Temptershell Still Wakes the Deep Review

Still Wakes the Deep is a narrative first-person horror set on a 1970s Scottish oil rig, where an electrician named Caz fights to survive an otherworldly disaster. The premise is simple, but the execution leans heavily on atmosphere, sound and emotional weight rather than complex gameplay. The Chinese Room delivers a beautifully told, somber tale fuelled by stunning voice work, naturalistic dialogue and a setting that feels almost tactile. The bleak rig, battered by storms and swallowed by fleshy nightmares, evokes shades of The Thing, yet the mood often resembles Lem’s Niezwyciężony or the isolation of The Rig TV series. It’s still essentially a walking sim - linear, narrow, painted in yellow guidance strips, with simple QTEs and predictable stealth. But the world, wet steel surfaces, roaring waves and Gaelic-infused conversations create a sense of place rarely achieved in horror. As a whole, it’s gripping but uneven: emotionally charged, audiovisually superb, mechanically modest. With my score of 82/100, it remains a memorable, if limited, descent into maritime dread.