Rate top gamesStill Wakes the Deep is a narrative first-person horror set on a 1970s Scottish oil rig, where an electrician named Caz fights to survive an otherworldly disaster. The premise is simple, but the execution leans heavily on atmosphere, sound and emotional weight rather than complex gameplay.
The Chinese Room delivers a beautifully told, somber tale fuelled by stunning voice work, naturalistic dialogue and a setting that feels almost tactile. The bleak rig, battered by storms and swallowed by fleshy nightmares, evokes shades of The Thing, yet the mood often resembles Lem’s Niezwyciężony or the isolation of The Rig TV series. It’s still essentially a walking sim - linear, narrow, painted in yellow guidance strips, with simple QTEs and predictable stealth. But the world, wet steel surfaces, roaring waves and Gaelic-infused conversations create a sense of place rarely achieved in horror.
As a whole, it’s gripping but uneven: emotionally charged, audiovisually superb, mechanically modest. With my score of 82/100, it remains a memorable, if limited, descent into maritime dread.
«Blew my mind»
«Underrated»
Other reviews5
[7/10] Still Wakes The Deep is a moody journey through a monster-infested oil rig—a highly detailed experience full of claustrophobic corridors, questionable lighting, and strange sounds coming from behind the walls. It’s just a shame the developers didn’t fine-tune the pacing a bit more, as the atmosphere tends to slip away amid the slow gameplay.
That said, I still had a fantastic time with the game and I’m glad I got to dive into another Lovecraft-inspired horror, even if it leans more toward a simple walking simulator than a truly intense horror experience. I don’t regret the time I spent with Still Wakes The Deep, even if it turned out to be a different kind of game than I expected.
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This was a great narrative horror game. As far as gameplay and doing anything overly new for genre it doesn't go overboard but the story and the voice acting are very good. The gameplay is what you'd expect from this type of game with a little bit of vertical traversal mechanics. I enjoyed the blend of mechanical problem solving between its monster segments. The traversal mechanics could be finicky at times. The story is very compelling. Not revealing too much of the mystery as well as the setting really work for the atmosphere of the game. Where this game really shines for me is the voice acting. Everyone in the game does a great job but the main character's actor does such a good job conveying the horror and fatality of his situation. Everything from the Irish shorthand to startled moments of almost falling to his death are all delivered so well and realistically. Id recommend this game to any horror lover. It's a short but tight experience. The $35 price point is nice as well.
«That ending!»