Game update

ABOVE — Patch v2.5

ABOVE · published 8 Sep 2026, 17:46 UTC

Three difficulty levels: Easy (Ranger), Normal (Abduction) and Hard (Above). Choose yours from the main menu.
Your choice is saved and carries over between sessions.
Difficulty shapes how fast the UFO gets as you restore power nodes: Easy gives you room to breathe through the early nodes, Hard keeps the pressure on from the very first one.
Normal matches the balance of previous versions, so nothing changes if you liked it the way it was.
Death works the same on every level: you respawn and keep your progress.

Respawn grace period. After dying you now get a short window with no UFO in the sky to get your bearings. When it runs out, the UFO returns at a safe distance from wherever you are.
The window length depends on difficulty: 30 seconds on Easy, 20 seconds on Normal, 10 seconds on Hard.
Use the radio during the window and the UFO comes back immediately, exactly like a normal ping.

Fixed being able to roam the whole map unopposed after dying. The UFO used to stay away until your first ping, which let you scout every power node with no risk.

Thanks for playing ABOVE. See you above the clouds.

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Game update

ABOVE · published 8 Sep 2026, 17:46 UTC

Three difficulty levels: Easy (Ranger), Normal (Abduction) and Hard (Above). Choose yours from the main menu.
Your choice is saved and carries over between sessions.
Difficulty shapes how fast the UFO gets as you restore power nodes: Easy gives you room to breathe through the early nodes, Hard keeps the pressure on from the very first one.
Normal matches the balance of previous versions, so nothing changes if you liked it the way it was.
Death works the same on every level: you respawn and keep your progress.

Respawn grace period. After dying you now get a short window with no UFO in the sky to get your bearings. When it runs out, the UFO returns at a safe distance from wherever you are.
The window length depends on difficulty: 30 seconds on Easy, 20 seconds on Normal, 10 seconds on Hard.
Use the radio during the window and the UFO comes back immediately, exactly like a normal ping.

Fixed being able to roam the whole map unopposed after dying. The UFO used to stay away until your first ping, which let you scout every power node with no risk.

Thanks for playing ABOVE. See you above the clouds.