DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

Buy91%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Drop Rate Studio · Underwater · Jul 21, 2026

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$17.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
58
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 155 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
155 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I must strongly recommend this game to anyone and everyone who loves the Lovecraftian subgenre of horror, enjoys the exploration and tension it entails, and enjoys both time and resource management.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is very good and much better than I would've expected, and the game does have a decent story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and overall sound design fits extremely well and is well done.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style and sound design is great and builds a fantastic atmosphere.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s approach to danger is especially effective because combat is not always the best solution.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay155 reviews
Story52 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Combat11 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
83% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Bugs
78% still recommend
Interface
63% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$17.99

The lowest we've tracked is $14.39.

6 points recordedtoday · $17.99

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