Neon Abyss

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The Real Game

The Real Game

Unlock Abyssal difficulty.

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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.
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17 Jul 2020 12:14

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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.
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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. roll
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By Nesmaster on 19 Jul 2020 09:16
Can confirm that beating both Ares/Athena on Easy and then completing a run against Zues on Hard with 5 dots works.
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By CjhCarter on 22 Jul 2020 12:15
how exactly do you save? it keeps starting me over at the beginning even when i beat 3 or 4 bosses
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By BUZZARDBAIT1974 on 10 Sep 2020 09:05
I just played a bunch of hard only athena runs, had it at 4, I beat athena. (assumed the 2 wins for 1 to 5, and then the "6th" to unlock it"

NOW ITS BACK TO 2?

Like what?
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By FanosSlap on 19 Jan 2021 05:38
Thanks @CjhCarter vL that actually worked!!!
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By Drahkat on 26 Aug 2022 12:42
To clarify, you *can* ban items and still earn achievements, there is a hard limit on the amount. I'm unsure of what the limit actually is, but I'm on 4 bans and am still safe. In the Basement, to the right of the door, you can see the total of banned items and if achievements have been disabled.
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By Grimgolde on 29 Oct 2022 22:35
Hoping someone can provide some clarity. I've done runs on hard after which the dots arent accruing under the difficulty. I was up to 4 dots and then after doing a run it had dropped back down to 3.
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By StaceWindu14 on 21 Nov 2022 17:15
I am in the same boat of not getting anymore dots when beating Zeus, Athena or Ares. I started a 3 dot hard run, and went all the way to Prometheus! Still did not get an extra dot...
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By HappyTheDevil on 12 Jan 2023 01:04
Same goes for me.
It seems to be impossible to gain any more dots for me.
Any suggestions how to fix the problem ?
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By Gman746 on 08 Mar 2023 20:26
I keep having trouble maintaining victory streaks on hard. I end up having bad runs after progressing so far and losing dots. One thing I'm trying is lowering difficulty and forcing 3 deaths to unlock the statue bonus and changing difficulty back to hard. The bonus stays active, regardless of difficulty. If it's a useless bonus, I just run more deaths before changing it back.

I don't know what all the bonuses are, but the best one I've seen is the shopping one, since I've always ended up with so many items by the end of a run.
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By Edward Antonym on 13 Mar 2023 05:47
For those that are losing dots after a win, it is very likely because you quit out too late after dying, so the game thinks you lost multiple runs. To avoid this, try to quit out before losing your last heart, although if you are quick enough you can still die. Also remember you can change the enemies to weak ones to make the hard runs a breeze.
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By DubstepEdgelord on 24 Jul 2023 23:13
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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:
 
  • 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
Banning so much will drastically increase the odds of you getting what you want (you'll still get weapons and items you haven't discovered yet, so be aware of that), but at least you're somewhat stacking the odds in your favor. This should make it a little more manageable to complete runs on Hard difficulty. All of the same strategies in Ultimate Challenge (60G) apply, so refer to that achievement for more tips.

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.
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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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29 Dec 2023 17:53