From the Depths
Released Nov 2020
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
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Steam $24.99
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Evaluation
From the Depths has maintained a consistent, sustained pattern of major content releases since its 1.0 launch in November 2020. Notable major updates include a fire system overhaul (May 3, 2024), a breadboard UI overhaul with missile breadboards (December 3, 2025), and a new Sails 2.0 system (June 4, 2026). Smaller feature patches and fixes have continued to ship as recently as June 30, 2026, showing the team is actively engaged with the game.
In a December 18, 2025 developer post, Brilliant Skies explicitly stated "Still more FTD plans in the works too!" — a direct confirmation of continued development plans. The same post previewed an upcoming sails update that subsequently shipped in June 2026, demonstrating the developer's track record of following through on stated plans.
The developer is also working on a separate unrelated game (described as a tactical game similar to X-COM), but has made clear this does not mean FTD development is winding down. Both listed DLC items have been released, and no unshipped DLC is listed on the store. The store description itself notes that "new releases [are] made on average once a week," reflecting the developer's longstanding commitment to frequent updates.
With the most recent major release in June 2026 and the developer having explicitly confirmed ongoing plans, the game continues to receive substantial new content.
Evidence
Major stable release v4.3.2 ships the new Sails 2.0 system, major buoyancy optimizations, and a long list of new features and fixes.
Developer explicitly states 'Still more FTD plans in the works too!' while also noting they are working on a separate unrelated tactical game.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Achievements
53
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Summary
In From the Depths you can build and take first-person command of battleships, planes, submarines, space ships, hot air balloons and more! The game contains a wide range of single player content including:- A creative mode allowing you to push your designs to the limit and ensure the total annihilation of your opponents.
- A strategic campaign waged over hundreds of islands against eight unique factions.
- A Story Mode where you can play some action orientated mission focused on upgrading a design to fit a role.
- Adventure mode where you start on a raft and must build up your fleet and travel a dangerous universe fighting or running from enemy fleets
As well as a wide range of multiplayer content
- Design with your friends in co-op designer
- Play a range of adversarial modes
- Play the entire single player campaign together in co-op
Key Features
- Design and build your fleet, fortresses and structures however you want. There are currently over 1000 unique components blocks, not including 38 different components for making missiles, torpedoes, depth charges and bombs and 34 different components for making the ultimate cannon shell!
- The sky's the limit, you can equip your vehicle with cannons, lasers, mines, bombs, missiles, torpedoes, propellers, rudders, jet engines, wings, hydrofoils, hot air balloons, anchors, blueprint spawners, repair bots, air pumps, automated control blocks and many, many more!
- Physics - every block destroyed or added affects the vehicle's functionality, physics and control. Drag, inertia tensors, buoyancy and sealed compartments are all updated based on the design of your vehicle and the damage sustained.
- Be part of a fantastic community with new releases made on average once a week. Community organised challenges and blueprint sharing make it an extremely friendly place to hang out!
- Loads of single player and multiplayer content in which to use your designs (campaigns, co-op campaigns, missions, adventures)
- Design your own planets/campaigns/missions/multiplayer maps using the planet editor or add your own mods easily using a fully integrated modding interface
Customizable Components
The customizable components in From the Depths allow a unique level of engineering customization:- Design custom missiles, bombs, depth charges and torpedoes by combining various warheads types, fuse types, IR seekers, laser beam riders, laser designators, thrusters, navigation algorithms, sonar seekers, buoyancy compartments and propellers, to deliver a truly bespoke weapon.
- Design cannons by combining four different barrel types and lengths with auto-loaders, warhead types, ammo boxes and auxiliary components to create everything from AA cannons to howitzers.
- Design AIs by combining an AI mainframe with 'AI cards' slotted into motherboard blocks. Add radar detection, laser detection and tracking and local weapon controllers to give partial or full control to AI. Create anything from a fully AI controlled aircraft carrier to a battery powered drone.
- Design custom engines using crank shafts, cylinders, carburetors, super chargers, exhausts and fuel injectors. Electric engines, generators and chargers are also available for backup power supplies and drones.
- Similar systems exist for the creation of anti-vehicle and anti-missile lasers, drills that can cut even the largest of battleships in half, Particle Cannons, Jet engines and more
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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