Call of the Sea
Call of the Sea is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Out of the Blue Games. It centers on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.6 / 10
About this game
Call of the Sea is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Calls from Beyond is a series of narrative puzzle adventures that draws on Lovecraftian mystery. Exploring unusual places and piecing together environmental clues brings you closer to personal stories caught up in ancient secrets.
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AI review
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A puzzle journey stronger than its mystery.
Call of the Sea is best approached as an exercise in observation. Its island provides clues that must be connected, making understanding a place more important than fast reactions. The chapter structure gives that process a manageable focus. The setting invites curiosity, but the characters and mystery do not offer an equally persuasive reward for every discovery. Exposition scattered across documents also asks the player to assemble emotional context alongside puzzle information. On PS5, the cited review identifies a practical obstacle: consulting notes requires leaving a puzzle interaction. That interruption matters most when several clues must be compared. This is a worthwhile fit for patient puzzle enthusiasts, with more qualified appeal for players primarily seeking dramatic surprises.
Strengths
- Observation has a clear purpose.
- An inviting island setting.
Weaknesses
- Note consultation interrupts puzzles.
- Uneven narrative payoff.
Who it is for: Patient environmental-puzzle players.
Play notes: Based on the dated PS5 review, not a current-build personal test.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Chapters focus exploration; scattered exposition interrupts continuity. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Environmental reasoning is the main reward. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The setting is more distinctive than the character development. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Repeatedly leaving a puzzle to read notes introduces avoidable friction. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Out of the Blue
- Publisher
- Raw Fury
- Release date
- May 11, 2021
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- Slow BurnMain Story 10–20 HoursInvestigationSolo-friendly3D GraphicsStory-drivenThird PersonLinear LevelsPuzzle SolvingExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideMay 11, 2021
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