<s>
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
developed	O
by	O
Veewo	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Team17	O
as	O
their	O
primary	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
commonly	O
associated	O
with	O
dungeon	O
crawlers	O
and	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Grim	O
Squad	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
formed	O
by	O
an	O
individual	O
who	O
identifies	O
himself	O
as	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
the	O
Greek	O
god	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
;	O
more	O
characters	O
could	O
be	O
unlocked	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Veewo	O
Games	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
founded	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
based	O
in	O
Xiamen	O
,	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
Veewo	O
Games	O
were	O
primarily	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
titles	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
post-launch	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2021	O
Alter	O
Ego	O
Pack	O
which	O
introduces	O
new	O
abilities	O
and	O
appearances	O
for	O
all	O
player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
were	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
console	O
versions	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Cunningham	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
lauded	O
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
as	O
"	O
highly	O
playable	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
perks	O
and	O
weapons	O
available	O
to	O
players	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
satisfactory	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
powerup	O
progression	O
within	O
each	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Fitzgerald	O
from	O
Push	O
Square	O
summarized	O
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
fast-paced	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
rogue-like	O
genre	O
with	O
a	O
solid	O
core	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
"	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
enemies	O
and	O
synergies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
novel	O
collectible	O
egg	O
mechanic	O
for	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drew	O
Hurley	O
from	O
Cubed3	O
drew	O
favorable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
roguelike	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
and	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Gungeon	I-Application
with	O
its	O
fast	O
and	O
fluid	O
gameplay	O
,	O
striking	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
generous	O
amount	O
of	O
unlockable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Gipp	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
opined	O
that	O
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
has	O
much	O
to	O
offer	O
as	O
it	O
possesses	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
essential	O
elements	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
compelling	O
roguelike	O
:	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
challenge	O
,	O
lovely	O
controls	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
scope	O
for	O
craziness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Fitzgerald	O
criticized	O
its	O
performance	O
issues	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
dodge	O
button	O
common	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
chaotic	O
room	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gipp	O
felt	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
aspects	O
of	O
Neon	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
which	O
felt	O
cliched	O
or	O
derivative	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
games	O
with	O
roguelike	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
lamented	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
