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:
Very Positive (482)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (6692)

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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

CleanSpace
Recommended | 01 Jun 2026
7.7h played

unique game. that's for sure. imagine resident evil without any weapons. more of a cat and house game voice acting really well done. graphics kinda weird, feels like it's always just a tiny but blurry. but overall fun

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maxmelner
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
6.0h played

well worth the full playthrough to see the story playout. Wonderful game thanks to the devs for making a cool experience. In the end I found it creative and artful. The gameplay is overall very simple but I think the

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Amber_GrayTTV
Recommended | 31 May 2026
8.4h played

Beautiful AND terrifying. Played as part of my journey to beat my Thalassophobia, even if just in games. Instead I cried at the end, filled with emotions. The DLC is brilliant too!

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OgHoglin
Recommended | 01 Jun 2026
9.2h played

Great story, I have a devotion to this game however it may be the most poorly optimized thing that has ever existed on my PC. Forza6 and BF6 all run on the highest settings and yet this game made my components thermal

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Iron
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
7.8h played

As someone who always wanted an oil rig horror piece of media... Yeah this one was for me. The strongest aspect of this game for me was the way that everything here: From the environment you explore, the story,

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Takiijambarra
Recommended | 31 May 2026
7.4h played

It definetely overstayed it's welcome, and I got a little bored at the tail end of the game. Especially the monster encounters started to feel a little repeative, as they are basically copies of each other. Dispite

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