The British development team The Chinese Room released the first live video of the horror survival game “Still Wakes the Deep” in an Xbox partner’s new preview live broadcast earlier. The game supports a Traditional Chinese subtitle interface and is expected to be released on Steam and Xbox Series in early 2024.
“Still Wakes the Deep” was originally revealed at the Xbox launch event in June. It is set on an oil platform in the North Sea in the 1970s. A severe storm hit. The decks and corridors were flooded, communications were cut off, and most of the crew members disappeared. As a member of the team, Players search for colleagues in an oil well that is about to collapse, and at the same time cope with the “fear of the unknown” to survive the difficulties.
This live-action video is exposed for the first time. The protagonist runs in a drilling facility with turbulent waves and a dark environment filled with seawater. Supernatural monsters flash past. The Chinese Room makes good use of the experience of many horror games in the past.Take 1982’s “The Thing” (The Thing), etc.Inspired by classic thrillers, it makes good use of sound effects, light and shadow to immerse players in an extremely frightening maritime atmosphere.
Still Wakes the Deep will launch on PC and Xbox in early 2024.
The developer diary details the brainchild of the art, animation and lighting teams:
Released today!
October Dev Diary for @SWTD_Game is bursting with content – the team shares wonderful insights about the Lighting behind the game, pushing the quality bar for graphic detail, traversal, lessons about changing environments, and more! 🌊 pic.twitter.com/h3XekQxBNC— The Chinese Room (@ChineseRoom) October 25, 2023
