Still Wakes the Deep Reviews
Still Wakes the Deep is a classic walking simulator with few interactions. It's a very linear and guided horror game with a good story and a gameplay that comes from 2010, too simple to leave a mark in this competitive market.
Review in Italian | Read full review
With a cracking setting and emotional narrative that's expertly brought to life by fantastic voice acting and writing, Still Wakes the Deep is a solid horror title that falls short of greatness due to its generic gameplay and limited scare factor.
With its strong presentation and mix of survival elements, Still Wakes the Deep reinforces the strong streak of walking sim-adjacent games that we’ve been blessed with lately.
With its atmosphere, story, gameplay, editing, sense of tension and fantastic finale, it is an experience that everyone should experience.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Still Wakes The Deep is an incredible walking-sim game in horror Genre, with a great story and top notch voice Acting. the only thing missing from this game, is engaging puzzles.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Still Wakes the Deep is a tight, narrative adventure dripping in atmosphere and oozing in that sweet Scottish personality we've all come to love (shouting and swearing lots, as it turns out). If you're happy with a total lack of combat and more of a focus on story and exploration, then this one is definitely worth playing through on Xbox Game Pass. We found ourselves rather engrossed with Still Wakes the Deep and its personal tale of loss and family, even if more player agency around the game's spooky oil rig wouldn't have gone amiss. If you've played anything from The Chinese Room before you'll know what you're getting into - Still Wakes the Deep is another successful effort for the British developer to add to its growing repertoire.
A very pretty walking simulator with disappointingly shallow gameplay and no attempts to innovate.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Still Wakes the Deep is a truly immersive tale, but its linearity ultimately prevents it from reaching new heights. Caz’s bad day is well worth a while for those looking for supernatural horror, but this tale might have been better suited for another medium.
Still Wakes the Deep excels when it comes to storytelling and atmosphere, but things stop there as there isn't much room for excitement in gameplay department. With that being said, if you are a fan of psychological thrillers you will probably still enjoy it although it won't be one of the best you ever played.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Still Wakes the Deep is a good atmospheric horror game. Having it set on an oil rig is terrifying enough because of their innate labyrinthine structures, and the monster encounters provide the right amount of horror energy. The straightforward nature of the pacing and tale is refreshing, and even the presence of a few flaws doesn't hamper one's desire to play the game to the end. If you're a horror fan who favors exploration more than fighting, Still Wakes the Deep is definitely worth checking out.
Aided by its magnificent setting, purposeful suspense, and slick pacing, Still Wakes the Deep is a nicely crafted first-person horror game that needed more complexity.
The beauty of cosmic horror shows best in the recreation of something known, into something unknown. Similarly, The Chinese Room's newest title Still Wakes The Deep transforms their established formula into something newish and isolates this terrorizing idea onto a secluded oil rig located in the Northern Sea where it gives into this genre's beauty. Unique Scottish setting, unfathomably well-designed story, and dense audio design with great visuals push this glorified walking sim into a terrifying realm and serve players a true one-of-a-kind experience!
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Still Wakes The Deep dispenses with any traditional gameplay system and manages to sustain itself only with the power of good writing and doses of tension at the right times.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
With Still Wakes the Deep, The Chinese Room brings us a walking simulator inspired by the work of John Carpenter that evokes unease and mystery with a slow-paced narrative. However, I don't think it has enough to stand out, as it doesn't offer anything truly innovative for the genre. It definitely falls short of the studio's previous works such as Dear Esther or Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Some might see it as doing the game a disservice, to always refer back to other things, to boil Still Wakes the Deep down to the intersection of the Venn diagram of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Alien: Isolation, and John Carpenter's The Thing. But honestly? In our book, that's some of the highest praise we can give.
Still Wakes the Deep: The Complete Collection is a must-play for horror fans seeking a tense, story-rich experience. Its immersive setting, strong voice acting, and emotional depth make it hard to put down. While it has a few mechanical missteps and pacing issues, the overall package, especially with the included DLC, offers a compelling and memorable journey. Whether you’re revisiting the rig or diving in for the first time, this collection is a standout on PS5.
A year after its initial release, Still Wakes the Deep remains a masterclass in atmospheric horror — a short but unforgettable descent into oil-soaked madness. Thanks to its rich sense of horror, excellent sound design, and a deeply human core, it lingers in the mind like salt in the air. And sure, it might not reinvent the genre mechanically and can play it safe from a gameplay perspective, but when it comes to mood and tension, few games do it better.
For those even remotely curious, I highly recommend finding some footage online and just listen to the way the characters speak. It is why I overcame my hangups with the gameplay. I wanted to hear those lines and see what happens.
Possibly the most naturalistic dialogue in a video game