Critically-acclaimed developer The Chinese Room and publisher Secret Mode have released the first gameplay video for narrative horror Still Wakes the Deep, which debuted in today’s Xbox Partner Preview.
This first peek at Still Wakes the Deep in action offers a breathless look at the game’s unique setting: the Beira D oil rig situated off the coast of Scotland.
Split into two parts, the gameplay video picks up after a catastrophic event has rocked the drilling platform, with protagonist Caz McLeary trapped beneath the crumbling exterior of the Beira D and desperately seeking a pathway to safety. Viewers are then whisked forward into the claustrophobic bowels of the oil rig, where Caz must negotiate crawlspaces and brave flooded passageways to avoid detection from an unknowable horror that’s come aboard…
Keen to discover more? Head on over to Xbox Wire, where the development team at The Chinese Room reveals some of the key inspirations – including Kes, Annihilation, and Rosemary’s Baby – behind Still Wakes the Deep: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/10/25/still-wakes-the-deep-xbox-partner-preview/
Still Wakes the Deep is due to release in 2024 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation®5. It will also be available with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.
