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DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.

Released Jul 21, 2026 Developer Drop Rate Studio Publisher Dear Villagers Platforms Windows UnderwaterExplorationLovecraftianHorrorAction-Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

91.4%positive1,403 reviews
Recommended · 77 found this helpful

“I'm fairly certain this game is the result of Dave the Diver, Dredge, and Darkest Dungeon having an unholy threesome. It's also a certified Steam Deck banger.”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 44 found this helpful

“What if Dave the Diver and Dredge had a baby, and the baby was terrifying? Extremely good. Art, music, voice acting, absolutely crush”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 85 found this helpful

“Alright, i have played only a little and can say it right away - game is very similar to Don't Starve in a sense that you will absolutely do million mistakes during first run. There are limited amount of days (40 on easy difficulty), so if your diver dies - you lose 1 day and…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

1,731all-time peak
0 1k 2k 985 avg · Jul 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

58achievements
28.8%median completion
1.8%rarest: Herald of Rain
80.3% of players 70.7% of players 70.0% of players 69.4% of players 68.8% of players 66.8% of players 65.5% of players 61.0% of players 59.2% of players 58.3% of players 57.4% of players 56.9% of players 51.4% of players 51.1% of players 49.0% of players 48.5% of players 44.4% of players 40.2% of players 40.0% of players 39.4% of players 37.9% of players 36.7% of players 35.9% of players 34.5% of players 34.2% of players 29.7% of players 29.6% of players 29.6% of players 29.0% of players 28.8% of players 28.5% of players 28.2% of players 28.1% of players 27.9% of players 27.6% of players 27.3% of players 27.1% of players 25.6% of players 23.9% of players 23.9% of players 23.2% of players 22.5% of players 21.5% of players 20.6% of players 20.2% of players 19.0% of players 17.2% of players 12.4% of players 12.1% of players 11.5% of players 9.6% of players 9.1% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 3.8% of players 3.0% of players 1.8% of players 80.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.3%The Betrayed — Hidden achievement
70.7%He Who Duels — Kill a Rain-touched using only a knife
70.0%Good as new — Repair all damaged camp structures
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Herald of Rain — Hidden achievement
3.0%Freeze! — Have a Peacekeeping survivor prevent crime
3.8%It That Hopes — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$17.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$17.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US17.99 USD
EU17.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia30.99 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan2,200 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China73.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada US EU UK Australia≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

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 13, 2026
Patch #2

Aye, I figured you'd come by... and this time it's for the second, bigger patch . You've been diving for a couple of weeks now, and you've been sending us everything you've found down there: bugs, iss

Aug 12, 2026
Thank you to all our 50,000 divers 🌊

Aye, I figured you'd come by... and while you're here, we wanted to thank you. 💜 50,000 of you have now dived into the Abyssal Pool. Fifty thousand people feeding their camps, losing their divers, and

Jul 29, 2026
The Reviews Are In 🌊🌊 Accolades Trailer!

Aye, I figured you'd come by... and this time the kind words aren't just ours. The critics have been diving into the Abyssal Pool, and they've had some lovely things to say. We gathered the highlights

Jul 25, 2026
Good company in the deep 🌊

Aye, I figured you'd come by... and we've found some neighbours in the deep. Turns out we're not the only ones who think the bottom of the ocean is where the interesting things live. DIVE or DIE now c

Jul 24, 2026
5 Tips to Survive the Abyss 🤿

Aye, I figured you'd come by... and this time we brought advice. You've been diving for a few days now, and we've watched a lot of you learn the hard way what the Abyssal Pool does to the unprepared.

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsUnderwater · Exploration · Lovecraftian · Horror · Action-Adventure · Survival Horror · Roguelite · Crafting · Survival · Psychological Horror · Post-apocalyptic · Adventure (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements58
Official sitehttps://diveordiegame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 6500 / AMD FX 8350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX960 / Radeon R9 380 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space