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Mark of the Deep
Shipwrecked on a myth-shrouded island, play as rookie pirate Marcus “Rookie” Ramsey and explore haunting biomes, face unforgiving combat, and unravel a deep-sea curse in search of your lost crew, the Angry Mermaids.
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 2026-05-19.
“Real fun pirate romp, good action rpg and characters/designs were interesting as well as the traversal options. Definitely worth a playthrough.”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Mark of the Deep, developed by Mad Mimic and published by Light Up Games, is an action-adventure game that blends deliberate combat with exploration in a way that feels familiar but carefully assembled. It draws from recognizable influences—metroidvania structure and soulslike…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“This game immediately got my attention due to it looking like a pirate themed Death's door - one of my favourite games ever. However it took me a while before I bought it because I heard some mixed reviews. I played the start of the demo and that was fine so I bought it... And I…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update 2.3.7
A new update is now available with a few improvements and fixes: - Improved and updated the input system - Addressed a number of bugs reported by players
The Cursed Trials DLC Is Live + Update 2.2.1
The Cursed Trials is out now! Alongside it, Update 2.2.1 is live for the base game, bringing quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes for everyone, free of charge. The Cursed Trials — Now Available
Mark of the Deep: The Cursed Trials arrives April 15th
The wait is almost over. We're ready to share the new release date for Mark of the Deep: The Cursed Trials, launching April 15th . Thank you for your patience while we put the finishing touches in pla
Update on Mark of the Deep: The Cursed Trials
Today was originally the planned release date for Mark of the Deep: The Cursed Trials . After further review, we’ve made the decision to push the launch back slightly. The DLC is very close to being r
Mark of the Deep: The Cursed Trials coming March 16th!
The Deep is calling you back. We’re excited to announce Mark of the Deep: The Cursed Trials , a brand-new DLC arriving on March 16th. What is The Cursed Trials? The Cursed Trials introduces a dedicate
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Pirates · Action-Adventure · Singleplayer · Souls-like · Metroidvania · Story Rich · Action · Adventure · Exploration · Action Roguelike · Rogue-like · Isometric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Portuguese - Brazil * , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 26 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10+ Processor: Dual Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space