The city-turned-dungeon of VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss is far from empty. It teems with hostile forces that range from the supernatural to the all-too-human, and surviving them is a core part of every dive. The variety of threats is one of the things that makes The Abyss feel dangerous and unpredictable.
Broad Threat Categories
The dangers fall into several broad groups. Anyone descending into the dungeon should expect to face a mix of the following:
Threat Type | Description |
|---|---|
Otherworldly monsters | Creatures from beyond the familiar world. |
Rampaging machines | Hostile mechanical foes loose in the ruins. |
Urban legends | Threats drawn from folklore and rumor. |
Humans driven to madness | People the dungeon has broken. |
The design pulls from cultural folklore and horror movies, which helps explain the eclectic range of things that can come after you in a single run.
Specific Enemies
A hands-on preview offered a closer look at the kinds of foes you encounter. Named enemy types include zombies, ghosts, serial killers, evil dolls, and mad cultists. This spread reinforces the horror tone of the game, mixing classic monsters with more unsettling human and uncanny threats rather than sticking to a single theme.
Bosses
Beyond the regular enemies, the dungeon holds tougher encounters. The June 2026 update introduced all-new bosses, including a new mini-boss on the city-center map, as part of the content added ahead of Steam Next Fest 2026. Specific boss identities beyond these have not yet been detailed.
Pressure on the Run
Enemies do more than threaten your health. Every fight keeps you in the dungeon longer, which feeds directly into the survival timers that govern a dive. Drawn-out battles burn light and let mental pressure climb, tying the threat of combat to Stress and Madness and the broader urgency of getting out. How you deal with these dangers comes down to your approach in Combat, where each operative brings a different way of handling what the Abyss throws at them.