Still Wakes the Deep

Still Wakes the Deep

Released Jun 2024

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

87% positive · 13K reviews
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Evaluation

Still Wakes the Deep launched on June 18, 2024 as a self-contained first-person narrative horror game. The developer, The Chinese Room, released one paid story expansion — Siren's Rest — exactly one year later on June 18, 2025, continuing the narrative with a new protagonist exploring the wreckage of the Beira D. That expansion represents the only major post-launch content the game has received. Since Siren's Rest shipped, activity has been limited to maintenance and quality-of-life patches: Update 1.6 (June 25, 2025) added a Memento collection menu and Chapter Selector, patch 1.6.3 (July 7, 2025) addressed crashes and visual bugs, and a cloud saves update followed in October 2025. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store, no developer announcements of further expansions or content, and no roadmap pointing to additional releases. The game's two DLC listings — Siren's Rest and the Soundtrack — are both fully released. The base game launched as a complete narrative experience by design, and the single expansion has now shipped. With no outstanding commitments, no announced future content, and post-Siren's Rest activity consisting solely of bug fixes and minor feature additions, the game appears content-complete as of June 18, 2025. The game has also won three BAFTA Games Awards, cementing its status as a finished, critically recognized release.
Evidence
Siren's Rest paid story expansion launched, continuing the narrative with a new protagonist exploring the Beira D wreckage more than a decade after the base game's events.
news post · Jun 18, 2025 source content shipped
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Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest DLC released on June 18, 2025 — the only paid story expansion listed on the store, and it is fully released.
dlc listing · Jun 18, 2025 source content shipped
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Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Secret Mode
Achievements
59
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Winner of three BAFTA Games Awards: Best New IP; Performer in a Leading Role; Performer in a Supporting Role

STILL WAKES THE DEEP is a return to the first-person narrative horror genre for The Chinese Room, creator of critically acclaimed games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther.

You are an offshore oil rig worker, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. All that remains is to face the unknowable horror that’s come aboard.

Search for your crew and help them survive if you can. Run, climb, and swim through the flooding corridors and storm-lashed outer decks. Face a terrifying, unrelenting foe. And pray that, one day, you get to see your family again.

The Chinese Room – with its reputation for world-class world-building, audio, writing, and acting – delivers a symphony of action, trepidation, tender emotions, and awe.

LIVE THE HORROR

An immersive disaster story aboard a stunningly realised North Sea oil rig, starring an authentic cast of Scottish actors. Experience the beauty and ferocity of the sea as it rips apart one of humanity’s strongest structures and its steadfast crew.

ESCAPE THE RIG

No weapons. No powers. Just your wits and determination. Struggle for survival on an unstable oil rig, where one wrong step could be your last.

FACE YOUR FEARS

Something has turned your home into a nightmare, where the familiar becomes threatening, and where a noise in the dark fills you with dread. Resist the urge to turn back. Confront the unknown.

GAME FEATURES    

  • Explore an authentic oil rig in 1970’s Scotland that evolves throughout the story

  • World-class visuals, audio, and writing from award-winning studio The Chinese Room

  • Star-studded cast of voice-actors: Alec Newman (BAFTA winning role), Karen Dunbar (BAFTA winning role), Michael Abubakar (BAFTA nominated role) Neve McIntosh (Golden Joystick Award nominated role), and more

  • Haunting soundtrack by BAFTA winning composer Jason Graves

  • Updated with new features including Chapter Select, Yellow Markers toggle, and Silver Screen cinematic filter

  • Optional Story Mode available for players who wish to reduce the threat

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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