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Song of the Deep

Song of the Deep

From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.

Released Jul 11, 2016 Developer Insomniac Games Publisher GameTrust Games Platforms Windows AdventureMetroidvaniaUnderwaterFemale ProtagonistAction
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

84.7%positive842 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A criminally underrated game made before the genre started to get red hot with myriad releases per year. I tend to think Ori and Hollow Knight overshadowed other games like this for whatever reasons. Play this game on intermediate if you want to go through it in a more…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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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.

10achievements
16.5%median completion
6.4%rarest: Rest in Pieces
45.9% of players 27.6% of players 21.1% of players 18.9% of players 17.5% of players 16.5% of players 11.5% of players 10.0% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 45.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
45.9%The Last Merrow — Meet the Merrow
27.6%Your Watch is Over — Defeat the Watcher
21.1%Aquatic Laser Show — Activate the Deeplight
Rarest badges of honor
6.4%Rest in Pieces — Pay your respects to the Watcher and drop a flower on her final resting place
6.7%Merryn and Goliath — Kill a Tremorclaw Crab as Merryn
10.0%Feast for a Queen — Feed the Queen Leviathan

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia24.99 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil99.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

China≈$7.1 Japan Canada UK US EU Australia Brazil≈$20

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

Nov 17, 2016
New Update!

This latest update should fix the issue where controls (keyboard and controller) failed to work for some Windows 10 users. We also now have Steam controller support.

Nov 17, 2016
New Update!

This latest update should fix the issue where controls (keyboard and controller) failed to work for some Windows 10 users. We also now have Steam controller support.

Oct 01, 2016
Song of the Deep Patch 1.06 Live!

Hey underwater explorers, We have heard you and made a bunch of fixes to make sure your adventure goes on without a hitch. Thank you for all of the support and we hope this patch makes your journey mo

Oct 01, 2016
Song of the Deep Patch 1.06 Live!

Hey underwater explorers, We have heard you and made a bunch of fixes to make sure your adventure goes on without a hitch. Thank you for all of the support and we hope this patch makes your journey mo

Sep 13, 2016
Patch Notes: Sept 12th

Fixed issue where players could get stuck outside of the final boss battle. Additional fixes to Red Reaper chase. Fixed various doors that would not open for players in Merrow Ruins and Forbidden City

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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.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsAdventure · Metroidvania · Underwater · Female Protagonist · Action · 2D · Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Puzzle · Indie · Submarine · Side Scroller (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil *
ControllerFull support
Achievements10
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.insomniacgames.com/games/song-of-the-deep/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 or higher Processor: 4 CPUs, >= 2.0 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB VRAM or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space