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Why Am I Dead At Sea

Why Am I Dead At Sea

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.

Released May 11, 2015 Developer Peltast Software Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureIndieRPGMysteryPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

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.

94.6%positive428 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Decent mystery game. Possess people, talk to other people, investigate surroundings. Investigation and mystery solving is complicated by the existence of 2 different modes of possession, which will alter the dialog options available. Also the kind of game you might want to take…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Really cool experience, slowly figuring out the narrative threads - both the overarching murder mystery, but also each person's own stories, personal demons and reasons for acting the way they do. I also love the different views on morality and being alive - with some of the…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Good story, good mystery.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 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 2026-09-26.

27achievements
42.1%median completion
19.0%rarest: False Awakening
66.3% of players 55.4% of players 52.7% of players 49.7% of players 49.7% of players 49.5% of players 47.6% of players 47.5% of players 46.0% of players 45.4% of players 45.2% of players 44.2% of players 43.0% of players 42.1% of players 41.8% of players 40.1% of players 38.8% of players 37.8% of players 35.5% of players 34.2% of players 32.0% of players 30.5% of players 30.3% of players 27.9% of players 25.3% of players 23.8% of players 19.0% of players 66.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
66.3%Ship Sinking — Complete the first chapter.
55.4%Esteem — Fully unlock Alton.
52.7%The Fool — Complete the second chapter.
Rarest badges of honor
19.0%False Awakening — Hidden achievement
23.8%Justice — Hidden achievement
25.3%Douce Amere — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US4.99 USD
EU3.99 EUR
UK3.99 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada5.49 CAD
Japan498 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China21.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.0 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$5.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 21, 2018
Version 1.3.1

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8267393/b78666bfa1f8b453806ae93858c51630ae16404f.png Why Am I Dead At Sea has just been updated with a newer version aiming to solve

Mar 15, 2018
Russian localization

Hi everyone! I'm happy to say that the game now has a Russian version available through Steam for windows. It's been a little while since I've worked with Steamworks and this is my first time adding s

Mar 15, 2018
Russian localization

Hi everyone! I'm happy to say that the game now has a Russian version available through Steam for windows. It's been a little while since I've worked with Steamworks and this is my first time adding s

Apr 18, 2016
Version 1.2

Why Am I Dead At Sea has just updated with another patch to deal with some smaller issues of the game. Admittedly this isn't a huge update, but I hope for it to be the first of several in the near fut

Apr 18, 2016
Version 1.2

Why Am I Dead At Sea has just updated with another patch to deal with some smaller issues of the game. Admittedly this isn't a huge update, but I hope for it to be the first of several in the near fut

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · RPG · Mystery · Pixel Graphics · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Multiple Endings · Great Soundtrack · Detective (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements27
Official sitehttps://peltastsoftware.com/content.html?id=waidas
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.5 Ghz, single core Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 150 MB available space Sound Card: Any