Still Wakes the Deep similar games & best alternatives

Still Wakes the Deep

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2024

Should you play it?

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality.

What works
  • Strong narrative and voice acting
  • Immersive atmosphere and setting
  • Unique oil rig environment
  • Effective horror and suspense
  • Well-optimized ue5 graphics
Things to keep in mind
  • Short game length
  • Linear and on-rails gameplay
  • Limited gameplay variety
  • Some minor bugs and performance issues
  • Price perceived as high for content

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

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  • Crimson Snow (2023)

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim

  • Massacre At The Mirage

  • Memory's Dogma CODE:01
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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Still Wakes the Deep: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Thrill.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Exploration

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