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Subside
Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-15.
“Subside is easily one of my favorite VR experiences. This is thanks to its stunning presentation and its surprisingly clever gameplay design. While it might look like a simple cozy/zen game at first, it actually features missions to unlock new areas and items. You progress by…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Highly recommend this VR experience but with a catch: understand what this is before you dive into it (pun intended). This is an immersive explorative experience where you dive around several beautifully crafted locations, enjoy the sights and sounds, and observe and interact…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Works on Reverb G2. It is the best VR diving sim outthere with extremely polished physical gameplay and presentation. The content is a bit lacking though: only 4 main levels and 3 bonus encounters. Sqimming with hand gestures in Subside is an absolute blast: it requires no…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:35 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Subside Patch 1.2.4
Fixed an issue that could prevent some of the achievements from progressing.
Subside Patch 1.2.3
Reduced the time it takes to cut locks with the cutting torch Fixed an issue with the underwater scooter sound.
Subside Patch 1.2.2
Fixed an issue that could block the player from unlocking the Koi Haven level if the last collectible was found in Ocari Gorge at night.
Subside Patch 1.2.0
Re-worked the Lemon Shark's mesh and texture The cutting torch and beacon can now be grabbed from the hand-anchored holo-menu (right hand) The discovery band's range has been doubled, the vibration sp
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · VR · Underwater · Immersive · Exploration · Realistic · Nature · Relaxing · Atmospheric · Futuristic · Singleplayer · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · VR Only · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1080 / Radeon RX 6800S DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Oculus Touch/Valve Index