Cyclopean: The Great Abyss

Devlog

• Vaults of Zin Update 1.1.2k
  March 02, 2026 by Schmidt Workshops

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  Where's the Book? Apparently my dungeon generation script made it possible for the Vaults of Zin to be not fully accessible. This could prevent players from progressing along a certain path. I have up... Continue reading
• Indie of the Year!
  December 12, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #indieDB, #IndieoftheYear, #Vote, #Voting, #Competition, #CRPG, #Role Playing, #DRPG, #RPG, #Lovecraft, #Lovecraftian, #Dreamland, #Dreamlands, #Dreamquest, #Unknown Kadath, #Dream Cycle

  Hey everyone! I am pleased to announce that Cyclopean: The Great Abyss has been nominated as Indie of the Year, and is currently in the top 100 Indie Games over on IndieDB. That means it has a good ch... Continue reading

  
• Loading an Old Game (and other horror stories)
  August 16, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update

  There are three ways to load an old, incompatible saved game. The Easy Way: I don't think Itch updates your game automatically, so I guess the easy way is to just not update your game... The Hard Way:... Continue reading
• Configuration File
  August 16, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #configuration

  I wrote this before the 1.1.1 update so a lot of the features have now been included in the in-game Options menu. But in general it is still the same process for changing the configuration file. Confi... Continue reading
• New Version 1.1.1d
  August 16, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update, #gamedev, #crpg, #dungeoncrawler

  Game Updated to Version 1.1.1d Small Fix (Maybe) Main Menu Issue Apparently Steam Deck may have some kind of problem with how the game handles the opening and closing of the main menu. I don't have a... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.32 and Demo Update
  August 01, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update, #crpg, #dungeoncrawler

  File Types I have changed pretty much every texture in the game to "DDS" format, as this is the recommended format for the game engine I am using. Somehow I end up using PNG as it is requires a couple... Continue reading
• Update 1.0.2 and Free Demo!
  July 19, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update, #crpg, #lovecraft, #free demo, #demo

  The free demo of Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is once again available here! I've also updated the game to version 1.0.2, here is a summary of the changes. Version 1.0.2 Some Tweaks for the Weekend High... Continue reading
• Full Release!
  July 17, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #Full Release, #CRPG, #Lovecraftian, #Roguelike, #1.0, #Version 1.0, #Dungeon Crawler, #Ultima, #Questron, #Lovecraft

  Full Release is Here! I am super excited about Cyclopean: The Great Abyss, and thrilled that we've been able to bring it to this point with the help of the Early Access players. There were many other... Continue reading
• Version 0.9.925
  May 16, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update, #announcement, #major changes

  0.9.915 Ultra Wide Support (Again) Somehow when I was working on the mouse speed issue, I broke the ultra-wide support. It's one of those bugs that, when you see it, you wonder how the game worked at... Continue reading
• Update 0.9.914 and DEMO
  February 28, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #UI, #UI Design, #UX, #UX Design

  Free Demo is Back The free demo is back. Be warned, it may not be fully compatible with the full release version (1.0) when it comes out, but it is compatible with version 0.9.914. I will not be updat... Continue reading
• Another Big Update
  February 25, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #Update, #Bug Fixes, #New Features, #Major Update

  UPDATE: I have re-uploaded the update. It is compatible with old saved games HOWEVER it will not allow you to load them right away. Scroll down to where you see "Major Update 0.9.910 to see how to get... Continue reading
• Major Update! Version 0.9.903
  February 13, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #major update

  Version 0.9.903 New Features and Fixes Fixes Player Lost "Under" Level: It was possible to flee from enemies and get stuck in a limbo-like area under the level geometry. This could happen when fleeing... Continue reading
• Early Access Release!
  January 18, 2025 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #CRPG, #Lovecraft, #RPG

  Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is now available to play! This is an Early Access version of the game (0.9.73 to be precise) and you can try it out now, and help me (if you want) to polish out some of the... Continue reading