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Hydrophobia: Prophecy

Hydrophobia: Prophecy

The ultimate edition of the jaw-dropping action-adventure game set onboard a floating city.

Released May 9, 2011 Developer Dark Energy Digital Ltd. Platforms Windows ActionAdventureFemale ProtagonistIndieThird Person
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (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.

60.2%positive2,354 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“genuinely has one of the best water physics ever put in a video game. I really love the aquatic techno setting and aesthetic, although everything starts to bleed together and becomes monotonous after a while. gameplay can be quite janky and a little stiff, especially with combat…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I am a 52 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing Hydrophobia: Prophecy. I am a single father to my Son, who is 14 now. My son found this game at Christmas, so we installed it on his computer and he started playing. By the end of the week he had 24 hours on this…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Hydrophobia: Prophecy is a fascinating case of a game built around one genuinely impressive technical achievement — the water physics are stunning, and watching rooms flood, objects bob realistically, and currents push you around never gets old. The problem is that everything…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
124-hour peak
176all-time peak
0 10 20 2013 2015 2017 2019 17 avg · Sep 2012

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.

13achievements
23.2%median completion
3.0%rarest: Celebrated
76.5% of players 51.9% of players 44.0% of players 36.2% of players 32.4% of players 26.4% of players 23.2% of players 22.8% of players 17.1% of players 8.0% of players 4.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 76.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
76.5%Tinker — Complete a hack.
51.9%My Hero — Save Chief Billingham.
44.0%Drowned — Drown a Malthusian.
Rarest badges of honor
3.0%Celebrated — Collect all the medals.
3.1%Private Eye — Collect all documents and objects.
4.3%Challenged — Complete the Challenge Room.

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.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK3.99 GBP
Canada5.49 CAD
Japan498 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China30.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.1 Japan Canada China US UK EU≈$5.7

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

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 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.

Sep 15, 2015
Hydrophobia Weekly Sale just 39p !!!

Hey Guys to celebrate over 4 years of Hydrophobia you can grab it now at the bargain price of just £0.39 - £0.39? Surely that's a mistake? Mistake, or not its worth a shot... Game Chronicles agrees wi

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Female Protagonist · Indie · Third Person · Singleplayer · Physics · Short · Sci-fi · Strategy · Third-Person Shooter · Underwater (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements13
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.hydrophobia-game.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 with latest Service Pack Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2 Memory: 2 GB Graphics: NVidia 8600GT with 512MB RAM or Radeon HD 3650 with 512MB RAM DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card