Neon Abyss
35 Achievements
GOG
The Real Game
Unlock Abyssal difficulty. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the The Real Game achievement in Neon Abyss - Definitive Guide
Abyssal difficulty is the highest difficulty level in the game and requires you to unlock it before tackling it.
In order to do this you need to complete a run on HARD difficulty (Either just to Zeus or Ares/Athena if you have the tokens) but you need to have 5 dots above the difficulty monitor in the bar and have beaten both Athena and Ares (I did so on HARD but you may get away with doing this on a lower difficulty)
When you start a new save file each difficulty will have three dots above their selection in the bar. A win to the three basic bosses will increase the dots by one. A win that went to Ares/Athena will increase it by two. Get the HARD mode dots up to 5 then win another run and the achievement should unlock on the white fade out screen.
A note on streaking: If you are on a bad run or in danger of dying you can pause and exit to main menu. When restarting your streak will be intact and you can start again.
It's not 100% clear if the above method is too much but I've completed it this way and seen a streamer do the same.
TLDR: Beat all main bosses then win a run on HARD with 5 dots above the difficulty bar.
In order to do this you need to complete a run on HARD difficulty (Either just to Zeus or Ares/Athena if you have the tokens) but you need to have 5 dots above the difficulty monitor in the bar and have beaten both Athena and Ares (I did so on HARD but you may get away with doing this on a lower difficulty)
When you start a new save file each difficulty will have three dots above their selection in the bar. A win to the three basic bosses will increase the dots by one. A win that went to Ares/Athena will increase it by two. Get the HARD mode dots up to 5 then win another run and the achievement should unlock on the white fade out screen.
A note on streaking: If you are on a bad run or in danger of dying you can pause and exit to main menu. When restarting your streak will be intact and you can start again.
It's not 100% clear if the above method is too much but I've completed it this way and seen a streamer do the same.
TLDR: Beat all main bosses then win a run on HARD with 5 dots above the difficulty bar.
12 Comments
I can confirm that after the DLC update, dying on abyssal difficulty doesn't lock it again. This created a potential problem for me, because banning items from showing up will disable achievements (you can tell they're disabled from the struck-through trophy icon on the right as you play), which means unlocking Abyssal difficulty with banned items will not net you the achievement. Got me worried because I thought I would have to start a new save file, but that was not the case, I unbanned everything and went through abyssal difficulty and after beating Athena, both achievements unlocked, hope this helps.
By FrankCastle492 on 27 Sep 2022 19:41
Note that dying on Abyssal locks the difficulty again. now I have to revert to hard all over again.
By Nesmaster on 19 Jul 2020 09:16
This is one of the hardest achievements in the game. To unlock Abyssal difficulty, you need to first beat both Ares and Athena on any difficulty (can be Easy difficulty; refer to Seek the Truth (50G) for how to find and beat them both). With them both beaten, you now need to beat a run on Hard difficulty with 5 dots. How the dot system works is that the more dots above the difficulty, the harder it will be. Dots accumulate after successful runs, and you lose a dot if you die. You start with three dots be default. So, before you can even unlock Abyssal difficulty, you'll need to win runs on Hard difficulty to build up dots to reach 5 dots. If you die, you'll lose a dot. So, while you don't need to win runs in a row necessarily, you do need to build up dots by winning more than you lose. This is what makes this achievement pretty challenging.
Despite that, two important things to realize:
Note: After you beat Hard mode a couple times and amass five dots, MAKE SURE YOU UNBAN EVERYTHING. You need to go into your Hard five dot run without achievements disabled, so don't forget to go to the basement and use the button just to the right to reset everything back to unbanned before you start your next run.
Despite that, two important things to realize:
- If you're having a bad run and just want to start over because RNG wasn't on your side, you can pause and choose Return to Bar to start a new run, and this won't make you lose any dots
- While working your way up to five dots from three dots (or wherever you started), you can ban as much as you want. If you haven't used this mechanic yet, take the elevator to the basement and you'll be able to see all of the weapons, items, and pets you've found/unlocked so far. Normally, if you ban more than five total things, achievements are disabled. This is still the case, but just because achievements are disabled doesn't mean you can't build up dots! So, you can ban every single weapon except the one or two you prefer (I banned everything except Animosity and Soul Bringer), ban all the useless items for your build and playstyle (only keep ones that improve damage, firepower, shield and health, etc.), and definitely ban the pets Peter and Grabber, as well as Blue Doctor. I had over 100 things banned for these runs
Note: After you beat Hard mode a couple times and amass five dots, MAKE SURE YOU UNBAN EVERYTHING. You need to go into your Hard five dot run without achievements disabled, so don't forget to go to the basement and use the button just to the right to reset everything back to unbanned before you start your next run.
This guide was translated automatically.
To unlock this difficulty (Abyssal), you need to make a victorious run on the hard difficulty level 5 times in a row - that is, kill a level 7 boss or, if you took the token, then a level 8 boss. Therefore, it is advisable not to take the token. Restarting an entry or closing the game after the character death animation takes away 1 entry. You can track your streak by selecting the difficulty in the bar - the number of dots above the difficulty name.
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