Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

GameGrinAlana Dunitz

7/10

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is a beautiful-looking game with an interesting story, unfortunately, you have to play through the repetitive Hello Abyss mode first before you can get to the really good parts in Deep in Abyss.

I can’t imagine the niche for this game will be too big, but even as someone who doesn’t know the anime, I found myself enjoying the unique take on hell that Made in Abyss throws at players. Once you learn to play it within its rhythms, rather than expect it to be something more conventional, it has a charm all of its own.

TwinfiniteKeenan McCall

To be clear, Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness is not an irredeemable game. It has its high points, and the core experience is one which even non-anime fans could find enjoyable and worthwhile. It's held back by needing to adapt material from the Made in Abyss anime though, and as a result, the full product is so much less enjoyable than it otherwise could have been.

Capsule ComputersTravis Bruno

6/10

Strange choices hide what is a challenging but flawed survival RPG with Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness being the type of game only a fan would enjoy.

GamingTrendAbdul Saad

60/100

While Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness sports an excellent art direction and adapts the early part of the series' story quite well, it unfortunately fails to provide an enjoyable gameplay experience.

RPGSiteJosh Torres

6/10

Although it has some interesting ideas as a survival action RPG, Binary Star Falling into Darkness will primarily appeal to hardcore Made in Abyss fans and offer very little to newcomers.

Final WeaponUnknown

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness faithfully adapts the Made in Abyss series into a challenging survival RPG with an original story. However, some performance issues and uninspired game design hold back its potential to be a truly great title.

Impulse GamerAbdul Saad

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is the new JRPG adaptation of the Made in Abyss anime and manga series that aims to portray the series and

MonsterVineSpencer Legacy

It’s unfortunate, as the concepts present are pretty awesome. Diving deeper and deeper into the Abyss, with status ailments affecting you as you go up in larger portions, and trying to gather as much as you can could all lead to a great game. For as oversaturated as the market is with them, this could have made for a genuinely excellent roguelike title.

TechRaptorTyler Chancey

5/10

Mediocre Survival RPG gameplay and a poorly tutorialized mandatory prologue saps Made In Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness of its merits

WellPlayedNathan Hennessy

3.5/10

Riko and Reg's descent to the netherworld is a classic in existential dread and worldbuilding. Playing in this broken world imparts an even worse sense of dread.