Abyssal Escape Release Date

Abyssal Escape, the Sonic.exe-inspired asymmetrical horror game from the Abyssal Escape group (owner Den_zee), opened to the public on Roblox on October 17, 2026. The developers announced the date a week earlier and posted the start time in several time zones: 4 PM BST, 11 AM EST, 10 AM CST, 3 PM UTC.

Release time in your time zone

*The developers wrote EST and CST, but on October 17 the US was on daylight time, so 3 PM UTC was 11 AM EDT / 10 AM CDT. The clock times are the same.

What launched

• Five killers: The Deity (X), No More Innocence, Fleetway Super Sonic, 2017X and Furnace.
• Two maps, including Don't Drown.
• Custom survivors (“vessels”) with two equipped abilities each. Weak Punch and Healing Box are the starters.
• Rings, the currency earned from matches, which unlock abilities and killers.
• 14 survivor abilities: the 13 announced on October 6, plus Metallic Charge, added on October 13. Also survivor size scaling, metal body types and skins for some killers.
• Not yet included: the LMS (last man standing) system, which needed more songs, and any codes.

What's next

The developer's roadmap planned a few days of bug fixes and balancing after launch, and that's what happened: 17 patches (v1.1 to v1.26) went out in the first two days (see the update log). The first content update is planned to add:

• A secret collab killer
• More survivor content: accessories, abilities and animations
• A new map

No date has been announced for it yet.

Launch was busy. On October 18, 2026 the Roblox page showed 645,815 visits and 11,670 favorites, and the official Discord had 25,427 members.

Platforms

The developers confirmed PC, mobile and console support for launch. It's rated 9+ after a Roblox staff review. Mobile and console players had crashes at launch, and patch v1.22 says lower-end devices no longer crash.

Road to release

• July 31, 2026: Roblox experience created. The game's Roblox place was created. The public could play from October 17.
• September 30, 2026: Post-launch roadmap. Day 1: Public Test Build (v1.0 PTB). Days 2–4: bug fixes and balancing from the PTB, then ongoing balance and bug-fix updates with the game kept open.
• October 1, 2026: HERO LMS theme and killer intros. The HERO LMS theme was revealed. According to the developers, LMS themes are awarded based on performance: if the killer outperforms the survivor, the killer gets their own LMS theme.
• October 4, 2026: Approved for all ages (9+). Roblox staff reviewed the game and approved it for all ages. It launched with a 9+ rating.
• October 5, 2026: Chase theme “layers” and Furnace effects. Around this date: layered chase theme videos for X (The Deity), 2011X, Furnace, Fleetway, No More Innocence and 2017X / Broken Face.
• October 6, 2026: What's in the release build. Confirmed for launch: 2 maps, 13 survivor abilities, 5 killers (two with completely different Phase 3 forms, so 7 in total), survivor size scaling, metal body types, killer skins for some killers, and PC, mobile and console support.
• October 9, 2026: Official killer gameplay videos. Gameplay videos for X, Furnace and a work-in-progress 2017X were posted on the official YouTube channel.
• October 10, 2026: Release date announced. Official announcement video and post: the game would be playable on October 17, 2026 (“the 17th of the spookiest month”), tagged as a PTB release.
• October 12, 2026: Preview: revamped 2017X intro. The official account showed a reworked intro animation for 2017X.
• October 13, 2026: Pre-release v0.0110: Metallic Charge added. A new survivor ability, Metallic Charge, was added to the build. The developer noted it “may be disabled on release if the testers deem it unbalanced”. It wasn't disabled: it shipped with the game.
• October 14, 2026: Preview: Metallic Charge ability (shipped in the release build). The developers posted a short clip of “a possible extra release ability” called Metallic Charge on October 14, in a post marked “4 days remain”. It did make the release build: launch-day patch notes made it “way less slippery”, and v1.17, v1.21 and v1.22 fixed further Metallic Charge issues.
• October 15, 2026: Furnace chase theme skin and LMS themes. After complaints about Furnace's chase theme, the developer swapped in an alternate version of his chase layers from older files. The other version is now a skin that costs 20 rings, so players can still choose it.

For everything since launch, see the update log.

FAQ

When did Abyssal Escape come out?

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 3 PM UTC (11 AM on the US East Coast). The developers announced the date on October 10.

Is Abyssal Escape out on mobile and console?

Yes. The developers confirmed PC, mobile and console support. Mobile and console players had crashes at launch, and the developer says patch v1.22 on October 18 fixed crashes on lower-end devices.

Is Abyssal Escape free?

Yes, it's free to play. Rings earned in matches unlock abilities and killers. The only paid items, per the developer's FAQ, are rings and a higher killer chance.

Is it the full release?

No. It launched as a public alpha (tagged PTB, a public test build), and the Roblox description warns players to expect bugs. Features like the LMS system are still to come.