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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “underwater shooting and exploration” (29 of 78 reviews) and “realistic underwater environments” (16); the most common complaint is “repetitive wave-shooter missions” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Death in the Water 2 is better than the first and way more in depth.. no pun intended. It's is a fun little game to complete and has it's own campaign this time around, however you should buy it when it is discounted if…”
16 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“It's a great game, graphically looks very realistic and the game runs pretty good on max settings. You can't tell that this game was made by 2 people because it's honestly awesome. It's a great game i definitely…”
“Visually nice game, but gameplay and story are very underdeveloped. The idea of going from dive to dive like arcade game levels and just throwing wave after wave of sea creatures at you is too simplistic, boring and…”
7 of the 78 reviews raise this.
7 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“It's a great game, graphically looks very realistic and the game runs pretty good on max settings. You can't tell that this game was made by 2 people because it's honestly awesome. It's a great game i definitely…”
“Got this game on sale and what an absolute bargain. The game is loads of fun, yes it can get a little repetitive, however for a game made by only two people (thats what it said when I launched the campaign) this is…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Intense and difficult, should be considered an underwater souls game! It's fun and brutal.”
“Used to first person shooters? Here's one to throw you for a loop. Remember The Ocean Hunter from ye olde arcade days? Here's your chance to get off the rails. First things first, it's going to take some getting used to…”
11 of the 78 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Visually nice game, but gameplay and story are very underdeveloped. The idea of going from dive to dive like arcade game levels and just throwing wave after wave of sea creatures at you is too simplistic, boring and…”
“English: The core concept of Death in the Water 2 is actually good, but the game is incredibly repetitive. I get that they might have used AI heavily and that is the trend nowadays, but I played until the end of Dive 7…”
10 of the 78 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 78 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Death in the Water 2 is better than the first and way more in depth.. no pun intended. It's is a fun little game to complete and has it's own campaign this time around, however you should buy it when it is discounted if…”
“It's a fun game but there really isn't much to it so the game starts to get repetitive. The game does a good job creating anxiety and the feeling of being underwater.”
“Got this game on sale and what an absolute bargain. The game is loads of fun, yes it can get a little repetitive, however for a game made by only two people (thats what it said when I launched the campaign) this is…”
6 of the 78 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Visually nice game, but gameplay and story are very underdeveloped. The idea of going from dive to dive like arcade game levels and just throwing wave after wave of sea creatures at you is too simplistic, boring and…”
“English: The core concept of Death in the Water 2 is actually good, but the game is incredibly repetitive. I get that they might have used AI heavily and that is the trend nowadays, but I played until the end of Dive 7…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“English: The core concept of Death in the Water 2 is actually good, but the game is incredibly repetitive. I get that they might have used AI heavily and that is the trend nowadays, but I played until the end of Dive 7…”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“★ ★ ★ ★ 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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
ver 1.1.10
fixed training not showing the objectives window with remaining time a few other minor bug fixes & optimizations
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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Survival Horror · Atmospheric · Underwater · Score Attack · Gun Customization · Survival · Character Customization · Shoot 'Em Up · FPS · Souls-like · Hunting · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | https://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