Still Wakes the Deep

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Winner of three BAFTA Games Awards: Best New IP; Performer in a Leading Role; Performer in a Supporting Role STILL WAKES THE DEEP is a return to the first-person narrative horror genre for The Chinese Room, creator of critically acclaimed games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs , Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture , and Dear Esther . You are an offshore oil rig worker, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters.

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Developer:
The Chinese Room
Publisher:
Secret Mode
Engine:
Unreal Engine 5
Release date:
18 June 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (353)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (6979)

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Description

Winner of three BAFTA Games Awards: Best New IP; Performer in a Leading Role; Performer in a Supporting Role

STILL WAKES THE DEEP is a return to the first-person narrative horror genre for The Chinese Room, creator of critically acclaimed games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther.

You are an offshore oil rig worker, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. All that remains is to face the unknowable horror that’s come aboard.

Search for your crew and help them survive if you can. Run, climb, and swim through the flooding corridors and storm-lashed outer decks. Face a terrifying, unrelenting foe. And pray that, one day, you get to see your family again.

The Chinese Room – with its reputation for world-class world-building, audio, writing, and acting – delivers a symphony of action, trepidation, tender emotions, and awe.

LIVE THE HORROR

An immersive disaster story aboard a stunningly realised North Sea oil rig, starring an authentic cast of Scottish actors. Experience the beauty and ferocity of the sea as it rips apart one of humanity’s strongest structures and its steadfast crew.

ESCAPE THE RIG

No weapons. No powers. Just your wits and determination. Struggle for survival on an unstable oil rig, where one wrong step could be your last.

FACE YOUR FEARS

Something has turned your home into a nightmare, where the familiar becomes threatening, and where a noise in the dark fills you with dread. Resist the urge to turn back. Confront the unknown.

GAME FEATURES    

  • Explore an authentic oil rig in 1970’s Scotland that evolves throughout the story

  • World-class visuals, audio, and writing from award-winning studio The Chinese Room

  • Star-studded cast of voice-actors: Alec Newman (BAFTA winning role), Karen Dunbar (BAFTA winning role), Michael Abubakar (BAFTA nominated role) Neve McIntosh (Golden Joystick Award nominated role), and more

  • Haunting soundtrack by BAFTA winning composer Jason Graves

  • Updated with new features including Chapter Select, Yellow Markers toggle, and Silver Screen cinematic filter

  • Optional Story Mode available for players who wish to reduce the threat

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
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

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 (64 bit required) with DirectX 12
Processor:
Intel Core i5-11600 / Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD RX 6700 XT / Intel® Arc™ A750 Graphics Card
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
9 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD recommended

User reviews

funcrusher
Not recommended | 11 Jul 2026
5h played

meh...it was ok but about 3/4 of the way through i just wanted it to hurry up and end. i really liked the setting and concept but after a while it just got boring. wish there were more cosmic horror and less about caz's

Helpful: 1
Robin
Recommended | 13 Jul 2026
8h played

Great story that had me crying by the end with interactive and heart-racing gameplay. There's a story mode that let's you just get the story without the stress of fighting for your life for those who want the narrative

Helpful: 1
BTM
Not recommended | 13 Jul 2026
5.9h played

Looks really beautiful, really atmospheric, but very linear. The voice acting is praise, Caz is great, but Roy is flat. 6/10. One and done. Zero replay, not interested in the achievements. Story driven, but even the

Helpful: 0
Wildwood
Not recommended | 11 Jul 2026
1.5h played

I hate to say it because I normally like the Chinese Room but I really don't get the appeal of this one at all. I'm seeing lots of praise directed at the story, but aside from the opening and ending sequences, there's

Helpful: 3
TRW
Recommended | 15 Jul 2026
9.4h played

Still Wakes The Deep grounds its Lovecraftian horror within the rusted, industrial confines of a 1975 Scottish oil rig to foster a uniquely suffocating atmosphere. Every corridor pulses with an authentic, isolated dread

Helpful: 0
Umbra_Daiwrfol
Recommended | 12 Jul 2026
9.1h played

I may not play a lot of horror games, I prefer to watch let's play of them, but I love horror in general. Specially Ciosmic horror. When I watch let's play, even of really good games, I never buy or play them because..

Helpful: 0