DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

Horror· Underwater· Exploration· Lovecraftian

Released Jul 2026

Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.

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Evaluation

DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain launched on July 21, 2026, developed by a three-person team at Drop Rate Studio over roughly two years. The game shipped as a self-contained product with no special editions, no pre-order bonuses, and no day-one DLC. Since launch, the developers have been actively engaged with players, issuing a series of bug-fix and balance patches: Patch #1 on July 23, 2026, Hotfix #1.5 on July 24, 2026, and a larger Patch #2 on August 13, 2026. On August 12, 2026, they celebrated reaching 50,000 players with a thank-you post. All post-launch activity has been maintenance and polish — fixing bugs, improving UI, and tuning balance — with no announcements of new content, expansions, DLC, or a post-launch roadmap of any kind. There are no unreleased DLC listings on the store, no season pass, and no developer statements pointing to future content. The game launched as a finished product and the developer's post-launch communications have been entirely focused on supporting that launch, not on extending it. With the recently-launched window now behind us and no content updates or announcements emerging, the game can be assessed as complete as of its July 21, 2026 release date.

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Game launched on July 21, 2026 as a standard edition with no special editions, pre-order bonuses, or day-one DLC — described as a complete, self-contained product built over two years by three developers.

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No DLC of any kind — released or unreleased — is listed on the store. No season pass or expansion pass exists.

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Details

Developer

Drop Rate Studio

Publisher

Dear Villagers

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Underwater Exploration Lovecraftian Horror Action-Adventure Survival Horror Roguelite Crafting Survival Psychological Horror Post-apocalyptic Adventure Dark Management Side Scroller

About this game

Explore the Abyssal Pool, an underwater labyrinth of drowned ruins, lost idols, and mutated monsters. Lead a band of desperate survivors with Jack, a haunted man with a singular purpose: to save what's left of humanity.

Evade or fight what lurks in the dark. And try to appease the Maker of Rain before he floods the world in his black tears.

Plunge into the cursed Abyssal Pool, where every descent is a deadly gamble. Navigate sunken ruins, face eldritch horrors in darkness, and race against dwindling oxygen. Knowledge and skill are your only guides in the challenging depths.

Lead desperate survivors where death is permanent and sacrifice is inevitable. Manage health and sanity. Decide who joins, who dives, who dies. No One is safe

Transform your fragile camp into humanity's last refuge. Assign vital roles to your survivors, improve their skillset and craft them new tools & equipment. Balance resources against time to upgrade essential structures. A stronger camp means deeper dives and better chances of surviving another day.