Narcosis

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Narcosis is a horror, adventure and indie game developed and published by Honor Code and Inc..
Released on March 28th 2017 is available on Windows and MacOS in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Czech and Korean.

It has received 1,307 reviews of which 998 were positive and 309 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 3.12€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified Narcosis into these genres:

Horror Adventure Indie Underwater First-Person Psychological Horror Survival Horror Atmospheric Mystery VR Walking Simulator Surreal Great Soundtrack Lovecraftian

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 (64 bits)
Processor: Intel i5 or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 8 GB available space
Sound Card: Any sound card
VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required
Additional Notes: For VR, please refer to the recommended configuration.

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.8
Processor: Intel i5/7 second generation or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 or better
Storage: 8 GB available space
Sound Card: Any sound card

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

Wow. I didn't expect this plot twist at the end and I already knew there would be one. So that's a plus. What I didn't find so good were the knife fights. You have to defend yourself with your knife against the deep sea fauna and with every knife attack there's a time delay because you're underwater and wearing a diving suit. It's realistic, but you have to time your attacks perfectly or you'll get hit. And I was almost always hit. Several times. I found that annoying. Fortunately, you can often avoid such fights. Otherwise, it's a game with strengths and weaknesses. Basically, it's a deep sea walking simulator with survival and horror elements. It has a great atmosphere which takes on a whole new dimension with a VR headset. Technically, it worked well for me and I thought the horror was well done. However, it only has a short playtime of maybe 5 hours and the graphics are rather VR standard. I have a VR headset, but I played it without it. I can recommend it at a discounted price.

Sept. 2024

Most claustrophobic game ive played. Towards the end of it, you forget that the footsteps you hear all the time are actually yours, but youre too scared to look behind you. great little game! Sounddesign and story development work hand in hand right up until the actual ending. the ending alone is worth the horrendous jumping puzzle type part that came in the 3rd 4th of the game. shambolic! but i can reccomend it!!

Aug. 2024

Narcosis is a fairly competent horror with a fantastic story. I genuinely found myself enjoying the experience for the most part and was sincerely pleased with how the story unfolded and how it was wrapped up. The game is one of those rare indie titles that is quite competent not only in the gamplay department, but the story too, and comes together quite nicely. The walking simulator exploration-esque game does suffer from some of the tropes of indie horror games, however. That is to say the repeating hallway, the jumpscare ineffective due to the atmosphere, reusing assets leading to lack of definition / boundaries, the lack of direction leading to being lost at times... I mean guys, it's NOT FUN to feel lost in an area for 30 minutes, dying over and over. It detracts from the story, the danger and the atmosphere, and frustrates the player. Add tank-like, sporadic combat to the list, too: The elements of the game all begin to feel a little mismashed and lead to some confusion. The game is however overall well-polished with distinctive, interesting environments and competent voice acting. Overall I think you should forgive the negatives (also feeling free to use a guide) and enjoy the atmosphere and story of Narcosis. It's certainly one of the better indie choices that I have played recently.

July 2024

the story and atmosphere of game was truly amazing but had times i really just wanted to freaking rage quite

March 2024

Excellent frame rate! As i have a fear of deep sea, or deep waters this game was brilliant and really brought my fears to life except for one tiny detail, the game says its set in the Pacific Ocean and you start off in a training pool but then jump right into the game after this little very easy tutorial, i just wish the game gave us a little introduction of "where" this facility actually was and showing how deep it truly is, that would have made the is experience a whole lot more scarier, knowing where we are, i really enjoyed this, thank you devs... Solid 8/10! Well done!!

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