Fatal Abyss

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Fatal Abyss
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Developer(s) The Human Software Co.
Publisher(s) SegaSoft
Platform(s) Windows
Release
  • NA: November 9, 1998 [1]
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Fatal Abyss is an action game developed by The Human Software Co. and published by SegaSoft for Microsoft Windows in 1998.

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Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [2]

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