_dive (2018)

Developer

lower third

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Rating

3.3 of 5, 85 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 33 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

You wander through a hyper-immersive virtual space that feels both surreal and unnerving, where the line between escape and entrapment blurs.

psychological horrorfirst personatmosphericexplorationimmersivetenseshort

What players say

Players describe _dive as a very short walking simulator with minimal jump scares, relying on surreal and unnerving atmosphere. Some find it psychologically creepy and worth a quick play, while others call it boring, aimless, and even physically unpleasant due to heavy motion blur effects that hurt the head.

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