Luna Abyss

Strong · 40 reviews · 12 articles · May 21, 2026

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The team behind bullet hell FPS Luna Abyss just got laid off, less than a month after the game's release

Another deluge of layoffs in a year full of them.

PC Gamer / Justin Wagner

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Just Weeks After Launching Highly Rated PS5 Game Luna Abyss, the Team Has Been Laid Off

Kwalee Labs is gone. Kwalee Labs, the development team behind the recently released Luna Abyss, has just been made redundant. The team was only made up of nine people, but all of them suddenly find themselves out of work despite launching the aforementioned game, which has been received very well by critics and players. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Kwalee Labs shut down following launch of Luna Abyss

Kwalee Labs, the developer behind the well-received PC and PS5 shooter Luna Abyss, has been shuttered only a month after the game launched. The firm was originally founded as Bonsai Collective, which Kwalee purchased out of administration in September, according to a LinkedIn post by former creative director Benni Hill.

GamesIndustry.biz / Jon Hicks

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Impressive New Xbox Game Loses Its Entire Dev Team After A Month

Luna Abyss released in May, and now it's doomed in June. You may remember that one of May 2026's Xbox Game Pass titles was Luna Abyss - a single-player action adventure title that received some pretty great reviews at launch, and currently holds a "Very Positive" rating on Steam too. <related ids="201453"> Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Kwalee lays off the entire Luna Abyss development team as one of this year's overlooked bullet-hell games falls victim to an overcrowded release schedule

May was a remarkably busy month for high-profile game releases, which could explain why Luna Abyss' launch went relatively unnoticed on PC and current-gen consoles. It's a sci-fi bullet-hell shooter that seemed to review pretty well, but despite that, the entire development team at Kwalee Labs has been laid off.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz

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Entire Luna Abyss Development Team Laid Off

The nine-person team has been laid off from developer Kwalee Labs, less than one month after Luna Abyss' launch The post Entire Luna Abyss Development Team Laid Off

This Week in Video Games / Maddie Agne

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Luna Abyss development team laid off by Kwalee

The UK publisher has made the entire development team redundant just weeks after the acclaimed shooter hit shelves.

Game Developer / Chris Kerr

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Entire Luna Abyss Development Team Laid Off One Month After Launch

The entire development team for Luna Abyss, a well-received shooter that was released just a month ago, has been laid off.

IGN / Cade Onder

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Less than a month after launch, the entire Luna Abyss team has been laid off

Last month, publisher Kwalee released their first game made in house as part of their studio Kwalee Labs, Luna Abyss, a first-person bullet-hell platforming adventure game about a prisoner exploring a derelict megastructure. Now, it appears that the entire team that made the game has been laid off.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke

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Steam may have just thrown its weight behind bullet heaven, but last week's standout game was a one-of-a-kind bullet hell FPS

Luna Abyss was a long time coming, but I'm already hoping for more of its kind.

PC Gamer / Wes Fenlon

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'Luna Abyss' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What The Reviews Are Saying

Another day one release on XGP! Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, single-player 'bullet hell' shooter Luna Abyss joins the library as the latest day one release for the service across Xbox Series X|S, PC and Cloud. Here's a brief description of what to expect from this title: Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Luna Abyss launches May 21

First-person bullet hell action adventure game Luna Abyss will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, … Source

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