Sunken Engine

Sunken Engine

Steam Deck Playable

Two Nomads Studio · Simulation · Oct 16, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

84%
Very Positive
795 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 795 player reviews · updated 3 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
43% of themes are praise29% are divided28% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This would also open up other possibilities, like including some creature that stalkes you from the trees and bushes, or have NPCs walking around, offering dialogue to enhance the worldbuilding, ...
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The core gameplay loop is fun and even though the game is a bit rough around the edges it doesn't feel bad to play, and it's easy to sink a lot of time into.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are simple, but with an destinct art style, which is quite solid.
23 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 love3 themes
Story and characters92 reviews
Gameplay66 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls10 reviews
60%
Audio6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs31 reviews
65%
Interface14 reviews
43%

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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