In AQUABYSS, you can follow the protagonist's adventures from the
graphic novel or choose your path as a free citizen.
In both modes, you navigate through vast depths,
explore, discover
underwater cities,
trade,
upgrade your submarine, acquire new ones, develop your character, have dialogues with
NPCs, complete
tasks,
mine resources from the seabed, face or avoid the
dangers lurking in the depths, compare your
achievements with other players, or finally meet them
online in the
chat. This is just a foretaste of what awaits you in the underwater
open world of AQUABYSS!
Main Features
- Unique Jules Verne & Herbert G. Wells-inspired underwater world and characters
- Fully simulated economy in the persistent world (no randomized or faked values!)
- Trading, transporting, mining, harvesting, bounty hunting
- Player character development
- Submarine upgrades and new units
- Rich story with 300+ unique NPCs
- Turn-based combat
- Pirates & krakens!
Origin
The game has been in development for more than a whopping
20 years. Yes, twenty years! It was released on a true retro platform in 2022 (Amiga) and has already created an amicable and enthusiastic community. It's still being expanded and improved on the community's request.
Inspiration
Writers:
Jules Verne and
Herbert G. Wells.
Games:
Pirates!,
Elite/Frontier II and
Freelancer.
World
The world of AQUABYSS is set
underwater in the
Victorian steampunk era of the early
19th century. All the major trade and communication is done via
submarines. As a player, you command your vessel and freely choose how to explore that world - by
trading,
mining seabed resources,
fighting pirates and krakens, or fulfilling
contracts or
tasks taken from
NPCs. But your submarine is not the only medium helping you make a reputation and
verns, the underwater currency. It's also an
RPG system that allows you to develop useful attributes of your character.