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Still Wakes the Deep

Still Wakes the Deep

Still Wakes the Deep is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by The Chinese Room. It centers on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and objective or clue progression, 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.

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8.1 / 10
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About this game

Still Wakes the Deep is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and objective or clue progression. 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.

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8.1 / 10PlayStation 5

People and sound sustain compact horror.

The oil rig and its Scottish voices make the crisis feel like a disaster affecting ordinary people, not merely a display of monsters. Climbing and hiding are approachable, leaving attention for space, sound and human reactions. A compact campaign maintains tension, although repeated stealth limits mechanical novelty later on. It suits players seeking a sustained horror story without elaborate combat. Contemporary PS5 delivery is broadly coherent, but brief loading screens and transition stutters occasionally interrupt immersion. Play substantial sections in a quiet setting so the relationships can accumulate naturally. Anyone expecting a survival system to optimise over many replays may be less engaged than someone drawn to atmosphere. This assessment covers the original base story, not later additional narrative content.

Strengths

  • Convincing workplace and voices.

Weaknesses

  • Repeated stealth and interrupted transitions.

Who it is for: Atmosphere-led horror players.

Play notes: 2024 PS5 base review, excluding Siren Rest.

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Compact length contains repetition.

Reviewed8.3 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Accessible interaction has limited mechanical surprise.

Reviewed7.3 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Human detail makes horror convincing.

Reviewed9.2 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Coherent delivery retains transition seams.

Reviewed8.1 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Publisher
Secret Mode
Release date
Jun 18, 2024
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Slow BurnThird PersonLinear LevelsPuzzle SolvingInvestigationExploration3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursStory-drivenSolo-friendlyHorror
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
First person

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