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Death in the Water 2

Death in the Water 2

Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.

Released Jan 26, 2023 Developer Lighthouse Games Studio Platforms Windows Survival HorrorAtmosphericUnderwaterScore AttackGun Customization
View on Steam ↗ $5.24 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

83.0%positive1,602 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“★ ★ ★ ★ I give a 4 out of 5 Stars ★ for Death in the Water 2 I completed it with 100% Steam Acheivements in about 11 hours to post this review and it its way better than the 1st game, I am a ceritifed Open Water Diver with over 3 dozen scuba dives at West Coast, Mexico, Bahamas…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“I bought it thinking this was more of a story-horror-survival game, cause that's what the trailer led me to believe, but its more of an arcade shooter but the enemies are fish. It's not terrible by any means, and it has some great features. The movement feels very realistic, and…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I really wanted to like this game. The concept is genuinely unique, and there’s a lot to appreciate on the surface- especially the visuals and sound design. The underwater atmosphere is impressive, and the leviathan theme adds a really cool layer of tension and mystery. That…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

5playing at last check
624-hour peak
242all-time peak
0 25 50 2024 2025 2026 34 avg · Feb 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

19achievements
22.9%median completion
5.0%rarest: Survival of the Deepest
81.8% of players 79.3% of players 66.8% of players 58.2% of players 50.8% of players 42.4% of players 34.7% of players 29.3% of players 25.9% of players 22.9% of players 20.8% of players 19.1% of players 17.5% of players 16.1% of players 14.6% of players 13.0% of players 6.6% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 81.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
81.8%Lionfish Slayer — You have proven yourself to be a master of lionfish hunting! You have taken down 10 lionfish in record time.
79.3%First Blood — Completed Dive 1
66.8%Depths of Terror — Completed Dive 2
Rarest badges of honor
5.0%Survival of the Deepest — Survive for 20 min in Endless Survival.
5.0%Sea Slaughterer — Killed 50 creatures during an Endless Survival game.
6.6%Current Conqueror — Reach Level 10 XP in Endless Survival.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$5.24−65% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$5.24lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US5.24 USD−65%
EU5.17 EUR−65%
UK4.47 GBP−65%
Australia7.68 AUD−65%
Canada6.82 CAD−65%
Japan595 JPY−65%
Brazil16.44 BRL−65%
China20.30 CNY−65%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.0 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$6.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 21, 2023
ver 1.1.14

General bug fixes and tweaks reduced the max active creatures in Survival by 1 (makes it a little easier) pressing Y on the controller to start a NG+ now works added new option to disable Fog Blur (di

Aug 15, 2023
ver 1.1.10

fixed training not showing the objectives window with remaining time a few other minor bug fixes & optimizations

Aug 10, 2023
ver 1.1.9

Fixed creatures not biting the chum grenades Prevent XP / Multiplier orbs from colliding with spears Survival Level 10 XP Achievement now unlocks when the UI shows as Level 10 (instead of 11) Fixed XP

Aug 05, 2023
ver 1.1.8

- Fixed crashing of Dive 8

Aug 04, 2023
New Game Modes, Creatures and Achievements

With the latest update, we have introduced some exciting new features. We appreciate all the feedback and comments that you have posted on the forums. Here is a breakdown of what we added. New Game Mo

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsSurvival Horror · Atmospheric · Underwater · Score Attack · Gun Customization · Survival · Character Customization · Shoot 'Em Up · FPS · Souls-like · Hunting · Gore (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal *
ControllerFull support
Achievements19
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.LighthouseGamesStudio.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 / 64-Bit Windows 10 Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible