Search for the Titanic

Search for the Titanic

The search for the Titanic, the greatest ship to ever fall to the grip of the elements, captivated the world for decades while its wreckage lay undisturbed at the bottom of the sea. As an inexperienced oceanographer, you must build your skills, reputation, crew, and resources along your journey to mount an expedition to find the lost Titanic.

This meticulous simulation by Capstone Software was reviewed for authenticity by the staff of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the American organization that first discovered and photographed the Titanic wreck. Experience the challenges, dangers and excitement of scientific underwater exploration!

  • Navigate to over 75 underwater wrecks and 47 ports of call using more than 100 navigational maps and charts.

  • Use sophisticated sonar, magnetometers, underwater cameras, and mini-subs in your exploration of the ocean floor.

  • Battle the elements as you contend with realistic weather patterns and currents.

  • Find the Titanic and be rewarded with digitized photographs of the actual wreckage as it lays on the ocean floor today.


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Search for the Titanic on Steam

Submarine VR

Submarine VR

Recording of my first fire-up can be found here: https://youtu.be/9Sa6e8hKuIs

I grabbed this while it was on sale, paying a touch over £5 for it, and… honestly, I feel it was worth it. There is, unsurprisingly, very little to it so far (hence the fact that I’m writing this review with only 0.5 hours of game play behind me), but what I experienced felt fun and worth the price, assuming that development will be ongoing.

There are, however, some issues (as is to be expected). The worst, for me, is the music. While the music itself is fine and seems to suit the experience, OMG IT IS SO LOUD AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF! Devs, please, for the love of Poseidon, please, please, please, add a music volume option and make it one that goes down to zero!

Real player with 1.1 hrs in game


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Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2

You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/2XFAaUDuyaw

This is an ocean discovery type experience where you control a submarine and just enjoy observing the ocean life. The submarine is very easy to control, where you grab the joystick to direct its movement and use the throttle to control the speed. There are currently 4 ocean maps to explore: the coral, the arctic, the deep, and the coast. I want to estimate it took me 40-45 minutes to find all the ocean life this game has to offer.

Real player with 0.8 hrs in game

Submarine VR on Steam

Beans or Bones

Beans or Bones

Beans or Bones is a fun 2-player online co-op pirate game for having a good time with your best buddy. Stranded on a cannibal island you are lucky: Improved seamanship has led to fewer and fewer shipping accidents in recent years - a major food source for the cannibals. So you are offered a deal: find Brownie George on a remote island, and get his relish recipe to make beans more tasty than your bones. So you go on a quest with your fellow pirate buddy, fly with birds, paddle in barrels, and use your bubble shooter to fight sharks.

Key Features:

  • For fans of fun pirate games

  • Focus on fun little game mechanics like flying a bird, or making sharks fly with your bubble shooter

  • No-one is seriously harmed or killed - no blood, just blood orange juice

  • A short game that lasts about an hour.

  • A family project made by a non-vegetarian solo developer and his 3 non-vegetarian sons.


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Beans or Bones on Steam

Discoveries of the Deep

Discoveries of the Deep

What wonders await you in the deepest oceans?

Join an expedition to the unexplored abyss – a fascinating world of strange creatures, lost vessels, and a wealth of untold secrets. Search for ancient wrecks, underwater trenches, missing airplanes, and even the Titanic. Climb on board your mini-sub and dive as deep as you dare!

Immerse yourself in Capstone Software’s classic aquatic simulation, presented with bright and colorful graphics, atmospheric sounds, and memorable music which brings the underwater world to life. The mysteries of the sea await your discovery!

  • Perform scientific research in the Romanche Trench – 23,000 feet below the surface.

  • Accept missions to locate and document sunken wrecks, buried treasure, and marine life.

  • Use realistic instruments to navigate your way across the boundless sea.

  • Deploy your mini-sub for deep sea exploration.

  • Search for the missing “Flight 19” deep in the heart of the Bermuda triangle, team up with the U.S. Navy to clean up underwater nuclear waste, find and photograph the legendary Titanic, and much more!

Discoveries of the Deep on Steam

Depths of Sanity

Depths of Sanity

I was introduced to Depths of Sanity at PAX East in 2018, and tried it twice more at two more PAXes prior to this early access release. The handful of devs I spoke with made their inspirations and intentions very clear with their game, and I was immediately interested. They also gave me a couple of small plush sea creatures. :D I saw no issue picking up the game as soon as it was available.

For those unfamiliar, DoS is a metroidvania set in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, and tells the story of oceanographer Abe Douglas. Following an event known as “the bloop”, a real-life event involving an ultra-low frequency subsonic vibration, the crew of the submarine Baroness are sent to investigate, and subsequently disappear with only garbled distress calls for clues. Abe, who personally assembled that team, including his own son Clay, feels personally responsible for the situation and takes an armed, one-man submersible to investigate. What he finds and learns from the Baroness' crew logs defies his understanding of the world and history in ways that might feel very familiar to certain fans like myself.

Real player with 19.4 hrs in game

While this game is in early development, I have to say it was fun to experience! Too bad I finished all three available chapters st the moment. It is hard to put the game down since it really hooks you in. I’m surprised it isn’t more known. I really hope this game continues it’s development because I genuinely enjoyed playing it. So please keep up the good work and for the viewers of this comment, please give the developers your support in any way you can!

Real player with 7.8 hrs in game

Depths of Sanity on Steam

Plasticalypse - Submarine Adventures

Plasticalypse - Submarine Adventures

This early access game has a huge map and amazing sountrack. The combat is pretty simple, you have torpedos and a lazer gun, that shoots more rapidly, but deals less damage. In this underwater game, there are several enemies. You are going to mainly fight huge fishes and pirates. Some are harder to kill than others because of their small size and quick movement. This game also has ship improvement and diplomatic relationship mechanics. To upgrade your ship, you need to find resaurces on the map, that may take a while to do. The map is huge and dark and from time to time I found myelft lost in mountains while searching for resources. I hope that this game is going to be updated regulary, adding new mechanics and more stuff to do in this massive world.

Real player with 5.2 hrs in game

Awesome atmosphere and has great potential to become a thrilling post apocalyptic game with original idea.

Very stable for an early release. I can’t wait for improved NPC’s and other exiting news. For this price it is almost a steal!

Real player with 2.6 hrs in game

Plasticalypse - Submarine Adventures on Steam

Sub Command

Sub Command

Not so much a game as a second job: you can let the auto-crew do much for you but let’s face facts: the appeal of this game is how much it demands from you. Want to work out the firing solution for the 89cm ADCAP torpedo manually? Of course you do, this game was written for you.

The plotline (nasty Russians go to war with the USA for some reason) is not really developed - I’m halfway through the US campaign - BUT the opportunity to play the campaign from the Russians' perspective is a very welcome, plus you have to re-learn the entire control system, this time using the metric system.

Real player with 36.1 hrs in game

This is the sequel to Jane’s 688(i) Hunter/Killer but now under the flag of Sonarlysts. Most features have already been mentioned in my review of 688(i) so I will try to tell only the difference between these two:

  • Higher resolution and better graphics

  • 3 plattforms to operate (688(i), Seawolf, Akula)

  • Single missions and campaigns which can be played as US or russian.

  • Use your voice to command your ship completely (navigation, firing at a certain contact etc.)

The most important part feature, which came afterwards for Sub Command, is the big SCX mod:

Real player with 31.8 hrs in game

Sub Command on Steam

Uboat Mechanic Simulator

Uboat Mechanic Simulator

https://store.steampowered.com/app/914010/Train_Station_Renovation/

Welcome to the underwater world of Uboat Mechanic Simulator!

The new kind of mechanic is in the town - if you’ve ever dreamt about reparing big large underwater boats this is the place just for you!

You will have to make sure that each of the boats that you take care of are fixed and brought back to their full usability - remember lives of the crew depend on the accuracy and efficiency of your actions. There’s no place for mistakes!

The photorealistic graphics of the game will be a great asset in your job - after all you need to work on a machinery that very often requires you to be very thorough!

Start from smaller tasks and gradually make your way around the boat - fix everything and leave no place for even the smallest leak. You will have many tools at your disposal that will let you do your job and you will be taught your way around it gradually as they unlock through the gameplay.

And if you’re a fanatic of the underwater naval units - this game will be a great fit for you as it will feature U-boats that you will be free to traverse and explore!

Uboat Mechanic Simulator on Steam

Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱

Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱

Try the Prototype Version for Free!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1456230/Cthulhu_Death_Escape___Prototype/

You Cannot Escape… The Ancient Old One is Awaken….

  • Unique Underwater World- Dive Deep to Discover a Unknown Underwater World that No One‘s Been There Before..

  • Danger is in Everywhere - Monsters will randomly cause big troubles and put you in extreme danger. You must hide or fight to survive…

  • Items Respawn Randomly - Every time the situation is different, try your best to collect coins as many as possible…

  • Interactives - Interact with different ancient equipment to solve puzzles and more…

Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 on Steam

COLD DEPTH

COLD DEPTH

A single-player game about surviving on underwater posts in the near future.

You can recycle almost all the items on the posts, print new ones. Put on the “Driver” suit and go!

Maximum interaction

90% Objects in game are physics interactive. Have fun!

“Recycle” = “Print” = “Pack”.

Disassembling and printing the desired objects. Portable mini-inventory (the main thing is not to forget to take it with you).

Character parameters.

Hunger, thirst and fatigue won’t go away by themselves; you need to eat food and rest.

Power control.

Power supply control of posts and the base.

Repair system.

Replacing broken parts with new (printed on our 3d printers).

Story

The year 2058. There have been found a lot of mineral resources in the Black Sea due to the record increase of water salinity and strange emissions of oxygen.

This is the place, in the Black Sea at a depth of two thousand meters, where the underwater station “Oasis” located.

the station has been recently founded by the independent company “AU” (“Atlantic Union”), this company deals with extraction, refining and shipments of mineral resources from the seabed.

The female lead Lisa, with the help of a rival corporation, goes and looks for her fiancé, who never returned from the “Oasis” station.

The story revolves around what happened there and how this could affect not only her fiancé, but the entire planet.

COLD DEPTH on Steam