Still Wakes the Deep
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality.
Still Wakes the Deep is a psychological horror, horror and story rich game
developed by The Chinese Room
and published by Secret Mode.
Released on June 18th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 5,493 reviews of which 4,925 were positive and 568 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 34.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit required) with DirectX 12
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2050 / AMD RX 6000 / Intel® Arc™ A550 Graphics Card
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 9 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended
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Still Wakes the Deep is a great entry into the horror genre, more specifically centered around themes such as body horror, Lovecraftian elements, claustrophobia and thalassophobia. You play a character down on his luck working on an oil rig off the coast of Scotland, before the rigs drill hits an unknown entity that sets off a chain of horrific events that results in both the crew mutating, as well as the oil rig itself distorting. While being set in an environment as industrial and bleak as an oil rig, some of the cosmic horror elements in the form of the entity itself bring a slew of strangely visually pleasing aesthetics to the game, despite being hostile and quite frankly disgusting. The story elements are well done, as is the voice acting; it’s fairly uncommon to hear British and Scottish voice actors in a game, but in a strange way it adds a level of authenticity to the games storyline in my opinion. The main character is likeable and the writing is very authentic to the Scottish. You’ll hear a lot of swearing and banter between the crew, and a lot of colloquialism that I personally really enjoy in a game. The horror elements are great, the body horror specifically is quite magnificently gross, yet you can’t help but take a look and really examine the brutal transformations that the entity causes on board. I found myself going out of my way to find most of the dead (or not dead) crew members to see their fates. Most of these dead crew members are essentially either set pieces or hazards, but there are a few notable enemies that force stealth sections. I didn’t mind them too much but some areas did get frustrating, as the enemies movements are actually very hard to predict as they moved around the areas like giant legged spiders almost. In terms of the gameplay, we’re really looking at loop that incorporates walking simulator elements, light parkour and a few stealth sections between, with some very minor puzzle elements of remedial tasks like turning switches off or moving carts out of the way of your path. At its core, it’s a pretty basic game and mostly an enjoyable horror experience, but due to this I can’t really imagine doing multiple playthroughs. Despite that, I would 100% recommend this game but only perhaps during a sale and not for full price – it’s a short experience but a good one nonetheless. Pros Excellent voice acting Original concept and setting Great visuals and weather effects Cons Not much replayability A little on the short side
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Honestly, what to say about Still Wakes The Deep... it's probably one of the best narrative horror story's I've played in many years. As a Scot myself it's a breath of fresh air to actually hear an entire cast of Scottish actors/actresses in a story instead of an American faking an accent. The setting is spot on, nailing the whole vibe of Scotland in 1970's aboard one of the most dangerous structures to work on in the North Sea. Graphically it's the standard you'd expect from the Unreal Engine, creating amazing set pieces, lighting, rain and water effects. The developers clearly did their homework on oil rigs from that era since almost every single aspect of the interior and exterior is identical to what you would find on them, even down to the design of the lifeboats, radiators and other small details. Personally I think one of the strongest assets of this title is it's sound design, with a good set of 3D surround headphones it's quite amazing to listen to each surface underfoot, the creepy howling of the monsters, all the way to the walls and pipes shuddering and creaking from the weather, very immersive. I'm not sure what technology exactly they used for the waves but this game is probably the first one I've played which actually captures the pure raw power and roar of a storm at sea as it slams up against the legs of the rig and you can barely hear yourself over the noise. I won't comment much on the story as it would be very hard to not spoil key moments so to summarise briefly; this isn't a survival horror game, it's not got inventory management or other mechanics such as Outlast, Amnesia or The Evil Within so definitely don't go into this thinking that'll be the case. It's a narrative horror, much like taking part in a movie as the main character and going through an emotional roller-coaster from beginning to end. Some will really enjoy it others will immediately look elsewhere for a more 'action' experience, both of which are fine but you'll not find that here. That's not to say that there aren't some extremely tense moments and very eerie encounters. In closing, I highly recommend Still Wakes The Deep to anyone that's even curious about it. The story and characters left an impression on me and even though it was relatively short, it was well worth the time and money.
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The only unrealistic part is that your flathead screwdriver doesn't slip out of screws. Otherwise 10/10
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This is honestly the best original horror game I've played in such a long time... Maybe even best including established franchise sequels of late. "The Thing but on an oil rig and also Scottish", while not really the same plot (and this games plot is wonderful), is a valid statement because this is on par with how much The Thing slaps. I wanna replay this for 50 hours and also never go near an oil rig ever in my entire life
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I've seen at least a few reviews calling this game another walking simulator, a term which these days seems to just get thrown around at any game where you don't get to shoot or stab anything. To be clear, this is not a game like Dear Esther or Everyone's Gone to the Rapture, where you have little to no input beyond walking around listening to things; it has more in common with Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. Both in the sense that it does have a fair amount of stealth encounters, simple puzzles, and other horror fixtures, and that they're only ever complex enough to give you a few scares (more than Amnesia: AMFP did) and otherwise something to do along the way. If I had to lodge a complaint, it's that most of the actual encounters with enemies in the game play out pretty much the same way, with the same couple of mechanics. This game relies a lot on mechanics and encounters that are practically horror classics by now, and while they wouldn't be classics if they weren't effective, it's easy to draw parallels to games like Soma (an obvious, if extremely unfair comparison), where nearly every enemy had its own unique traits and strategies. They work great from an atmospheric and storytelling perspective, and they succeed for the purpose that they're there for, but there are just too many hiding places and too many throwable distractions for it to challenge any horror veteran, if that's all you're looking for here. I would still say that, like their previous games, this is a game that you should play for the story more than the expectation of a challenge. In that regard, like the rest of their games, the writing is as good as ever. It's more grounded and less poetic than usual, but it makes up for what has become a fairly common premise these days with great dialogue and chemistry between the cast. The voice acting sells it all extremely well, and it doesn't take long at all for you to start feeling a genuine investment in the well being of the characters -- which is good, because like most of TCR's work the game doesn't exactly overstay its welcome. The length is often a point of contention with these games, but to me I thought they did a good job of hitting the sweet spot of being short enough that it's technically feasible to do so in a single evening, but long enough that doing so is a challenge of endurance, leaving you pushing forward alongside the protagonist to see what happens next. In my eyes this is less a game that can be played in one sitting and more a game that drives you to play it in one sitting, and while I get that people like to feel like they get their money's worth from a game I think a lot of people underrate that distinction. I realized after finishing the game that it's also available on pc gamepass, and for people who are on the fence that's a more cost effective way of trying it out. Personally, though, I don't mind having paid $31 for the experience I got here.
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Online players
31
Developer
The Chinese Room
Publisher
Secret Mode
Release
18 Jun 2024
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