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Sunkenland

Open-world survival crafting across flooded ruins, alone or in co-op

Vector3 Studio · Released Aug 25, 2023 · Early Access

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Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 24K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 174 in 30 days
Playing now
543
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
4 days ago
Sep 18, 2026

What is Sunkenland?

An open-world survival-crafting game set on a near-future Earth mostly covered by water. You dive through flooded cities for resources and technology, build and defend a base, craft gear and vehicles, trade, and fight pirates and mutants alone or in online co-op.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy gathering resources and steadily expanding a base
  • +you want underwater exploration mixed with land and naval combat
  • +you want to build, dive, and fight alongside friends

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike repeated gathering, crafting, and inventory management
  • −you want varied endgame activities beyond larger bases and battles

What players say

80% of 23,978 reviews are positive · 78% of 174 in the last 30 days

Players praise the base building, resource progression, exploration, co-op, and newer naval combat. Common complaints include bugs such as item loss when sorting, poor late-game performance, repetitive endgame progression, and long gaps between public updates.

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Sunkenland

Sunkenland system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
Memory
8 GB RAM

Recommended

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Quad Core Processor
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Memory
16 GB RAM

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
107
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Gamepad not enabled by default
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish.

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