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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
45 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“The UI is lovely and the sound design is great. The writing is ok, if a little prone to telegraphing what we're supposed to be thinking. I can forgive slow gameplay, but the entire interface (which is most of the…”
“Honestly did not expect this game to be so good. Gameplay is simple yet fun. The story and planet ecosystem are very well done. Very calm and surreal”
“Immersive and relaxing game. The controls, visuals and audio come together wonderfully to create great atmosphere and the dialogue, research and decently written notes really sell the feeling of exploration and…”
34 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Honestly did not expect this game to be so good. Gameplay is simple yet fun. The story and planet ecosystem are very well done. Very calm and surreal”
“Super unique and nails the atmosphere of an alien planet. Although I could see some people saying the gameplay is clunky, I really liked it and although weird at first it flows nicely once you get used to it.”
“Storytelling at its most elegant - the minimal graphics are perfectly in tune with the atmosphere this game tries to engage you in. There is surprising replayability and resource collection, and enough pressure to keep…”
21 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Beautiful but tedious as the control scheme is designed to make everything take as many actions as possible, the idea may be to make the game more immersive but you're an AI so I don't think it would really have that…”
“Immersive and relaxing game. The controls, visuals and audio come together wonderfully to create great atmosphere and the dialogue, research and decently written notes really sell the feeling of exploration and…”
16 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“The UI is lovely and the sound design is great. The writing is ok, if a little prone to telegraphing what we're supposed to be thinking. I can forgive slow gameplay, but the entire interface (which is most of the…”
“Immersive and relaxing game. The controls, visuals and audio come together wonderfully to create great atmosphere and the dialogue, research and decently written notes really sell the feeling of exploration and…”
“Visually and narratively stunning game, which is an incredible feat for one that is largely text-based. The AI you play as sees the ocean floor in contours and geographic features, with the lifeforms as moving dots, but…”
6 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Immersive and relaxing game. The controls, visuals and audio come together wonderfully to create great atmosphere and the dialogue, research and decently written notes really sell the feeling of exploration and…”
“Storytelling at its most elegant - the minimal graphics are perfectly in tune with the atmosphere this game tries to engage you in. There is surprising replayability and resource collection, and enough pressure to keep…”
“The control scheme is unlike any game I have ever played. It's not for everyone, but it's one of my favorite games.”
21 of the 80 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Beautiful but tedious as the control scheme is designed to make everything take as many actions as possible, the idea may be to make the game more immersive but you're an AI so I don't think it would really have that…”
“The UI is lovely and the sound design is great. The writing is ok, if a little prone to telegraphing what we're supposed to be thinking. I can forgive slow gameplay, but the entire interface (which is most of the…”
“A very casual game and just a little too casual for me. It simply wasn't holding my interest.”
10 of the 80 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Beautiful but tedious as the control scheme is designed to make everything take as many actions as possible, the idea may be to make the game more immersive but you're an AI so I don't think it would really have that…”
“The UI is lovely and the sound design is great. The writing is ok, if a little prone to telegraphing what we're supposed to be thinking. I can forgive slow gameplay, but the entire interface (which is most of the…”
“A compelling and beautiful piece of speculative biology with a starkly anticapitalist message, I found In Other Waters to do an excellent job at just about everything it did peripheral to the gamplay. Unfortunately, I…”
6 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The UI is lovely and the sound design is great. The writing is ok, if a little prone to telegraphing what we're supposed to be thinking. I can forgive slow gameplay, but the entire interface (which is most of the…”
“A compelling and beautiful piece of speculative biology with a starkly anticapitalist message, I found In Other Waters to do an excellent job at just about everything it did peripheral to the gamplay. Unfortunately, I…”
“boring. progression was mostly a lot of clicking ui and waiting”
3 of the 80 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“a short but very lovely game. very interesting perspective to play through the UI alone. the visuals through the constraint of UI and the depth of vision this game has is really breathtaking. i came here to scratch the…”
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
| 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