Action · May 9, 2011

Hydrophobia: Prophecy (2011)

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Hydrophobia: Prophecy is the ultimate version of this jaw-dropping action-adventure set onboard a floating city, where terrorists take control and heroine Kate has to overcome her haunting childhood memories to fight back using all her skills and expertise as a systems engineer. Features Fast-paced action and breathtaking visuals; engage mind blowing 'flow combat' unique floating cover where emergent gameplay results in a never-the-same-experience. Unleash floating oil fires, electricity and the power of the water to wipe out your enemy as you discover the terrifying truth of the Malthusian prophecy. Campaign includes puzzles, platforming and combat with Hydro-kinetic powers to ultimately control the water and culminates in a unique stand off battle where the player has to unleash the awesome power of tempest against her Malthusian nemesis. Over 200 collectables, 12 achievements and as an added bonus, players can unlock an epic Challenge Room. Backstory 2051. The world has become consumed by the ever rising tide of the global population flood. Fertile land has been reclaimed by rising oceans and expanding deserts, resulting in famine and poverty on an unprecedented scale. Water is now mankind's most precious resource, and conflict erupts wherever it flows. Only one bubble of the old capitalist world survives. The Queen of the World is the largest ship ever to grace the oceans, a colossal city at sea where the wealthy elite live in exile from the chaos which surrounds them. Onboard this stateless paradise the Five Founding Fathers set about pursuing their Cornucopian research unimpeded. The contempt of the outside world is offset by NanoCell Corporation, one of the five, who promise to develop nano-technology to purify sea water at the molecular level and make the deserts bloom with the food of the world. But as they move closer to their goal, the bitterness of fanatical Malthusians grows. The so called 'Neo Malthusians' timed their attack perfectly. 9.8 billion watched as they recast hope as hatred, following a prophecy to commit global genocide; drowning the planet with blood as they slash the worlds population to a mere half billion 'righteous souls'. A prophecy they will soon find themselves in a position to fulfill.

Action releases from 2011

54 Action titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.4k Steam reviewsTop 91% in Action
Positive rating60% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 95%
Metacritic64/100Genre average 77 — top 92% of Action titles
Engagement hours2 h averageTop 95% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 110
  • Adventure · 93
  • Female Protagonist · 77
  • Indie · 72
  • Third Person · 69
  • Singleplayer · 50
  • Physics · 44
  • Short · 35
  • Sci-fi · 29
  • Strategy · 24
  • Third-Person Shooter · 21
  • Underwater · 19
  • Action-Adventure · 12
  • Horror · 5

Reception Metrics

Steam community

60%Mixed · 2.4k reviews

1.4k positive · 942 negative

Metacritic

64/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.0/10

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Press Quotes

“By far the most visually stunning and engaging game I’ve played on my PC since Crysis 2...” 9/10 and Editors Choice award – Game Chronicles “A great third person action game with some truly innovative technological advances and production values to match most disc releases for an almost unbelievable price.” 8/10 – 8/10 – Eurogamer Italy

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

2h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Achievements

13

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 9, 2011
DeveloperDark Energy Digital Ltd.
Base price$4.99
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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