Chosen by the Abyss
Game Information
Developer
AscendensVersion
v0.1.7 Demo
Engine
Ren'Py
Release Date
Jul 27, 2026
Last Update
Aug 30, 2026
Censorship
Uncensored
Overview
Chosen by the Abyss is a 2D visual novel for players who like dark fantasy stories with monster girls and forbidden bonds. Its tone leans somber and tense, with corruption simmering under a mythic surface.
Story
Five goddesses once watched over the world until one fell to Darkness and had to be sealed away by her own sister, at great cost. That old legend resurfaces when two ordinary girls, Leah and Kira, disturb an ancient crystal in a cave and wake something that has been sleeping for centuries. What follows puts them in front of the same choice that once divided the heavens: stand against the Darkness, or give themselves to it.
Gameplay
Players move through the story as choices shape how Leah and Kira respond to the entity they've awakened and to each other. Dialogue decisions steer tone and relationships rather than open exploration, with the narrative branching toward light or corruption depending on what's chosen. Sprite and background art update alongside the story to mark new locations and turning points.
Features
- Hand-illustrated 2D art with sprites that highlight during conversations
- A mythic framing story of sealed goddesses underpinning the present-day plot
- Themes of corruption and monster-girl transformation woven into character choices
Installation
1. Extract and run.
Changelog
v0.1.7
- This new test version includes a continuation of the story and the first implementation of the new character emotion system.
- Emotions have been added from the very beginning of the game, but this is still a test version: some expressions will be redrawn later, and many characters do not yet have their full emotion sets.
- This version may also contain some bugs, translation issues, or text display problems.
v0.1.6
- ✦ Story continuation
- ✦ Added gallery
- ✦ Added character branching system — choice between domination and love
- ✦ Character codex — information, corruption stages
- (plans to add character thoughts that change with their development)
- ✦ Minor fixes and improvements