Hidden Deep
Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…
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January 24, 2022
4 years and 190 days ago
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Mostly Positive5,061 reviews75.8%
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16 itemsAbout the Game
Hidden Deep is a 2D action & exploration sci-fi thriller set in a mining and research facility – more than a mile under the ocean floor.
A group of researchers detected strange anomalies of unknown nature and organized an expedition to examine the mysterious phenomenon. Suddenly, after 681 days, contact with the researchers breaks off. You are the leader of the second team: Go down there, find out what happened, rescue anybody who is alive.
COMMAND YOUR TEAM – OPERATE EQUIPMENT – FACE UNKNOWN HORRORS
Control your team members directly or by giving orders. Accomplish your mission by coordinating different tasks. Explore the sub oceanic caves by using specialized equipment: grappling hooks, scanners, drones and heavy machinery are all part of your arsenal.
Defend against horrific alien life forms and other, undiscovered horrors that lurk in the deep.
MULTIPLE GAME MODES – ALONE OR IN LOCAL CO-OP
-Single-Player campaign with hand-crafted levels.
-Challenge Mode for single and local co-op play where you can tackle various mission goals in randomized levels.
FEATURES
- Rich dark sci-fi story. The story pays tribute to 80's and 90's games and movie classics like Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life.
- Tons of tools to use from grappling hooks and scanners to drones, weapons and heavy machinery.
- Over 20 hours of gameplay in story mode (will be completed within the game’s Early Access period).
- Challenge mode for even more adventures in the deep.
- Local co-op and Remote Play co-op already available (Online co-op will be introduced within the game’s Early Access period).
