Undersea 8 (2024)

Developer: Kaleido
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 11 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A slow, deliberate walk through eerie underwater ruins where each decision to ascend or descend feels loaded with quiet dread.

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What players say

Players describe this as an underwater anomaly-hunting game in the style of 8番出口, but with a higher difficulty and some unfair-feeling puzzles. The final sections shift to a punishing platformer that many players find frustrating, though a quick patch resolved a game-breaking loop bug. Opinions are split on whether the anomalies are clever or poorly designed.

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