Neon Abyss 2 Wiki: Complete Player Guide & Systems Hub

Neon Abyss 2 is a cybermyth action roguelite from Veewo Games, published by Veewo Games together with Kepler Ghost. The 1.0 full release went live on October 8, 2026 across PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch, and it arrived on Xbox Game Pass on day one. This wiki page is your starting point: it condenses every core system in the game into one scannable reference, then links out to the deeper guides on this site.

What Kind of Game Is Neon Abyss 2?

Neon Abyss 2 blends cyberpunk visuals with a cast of "new gods" — think the God of Blindboxes or a graffiti god — that you fight your way through, floor by floor. It is a run-and-gun platformer roguelite: you pick an agent, dive into the Abyss, clear rooms, collect weapons and items, and try to push as deep as possible before a run ends. Progress between runs comes through unlocks, evolution trees and agent progression rather than permanent character levels.

A standard run through the main mode can take up to around 45 minutes. If that sounds heavy, the 1.0 update added Storm Raid, a faster, more direct mode where you pick routes and push through stages sequentially with less dungeon exploration. Reviewers have noted the game is easy to pick up but scales as hard as you want, which makes it a good fit for both short sessions and long grind evenings.

Core Modes: Abyss Invasion and Storm Raid

The game is built around its main dungeon-crawling mode, where you clear rooms for rewards and can freely explore an entire biome before committing to a boss. You decide whether to grab more currency and upgrades first or rush the boss early and risk a harder fight. This mix of roguelite room progression and light Metroidvania exploration is the core loop most of the wiki below describes.

Storm Raid, added in 1.0, is a leaner alternative. There is no freeform dungeon exploration — the game serves up stages one after another along chosen routes. The official patch notes describe it as a simpler, faster mode that is especially well suited to playing in a co-op team. If you mostly play with friends, Storm Raid is the mode built for you.

The Faith System (8 Faiths)

Each floor offers access to a semi-randomized temple tied to one of eight faiths: Consumerism, Fortunism, Artisanism, Agapeism, Umbrism, Duotheism, Thesaurism and Psychedelism. Picking a faith starts a faith bar; filling it through interactions unlocks that faith's room and rewards, which range from currency gambling to mass Hatchmon gathering.

Community tier lists consistently rank Agapeism as the most reliable starting faith — an S-tier pick regardless of character, because it produces strong starts in almost any run. Consumerism is generally rated A tier for how easy it is to trigger, while Fortunism is considered weak as a floor-one choice since filling its meter costs most of your early coins. Faith choices also matter for boss progression: you need an uncompleted faith when beating Apollo to reach Eris's floor. Our tips guide breaks down the full faith tier ranking.

Weapons, Affixes and Wonder Jars

Weapons are the heart of Neon Abyss 2. As you upgrade them, weapons gain affixes — modifiers that can add flat damage, extra projectiles, extra range, or effects triggered on hit. Reviewers have highlighted the build variety here as a standout feature: extreme builds can fill the screen with linked projectiles, sometimes at the cost of your frame rate. Affixes were expanded further in 1.0, alongside reworks to several item suits.

Wonder Jars are a unique carry mechanic. On standard keyboard controls, press Q to take a jar out or put it away, and press F to unleash its power. Many new players miss this because the game explains it poorly — it was one of the most common questions during Early Access. Hatchmons, the baby companions that hatch from eggs after combat rooms, can be fused: collect two of the same Hatchmon and they combine into a Super Pet with enhanced abilities.

Bosses and Unlock Progression

Boss progression follows a known unlock chain: Trojan → Talos → Apollo → Eris → Dark Eris → Hyperion. Dark Eris requires you to have defeated regular Eris, and Hyperion requires a prior Dark Eris kill. Additionally, Athena and Prometheus sit behind Zeus and Athena — you must first beat Zeus/Athena before facing them. The 1.0 update added a new Titan boss, Tia, the God of Vanity, plus an agent-files boss route map that shows challenge routes, node info and unlock states so you can plan your next target.

Agents, Multiplayer and Editions

You play as agents, each with their own skills and progression, and 1.0 added a random agent (???) that turns you into a surprise pick with a bonus treasure. The game supports online co-op for up to four players — there is no local split-screen at launch, and crossplay is limited to the PC Game Pass and Xbox shared ecosystem. Between runs you return to a bar hub, which in 1.0 gained a music player for OST owners, and there is a fishing room with day/night changes and a hidden boss.

The bar is your between-run home. Here you switch agents, check unlocks, adjust loadouts and — since 1.0 — play music from the OST if you own it. Treating the bar as a checkpoint ritual helps: review your evolution tree, glance at the agent files, and set your next boss target before diving back in. The evolution tree's unlock order was specifically retuned in 1.0 to improve the new-player experience, so early points go further now.

The in-run economy revolves around several currencies and resources: coins for shops and gambling, keys for locked rooms, bombs for smashing open walls and shortcuts, crystals for special interactions, and eggs for Hatchmons. The Smiling Merchant adds a twist — when his asking price doesn't suit you, you can long-press to pay coins instead and randomly swap the payment type between coins, hearts, bombs, keys or eggs. Learning when to reroll a price is one of those small skills that quietly compounds across a run.

On the technical side, the Steam release (appid 2235200) ships with 32 achievements, support for 12 languages, and 1.0-specific improvements such as ultrawide resolution support and separate graphics/frame-rate settings. Early Access ran from July 17, 2025 until the 1.0 launch, and the 1.0 update is free for existing owners. If you want the deeper system breakdowns, follow the related guides below — each one expands a section of this wiki in full.

Related Guides

• Neon Abyss 2 Beginner Guide — structure your first runs and early progression.
• Neon Abyss 2 Tips: Faith Tiers & Wonder Jars — the community faith tier list and must-know mechanics.
• Neon Abyss 2 Co-op Guide — how 4-player online multiplayer works and its platform limits.