I refreshed the page and all of a sudden it asked me to create a new name and then started a fresh game. I can't seem to get back into my old account: Sekki. I hope I didn't lose all my progress T_T 

When I check my rank it still says Sekki (You) Rank 1 but my account is new and I'm missing everything. I didn't clear my browser history or cache. Nothing changed but I refreshed the page and this happened. Please help :(

I notice the same must have happened to user Bustiloko as they are at #6 on the rank leaderboard and reached depth 11,700m but only has 1 creature and seems to have been reset just like my account. I pray this can be reverted. 

Well... guess I'm just shit out of luck or the dev don't care. Either way weeks of progress just thrown down the drain with no explanation as to why.  Really sad... I really loved this game. I wish the dev would reply or at least try to help. Big disappointment. I'm done. 

Hi Sekki, thank you for reporting this and I'm truly sorry for the frustration.

I investigated your account on the server side. Your ranking data (11,700m depth, 139 expeditions,

41 species discovered) is still preserved on the server, but the full save data — your creatures,

gold, items, and progression — was stored only in your browser's local storage, and it appears to

have been corrupted or cleared. When you refreshed, the game couldn't find valid save data, so it

prompted you to start over. I take full responsibility for this — relying solely on local storage

was a design flaw on my part.

Your account is still recognized as "Sekki" on the server, and I can restore your progress. If you

can tell me what you remember — your equipment level, roughly how much gold you had, which creatures

 were in your tank (and their approximate levels), and any items you were holding — I'll rebuild

your save data and get you back to where you were.

I'm also going to implement server-side save backup so this never happens to anyone again.

Again, I'm really sorry. Losing weeks of progress with no explanation is unacceptable, and I should

have built this safeguard from the start.

Hello Quatrex!

Thank you for looking into this issue and providing a clear explanation as to what happened. Unfortunately, I don't remember every creature I've discovered in the dex but I do know I just unlocked gear level 6. I only had maybe 10k gold as I just spent 200K getting gear level 6. I had a level 35 marina snailfish+++, level 1 abyssal seeker, level 38 Abyssal Bloom+++,  Level 35 Void Walker+++. I think I had about 40 rations, 6 crystals, and maybe 8 grand crystals. That's about all I remember.  

Hopefully, that can help to restore my account but just curious if I will have to restart my Dex from scratch? Anyway, this is still my favorite game I've ever found on itch! It's understandable since it's early beta that mistakes would happen. I'm just glad I was able to understand why and maybe a glimmer of hope to get back to where I was. Thanks again for your help! 

Hi Sekki,

Thank you so much for the detailed information — it was incredibly helpful for the restoration.

Your save data has been restored on the server side. All you need to do is visit the game page:

https://into-the-abyss.vercel.app

Your data should load automatically when the page opens. No need to clear anything or use DevTools — just open the site as you normally would.

Here's what was restored based on your report and our server records:

- Equipment Level 6, ~10,000 Gold

- Tank: Mariana Snailfish (Lv35, +++), Abyss Seeker (Lv1), Abyssal Bloom (Lv38, +++), Void Walker (Lv35, +++)

- Max Depth: 11,700m, Total Expeditions: 139

- All milestones achieved, items restored (rations, crystals, etc.)

- Creature Dex: 41 entries, Junk Dex: 30 entries (complete)

One thing to note: while your dex totals (41 creatures, 30 junk) match your ranking data exactly, the specific entries in the Creature Dex are my best estimate — I don't have a record of exactly which species you discovered. The junk dex is fully complete (all 30 types), so that should be accurate. But some creature dex entries may not match what you originally had. If you notice anything obviously wrong, please let me know.

I also fixed the bug that caused this issue. It was a validation error where equipment level 6 wasn't recognized as valid, causing the save to fail on load. This has been patched, and I've added server-side backup systems to prevent data loss in the future.

Please let me know how it goes. If anything looks off or doesn't work as expected, just reply here and I'll take another look. Happy to make adjustments.

Sorry again for the trouble, and thank you for your patience.