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These Darker Tides

First-person underwater horror about monitoring cameras and fending off threats

Pixel Drip Games · Released Mar 6, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 82
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
0
right now
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update
1 year ago
Mar 21, 2025

What is These Darker Tides?

This first-person underwater horror game puts you on a deep-sea cable maintenance job as threats close in. Across three modes, you watch cameras for changes, clean and repair them, and use flares to drive threats away.

For you if...

  • +you like ocean horror with different enemy types
  • +you enjoy managing equipment while watching for threats
  • +you want distinct modes in a short horror game

Not for you if...

  • you dislike time pressure and monitoring multiple threats
  • you want lengthy campaigns rather than short horror scenarios

What players say

91% of 82 reviews are positive

Players praise the ocean-horror setting and the variety of enemies and tactics across the modes. They often report achievements failing to unlock and interface bugs that interrupt play.

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These Darker Tides

These Darker Tides system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
Graphics
GTX 1060 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
14
Steam features
Family Sharing

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English.

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