragment Memory Viewing Rework — the first viewing of a fragment's memory now plays through to the end. Skipping is only available when rewatching from the codex. Improvements · Stone gate narrations n…
New & Reworked · New Combat Motions for Indo — the three-hit combo now animates as three distinct motions, and the Awakening skill has its own dedicated animation. Improvements · The stat panel now also shows attack speed and movement speed, so you can see what the Speed stat actually changes. Health moved to the top. · Refined the forward step on attacks — your body only leans in when an enemy…
New & Reworked · Attacks Now Have Timing — until now the claw's hitbox was live from the button press to the very last frame. Swings are now split into wind-up, active, and recovery, and your body leans into the strike. A swing that connects recovers faster, so the next hit comes sooner. · Blueberry Character Art Overhaul — full-body, motion, and expression artwork has been redrawn. The three-h…
New & Reworked · Covenants of the Abyss — The Origin Abyss now runs to Depth 20. Every step further down lays one more named rule across your back, and a covenant once taken never lifts. You can read what you're agreeing to before you step through. · Combat Feel Rework — Hitting things feels different. Killing a foe now has its own moment, and the freeze on impact eases back instead of snapping…
Improvements · Lumi's Maze — light now ripples toward where Lumi's call comes from, and your view radius is wider. Less wandering in the dark. · Polished the Growth Grotto — clearer selection highlights in the upgrade list, plus a hover card showing each upgrade's effect and cost. · Ending narration now fits neatly inside its band, even with longer sentences in some languages. · The quest-compl…
New & Reworked · Quit Game Menu — You can now quit the game right from the title menu. Handy in fullscreen or when playing with a gamepad. Improvements · The HUD now fades out together with the scene when entering portals and buildings. · The loot bag can now be scrolled a full page at a time with PageUp/PageDown. · The merchant in the abyss now opens the shop right away after you put off their…
New & Reworked · The Golden Glow of ★5 Shells — Fully enhanced shells now shimmer with a golden aura, showing they have become something special. · Character-Specific Monologues in the Abyss — Certain scenes in the abyss now have a unique monologue for every character. The same scene reads differently depending on who stands before it. Fully localized. · Dialogue Polish, Final Pass — Following…
Improvements · Abyss Depth Extended — The depth cap rises from 10 to 15. After clearing a depth, the next one is pre-selected on your next run. · Friendlier guidance in the final stage of Scaevola's coral-tending minigame. · Character names now appear in their signature color during awakening narration. Bug Fixes · Fixed Patsyae facing the wrong way on the title screen. · Fixed translations in…
New & Reworked · New Story Quest — Scaevola's story is now open. Follow her journey to find the hope that will revive her homeland, featuring a new coral-tending minigame. · Scaevola Ultimate Renamed — "Shell Light of Hope" becomes "Coral Light of Hope," matching her story across all languages. · Boss Clear Lines Overhauled — Every character's post-boss remark has been rewritten for all chapter…
New & Reworked · Spinosus Character Art Overhaul — Redrawn body, motion, and portrait art. · Final Boss Rework — New phase structure with counter windows: weather the pattern and the weak point opens. Threats from your journey return, reshaped by the abyss. · Story Quest Improvements — Polished the staging and dialogue of the Ecuadorian, Bio, Patsyae, Strawberry, and Celebensis story quests, wi…
New & Reworked · New Story Quest — Celebensis's story is now open. Follow the trail through new minigames. · Terrain Overhaul Across All Chapters — More varied platform and canopy visuals, plus natural-looking cliff edges at the land's end. · Indo Character Art Update — Improved body and motion sprites, and preview screens now match the in-game shell position. Improvements · Boss fight stabilit…
Improvements · PlayStation Controller Glyphs — With a DualShock/DualSense connected, button prompts now show ✕○□△ and L1/R1/L2/R2. · Better Hit Detection on Large Monsters — Melee, boomerang, abilities, and ultimates now connect based on the visible body. · Refreshed the hit effects of certain shell abilities. · The equipped shell is now highlighted with a rarity-colored frame in the workshop s…
New & Reworked · Shell Ability Changes — Adjusted the ability kits of certain shells. · Story Quest Improvements — Refined the flow and presentation of some characters' story quests. · Village West Sea Opened — The view opens further west of the dock toward the open sea. Quality of Life & Presentation · A chime now plays when completing a story quest. · Dialogue portraits are slightly larger wi…
Improvements & Bug Fixes - Fixed flying monsters dropping to the ground when a dialogue window opened - Fixed some lines showing in English in certain languages (missing translations) - Polished dialogue and wording across character story quests
New & Improved - Perfect Dodge timing now has a visual and sound cue - Some minibosses were missing health bars — now shown - Polished the ending sequence; it can no longer be skipped by key presses (ESC returns to title) - Some characters' story quests are still in the works — a notice now appears when selecting them Bug Fixes - Fixed overlapping and tangled movement during the Chapter 2 boss…
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