- Released
Aug 2, 2016
3,736 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- Xbox One
Release dates
North America dates- Nov 29, 20182,887 days ago
- Switch
- Dec 6, 20163,610 days ago
- Xbox One
- Aug 2, 20163,736 days ago
- PC
- PS4
About
Abzu is an exploration game where you are a lone diver in a lush ocean world. The diver descends deeper and deeper into the depths, where she will encounter majestic creatures, discover ancient secrets, and search for her true purpose. Abzu roughly translates to "The Ocean of Wisdom" from ancient Sumerian.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 3,469 players- Main story
- 2 h
- Main + extras
- 2.5 h
- Completionist
- 4 h
Game info
- Released
- 2016 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Studios
Age ratings
- ESRBEMild Fantasy Violence
- PEGI7Fear, Violence
- CEROANo content descriptors
- GRACALLFear, Horror, Threatening, Violence
- CLASS INDLNo content descriptors
- ACBGNo content descriptors
Languages
10 languagesChinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and 4 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified)简体中文 | |||
| EnglishEnglish (US) | |||
| FrenchFrançais | |||
| GermanDeutsch | |||
| ItalianItaliano | |||
| Japanese日本語 | – | – | |
| Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil) | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal)Português (Portugal) | – | – | |
| RussianРусский | |||
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Educational
- Fantasy
- aquatic
- atmospheric
- been here before
- behind the waterfall
- bird
- collectibles
- context sensitive
- controller recommendation
- crab
- darkness
- digital distribution
- dinosaurs
34 more tags
- dolphin
- exploration
- explosion
- frog
- giant squid
- hologram
- humble bundle
- invisible wall
- jellyfish
- level selection
- low-poly
- meditation
- original soundtrack release
- pax east 2016
- pax prime 2015
- playstation experience 2015
- polygonal 3d
- relaxing
- robots
- scripted events
- scuba diving
- secret area
- shark
- solarpunk
- starfish
- swimming
- the game awards 2016
- the game awards - best art direction - nominee
- the game awards - nominee
- turtle
- underwater
- underwater gameplay
- wasd movement
- windows store
Story & names
A lone diver awakens at the surface of a vast ocean and begins descending through its waters, moving between open sea, natural caverns, and submerged ruins. Ancient murals reveal that a long-vanished civilization once lived in balance with this ocean. Guided by a great white shark, the diver reaches wells that restore life to the seas, while robotic devices harvest the ocean's energy and threaten the fragile balance that remains. The story is told wordlessly, drawing on themes from ancient mythology.
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Also known as
- ABZÛStylized title
- AbzuGame.exeWindows Executable
Release dates by region
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Where to find it
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