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Still Wakes the Deep
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Loved this game, the offshore oil rig setting is especially well done. Environment is incredibly well executed, clearly made by someone who've done a lot of research into these oil rigs. Voice acting is very good and so…”
“TL;DR: This game is a yellow-paint hallway. You should play Routine instead, it's similar but much better. ////////// While I had a decent time, I can't recommend this game unless you love the genre and you're really…”
“With incredible level and art design, this game literally does transport you to the North Sea drilling platform upon which it is set. Ignore the haters who complain the experience is rail-roaded - you still have full…”
61 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Not Recommended. (unless you like games that don't live up to their promises) Still Wakes the Deep starts with an absolutely fantastic opening. The setting alone (an oil rig in the 1970s) is incredibly immersive and…”
“Very good setting and atmosphere, but such poor storytelling and disappointing script. The only way it can scare you is by how boring this game is...”
“The game starts off alright, graphics look quite amzing, I like the location, horror on an oil rig, seemed interesting, but wow... The story ended up being absolute trash and ended way too abruptly, the horror is close…”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Not Recommended. (unless you like games that don't live up to their promises) Still Wakes the Deep starts with an absolutely fantastic opening. The setting alone (an oil rig in the 1970s) is incredibly immersive and…”
“Loved this game, the offshore oil rig setting is especially well done. Environment is incredibly well executed, clearly made by someone who've done a lot of research into these oil rigs. Voice acting is very good and so…”
“Visually stunning and the voice cast did a great job, but i spent the whole game waiting for it to get interesting. The plot feels generic to the point of being designed by committee, the gameplay boils down to busywork…”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I'm no fan of "walking simulators", but after finishing Frank Schätzing's "The Swarm" I've been longing for something sea-themed that involved melancholy vibes around it, and this game filled that void perfectly. This…”
“I got this the same week that Resident Evil 9 came out, and I actually dropped that for this as it had me hooked. It's like a better version of Grace's story without the cheesy horror camp of RE. Incredible narrative…”
“Still Wakes the Deep is an epic experience. I can’t believe I slept on this game for so long. It’s another title I’ve owned for quite some time but never gave a proper shot—and that was clearly a mistake. The game…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Loved this game, the offshore oil rig setting is especially well done. Environment is incredibly well executed, clearly made by someone who've done a lot of research into these oil rigs. Voice acting is very good and so…”
“Somewhat short experience (about four hours) but a great one. Haven't been sucked into a horror game like this yet. Great characters, brilliant visuals, good tension, good sound design, cool story, touching ending. My…”
“Great game! Runs a little wonky, even with good specs. Has a good story, only takes 3~4 hours to complete.”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
“Not Recommended. (unless you like games that don't live up to their promises) Still Wakes the Deep starts with an absolutely fantastic opening. The setting alone (an oil rig in the 1970s) is incredibly immersive and…”
“Very good setting and atmosphere, but such poor storytelling and disappointing script. The only way it can scare you is by how boring this game is...”
“The game starts off alright, graphics look quite amzing, I like the location, horror on an oil rig, seemed interesting, but wow... The story ended up being absolute trash and ended way too abruptly, the horror is close…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Not Recommended. (unless you like games that don't live up to their promises) Still Wakes the Deep starts with an absolutely fantastic opening. The setting alone (an oil rig in the 1970s) is incredibly immersive and…”
“Very good setting and atmosphere, but such poor storytelling and disappointing script. The only way it can scare you is by how boring this game is...”
“The game starts off alright, graphics look quite amzing, I like the location, horror on an oil rig, seemed interesting, but wow... The story ended up being absolute trash and ended way too abruptly, the horror is close…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game absolutely is TERRIBLE at launch and unplayable As SOON as I started launching it I was met with nothing but Technical problems, this game is functionally broken by all account and literally ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ killed my…”
“Not even 5 minutes went by and my Computer is straining to run this. Absolutely horrible game. "YoU NeEd A BeTtEr Pc". kiss my ass, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ goof”
“Where should I begin When I bought this game I thought it would be a typical horror game where you'd get a little scared have to kill some monster and everything would be fine But this game is the complete opposite…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Visually stunning and the voice cast did a great job, but i spent the whole game waiting for it to get interesting. The plot feels generic to the point of being designed by committee, the gameplay boils down to busywork…”
“I'm no fan of "walking simulators", but after finishing Frank Schätzing's "The Swarm" I've been longing for something sea-themed that involved melancholy vibes around it, and this game filled that void perfectly. This…”
“A game where monsters have scottish accent.. but so does the main character and his mates , the dialogues are nice , sometimes even a bit witty. you play on an oil rig , something happens ( or emerges ? ) , and you have…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game absolutely is TERRIBLE at launch and unplayable As SOON as I started launching it I was met with nothing but Technical problems, this game is functionally broken by all account and literally ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ killed my…”
“Heavy artifacting while looking on some surfaces and materials. Moving the camera shows circular lines expanding outwards from the center of the screen. Very visible on the blanket that's hanging from the bed in the…”
“I think that this game is good and has potential. It is scary and has great atmosphere but I must say that the ladder jumps all seem very glitchy and temperamental. It seems to be a shared complaint online lol. I am…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“[H1] Drowning in silence and panic [/h1] This game gave me that same kind of feeling I had while playing SOMA and Observation. Not exactly the same in terms of story, but close enough in terms of atmosphere and the way it messes with your head. First of all, this is a…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“The story is okay, but I expected something much more complex from the creators of A Machine for Pigs. It felt a bit too superficial on the narrative side, and the soundtrack was nothing special either. Also, it’s not particularly scary. The atmosphere is well crafted, it’s…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Still wakes the deep takes a deep dive (bc its on an oil rig, get it..) into lovecraftian Horror, portraying the fleshy unknown something taking over the rig in the most dreamlike yet unnerving way. Which is also one of the best aspects about this game, the atmosphere is dense,…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
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 | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Psychological Horror · Horror · Lovecraftian · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Action · Walking Simulator · Singleplayer · First-Person · Sci-fi · Narrative · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · HDR available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 59 |
| Official site | https://stillwakesthedeep.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit required) with DirectX 12 Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2050 / AMD RX 6000 / Intel® Arc™ A550 Graphics Card DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 9 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD recommended