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S.U.B.

Navigate through the dark, deep seas with your best friend to infiltrate the Evil Doctor's Secret Underwater Base © in this two-person local couch co-op game! Will you be able to outrun the dreadful laser-robot-sharks long enough to foil the Evil Doctor's plans?

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Developer
Spreadable Fruit Games, Brametjuhh, YinUkume, Zupami, Azurekai, Dwightojo, ChriticalHit
Publisher
Spreadable Fruit
Release
February 4, 2018
8 years and 180 days ago
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4 user reviews4 reviews50.0%

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About the Game

Remote Play Together UPDATE!

Thanks to Steam's newly added Remote Play Together functionality, online multiplayer is now available when playing S.U.B.!

Gameplay Information

S.U.B. (Secret Underwater Base) is a 2-player Local Cooperative Secret Agent Underwater Action Adventure game, fully made in an Arcade 8-bit visual- and audio style. Team up with a friend to infiltrate the Evil Doctor’s secret underwater base; the fate of the world is in your hands!
  • Two gamemodes to explore ("endless" & "normal") while trying to halt the Evil Doctor's evil plans!
  • Gain access to the Secret Underwater Base using your state-of-the-art submarine!
  • Navigate through the dark using your sonar!
  • Hop into any role and/or task you want on the fly!
  • Upgrade and expand your submarine with better gadgets!
  • Always be wary of the evil doctor’s minions! (Spoiler: there be robot sharks)
  • Explore your way through a fun mix of procedurally generated levels!

History of S.U.B.

S.U.B. was created during the 2017 Global Game Jam by Spreadable Fruit, a Dutch Indie game studio of 6 members total. We continued to polish the game into a more fleshed-out demo and then used the input from this demo to create the game you see before you right now!

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Team Spreadable Fruit

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