A Tale of Silent Depths (2026)

Developer: Crit42 Studio
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 24 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A slow, weighty seafaring simulation where you navigate silent ruins and choose who to trust under a vast indifferent sky.

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What players say

Players praise the mysterious underwater world, turn based combat, and resource management, but are split on polish for a 1.0 release. Some call it buggy with missing quality of life and a confusing start, while others say its tense exploration rewards patience. Japanese text is unreadable and the game crashes on some laptops.

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