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In Other Waters
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“After having finished this game twice I can honestly say it is one of the best games I have ever played. For those of you who are fans of speculative evolution (especially those found of South Scrimshaw), planetary science, and the classic tale of evil corporations in…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“innovative and atmospheric take on the interactive fiction genre, in a world full of constant stimulus and constant movement this game is confident in asking you to simply slow down and listen - if you're a reader, and you like speculative biology this is a game you wont want to…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I finished the game. This game is interesting but lacks any semblence of depth... which ironic given that it's all about diving! I think the game really made me consider the world and the things I was finding. I kept expecting to be able to interact with everything as I slowly…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:05 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Adventure · Exploration · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Underwater · Artificial Intelligence · Beautiful · Great Soundtrack · Female Protagonist · Point & Click (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Touch Only Option · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://jumpovertheage.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB VRAM Storage: 700 MB available space