
Browser game · Arcade
A timekiller based on Flappy Bird.
4.3Runs in your browser · no download

A timekiller based on Flappy Bird. First of all, the player needs to light his way, and then make a decision. The monochrome color scheme and oppressive music create an unsettling atmosphere (at least that's what it was intended to be). You are a demon from the underworld. Consume the souls of the dead. Collect torches to light your way. Dodge obstacles. If you have 0 souls or 0 lives, then you will lose.
You will die a lot, and that is the design. Arcade games expect it. Each run lasts until a single mistake, and then you are back at the start with a slightly better sense of the timing. Over a session of fifteen minutes you might play twenty rounds. Somewhere in the middle one of them goes well, and the number at the top of the screen jumps.
Flappy Demon. The Abyss is honest. There are no upgrades to buy and no grind, just you and your reaction time. Because it runs free in a browser tab, it is the sort of game you can open on a whim, play for five minutes, and leave without a trace.
Players who miss the directness of old cabinet games, and younger ones who have never seen a cabinet but like a dare. It suits phones well, so it is handy for anyone waiting in a queue.