Action · January 24, 2022
Hidden Deep (2022)
JOIN THE MULIPLAYER ALPHA How to join the Multiplayer Alpha Hover over 'Hidden Deep' in your Steam Library and press the right mouse button for the context menu Select 'Properties...' in the context menu Switch to the 'Betas' tab in the pop-up window Click on the drop-down menu under 'Beta Participation' Select 'experimental-public - unstable builds and previews' Close the pop-up window The game should automatically update to the Multiplayer Alpha Version, if not please manually update the game About the Game Hidden Deep is a 2D action & exploration sci-fi thriller set in a mining and research facility – more than a mile under the ocean floor. A group of researchers detected strange anomalies of unknown nature and organized an expedition to examine the mysterious phenomenon. Suddenly, after 681 days, contact with the researchers breaks off. You are the leader of the second team: Go down there, find out what happened, rescue anybody who is alive. COMMAND YOUR TEAM – OPERATE EQUIPMENT – FACE UNKNOWN HORRORS Control your team members directly or by giving orders. Accomplish your mission by coordinating different tasks. Explore the sub oceanic caves by using specialized equipment: grappling hooks, scanners, drones and heavy machinery are all part of your arsenal. Defend against horrific alien life forms and other, undiscovered horrors that lurk in the deep. MULTIPLE GAME MODES – ALONE OR IN LOCAL CO-OP - Single-Player campaign with hand-crafted levels. - Challenge Mode for single and local co-op play where you can tackle various mission goals in randomized levels. FEATURES Rich dark sci-fi story. The story pays tribute to 80's and 90's games and movie classics like Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Tons of tools to use from grappling hooks and scanners to drones, weapons and heavy machinery. Over 20 hours of gameplay in story mode (will be completed within the game’s Early Access period). Challenge mode for even more adventures in the deep. Local co-op and Remote Play co-op already available (Online co-op will be introduced within the game’s Early Access period).
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Early Access · 1.1k
- Shooter · 981
- Physics · 889
- 2D Platformer · 866
- Action · 852
- Aliens · 851
- Horror · 791
- Dark · 789
- 2D · 783
- Thriller · 782
- Mystery · 781
- Puzzle · 769
- Action-Adventure · 765
- Multiplayer · 709
- Co-op · 696
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.4k Steam reviews | Top 64% in Action |
| Positive rating | 78% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 73% |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 82% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Turkish
Full audio (2)
- English
- Polish
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play Together
Input & Comfort
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
7h
Current engagement
Achievements
14
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
78%Mostly Positive · 4.4k reviews
3.4k positive · 970 negative
Curator recommendations
4.0k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 24, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Cogwheel Software |
| Publisher | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Base price | $8.99 -64% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Content Notes
Hidden Deep contains graphic scenes of injuries, deaths and violent monsters attacks.
Editions & Packages
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