Still Wakes the Deep

Still Wakes the Deep

Steam Deck Playable

The Chinese Room · Horror · Jun 18, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $32.98. It has been as low as $8.74.

88%
Very Positive
13k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 207 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
* Story was excellent.
207 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
1) Good directional sound design
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
3) Nicely crafted oil rig with good textures
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played this on the Steam Deck and made the following changes to settings:
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters207 reviews
Audio123 reviews
Graphics93 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay101 reviews
74%
Performance35 reviews
46%
Interface20 reviews
60%
Optimization19 reviews
53%
Difficulty9 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes28 reviews
54%
Combat17 reviews
88%
Bugs13 reviews
62%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $32.98. The lowest we've tracked is $8.74.

7 points recordedtoday · $32.98

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
59
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.