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Still Wakes the Deep
Released On: Jun 18, 2024
74
7.8
Where to Buy
Where to Buy
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
74
61% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
37% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 46 Critic Reviews
74
61% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
37% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Still Wakes The Deep is one of those games that you don't expect, but which manage to grab you deeply.
This horror adventure goes straight to the point and tells us its story in a convincing way. Not especially remarkable gameplay-wise , but its narrative tide will drag you in.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 267 User Ratings
7.8
67% Positive
179 Ratings
179 Ratings
26% Mixed
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
7% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 267 User Ratings
7.8
67% Positive
179 Ratings
179 Ratings
26% Mixed
70 Ratings
70 Ratings
7% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
"It was perfect. Perfect. Everything. Down to the last minute details"
at least it was before I started crying
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PlayStation 5
dialloge top noch . Horror great when you are affraid of the sea.
FOR SCOTLAAAAAAAANDDDDD!!!!
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PlayStation 5
If you’re as thalassophobic as I am, you play in the dark and you live alone? Well, you’ll definitely still get a lot out of it, but you’ll also score a temporary paranoia that renders every shadow and rustling noise in your house a potential threat – in the best way.
Impeccably weaving Lovecraftian horror with real human emotion, Still Wakes the Deep is a fantastic, tense tale that we're not going to forget in a hurry. It's just the right amount of horrifying in all the right places, brought to life with characters who feel as believable as people you'd meet on the street. Only a few technical issues bring it down a little, but they're not enough to truly sully the experience.
Though some tension is lost in the binary and sometimes simplistic encounters with the creature, its physical makeup, and behavior are the game's best aspects and rise to be deeply unsettling, if not terrifying. All of this makes Still Wakes The Deep a story that memorably tugs on your heart, starring a monster eager to tear it out.
Still Wakes the Deep feels more like a film than a game. Its very simple gameplay sometimes obstructs and delays the well-written mysterious story that focuses on human minds. This harrowing horror shines best in moments without interaction, supported by excellent visuals and top-notch voice acting. It would work much better as a different medium.
Still Wakes the Deep tries to dig beneath the surface of Caz and
his crewmates, but doesn’t go far enough. Without a sufficiently
riveting story, we’re left with a horror premise that feels like it’s
been done before and more questions than answers at the end of the
slog.
I almost never play horror games. I almost exclusively play strategy games, so the fact that this title, which is first-person and constantly walks the line between eerie and downright terrifying, completely had me rapt for hours is notable. I almost never finish games, but this struck the perfect balance in terms of pacing, horror, tension, and every other aspect of game design. The levels and artwork were beautifully crafted, and I'm writing this now at almost 3 AM having stayed up late to finish the game. Amazing storyline, beautiful yet alien design... 10/10
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PlayStation 5
An oil rig off the coast of Scotland lends itself as a really unique setting. Combined with some very well put together characters, weather dynamics and lighting, Still Wakes the Deep is certainly worth experiencing. An easy 8/9 if the game was longer. However, £29.99 for 4 hours of gameplay (main story) is too much.
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PlayStation 5
This is a hard game to score. Based on story alone, it gets a very strong recommendation from me. You play as Caz, an electrician on an oil rig who ends up trapped when the rig strikes an otherworldly object. The story is part "Color Out of Space," part "The Thing," as Caz and the survivors try to save what's left of the rig and get rescued. The story has all the tension, dread, and atmosphere **** cosmic horror, and is very grounded in the plight of Caz wanting to get home to his wife and kids.
Graphically, the game is beautiful. The designers really knew how to not only land the body horror elements, but also the oil rig as it gets slowly consumed by this otherworldly object. There are multiple points, particularly in the third act, that are screenshot worthy.
Where it gets murky is in the gameplay aspect. Put bluntly, there really isn't anything of note here. You walk, you climb, you throw things, and you press buttons. There are no improvised weapons, traps, or systems on the rig you can abuse to help, and despite the rig merging with another dimension, there are no meaningful changes to traversal throughout the journey. There are no puzzles to solve, no actions timed, no decisions to be made.
The end result is an interesting story with a stellar lovecraftian atmosphere, wrapped by a run of the mill walking simulator.
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PlayStation 5
Not recommended, the game is too short around 4 hours, there is no gameplay, you just can run and keep the button it says to open a door or to grip something to climb a ladder or open a **** weapon ,no **** story is not good either. The price is 35 dollar too, at most it should have been 15 dollars.
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PlayStation 5
Walking simulator with slow mechanice.Horror? How can you call it horror if in every single encounter you simply press W and run forward
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PlayStation 5
Summary STILL WAKES THE DEEP is a first-person narrative horror from The Chinese Room, creator of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther. In STILL WAKES THE DEEP, you are an off-shore oil rig worker, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea wat...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- PC
Initial Release Date: Jun 18, 2024
Developer:
- The Chinese Room
Publisher: Secret Mode
Genres: