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Still Wakes the Deep

Still Wakes the Deep

The Chinese Room·Released Jun 18, 2024·Single player

Platforms
Xbox Series XPCPS5
Genres
AdventureIndie
Critic73/100
Across 8 reviews
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About

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.

Reviews

11 reviews
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PC Gamer
Elie Gould·Jun 17, 2024
Critic86/100
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Still Wakes the Deep is more than the sum of its horror parts, thanks to one of the best stories I've played through in a very long time.

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Critic80/100
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Still Wakes The Deep may not stick around for long, but it'll have an iron-clad grip on you across its runtime. There's clear inspiration here from horror movie classics such as Alien and The Thing, and we adored seeing those inspirations play out through its highly-detailed settings and salt-of-the-Earth cast of characters. It may not be the most engaging gameplay experience on the PS5, but The Chinese Room smartly lays a solid foundation in the Beira D and its gaggle of staff, that'll keep its viscerally focused horror on your mind long after the credits roll.

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Pure Xbox
Ben Kerry·Jun 17, 2024
Critic80/100
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Still Wakes the Deep is a tight, narrative adventure dripping in atmosphere and oozing in that sweet Scottish personality we've all come to love (shouting and swearing lots, as it turns out). If you're happy with a total lack of combat and more of a focus on story and exploration, then this one is definitely worth playing through on Xbox Game Pass. We found ourselves rather engrossed with Still Wakes the Deep and its personal tale of loss and family, even if more player agency around the game's spooky oil rig wouldn't have gone amiss. If you've played anything from The Chinese Room before you'll know what you're getting into - Still Wakes the Deep is another successful effort for the British developer to add to its growing repertoire.

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IGN
Leana Hafer·Jun 17, 2024
Critic60/100
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A horror game with fantastic art and writing but a frustrating on-rails structure.

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Eurogamer
Matt Wales·Jun 17, 2024
Critic60/100
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Eurogamer's review of Still Wakes the Deep, a beautiful work of atmosphere and tension, all that can be shattered by its strictly linear trappings.

Read full review at Eurogamer
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