Stunning underwater visuals
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Every location feels like a living painting thanks to the vivid colors, fluid animations, and carefully planned underwater environments.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Giant Squid2016Walking Simulator · Adventure · Casual
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, gorgeous, wordless underwater journey with a superb soundtrack and almost no gameplay. Skip it if you want challenge or depth, or if you dislike its clumsy controls, especially on keyboard.
Great for
Players wanting a calm, meditative, Journey-like art experience with sea life and music
Main risk
Very short, shallow, pricey at full cost, and clunky controls, especially on keyboard and mouse
What players love
Beautiful, emotional soundtrack
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Backed by incredibly paced symphonic heaven from Austin Wintory & the London Voice Choir”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Relaxing, meditative atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“One of the most relaxing, mind soothing games there is. I was fully immersed, as if actually underwater.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Swimming with abundant marine life
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You can even swim alongside them, interact with them, and ride some of the larger fish, which never stopped putting a smile on my face.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Wordless emotional storytelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The depth of storytelling and emotion that it's able to convey without any dialogue is amazing.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Easy, enjoyable achievements and chapter select
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“The achievements are also very approachable thanks to the chapter select feature, making 100% completion a relaxing experience rather than a grind.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Minimal gameplay, feels boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Not really a game, basically just watching an underwater movie”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Awkward, unrebindable controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“You go forward using your right click which you have to continuously press, and use wasd to orientate your character -this feels absolutely horrible no matter how much I try to get used to it.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Weak Journey imitation, vague story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“If you played Journey, this one is a bad clone of it.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Too short and overpriced
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Fantastic visuals and audio, but severely short for the price tag. Finished the story in just over an hour”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Flashing robot lights and motion sickness
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“I can't enjoy it due to the droid companions flashing blindingly bright lights.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Missing settings, no volume control
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“You can't change game volume. How can an almost 9 year old game not have such a basic feature?”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 64-bit
Processor3.0GHz CPU Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 750 / Radeon R7 260X
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, 64-bit
Processor2.4GHz CPU Quad Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 780 / Radeon R9 290X
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 64-bit
Processor3.0GHz CPU Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 750 / Radeon R7 260X
Storage6 GB available space
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