Depths of Sanity
A submarine metroidvania mixing underwater exploration with psychological horror
Bomb Shelter Games · Released Nov 1, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 73
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jun 6, 2023
What is Depths of Sanity?
Depths of Sanity is a 2D metroidvania in which commander Abe Douglas searches for a missing submarine crew. You pilot a submarine through interconnected reefs, wrecks, and magma caverns, fighting creatures and bosses while unlocking weapons and tools. You move in any direction, using tow lines to navigate strong currents and sonar to find your way through darkness.
For you if...
- +you enjoy revisiting earlier areas with newly unlocked abilities
Not for you if...
- −you want a multiplayer adventure rather than solo exploration
What players say
93% of 73 reviews are positive
Players praise the unsettling atmosphere, story, and varied underwater environments, with several also highlighting the boss fights. The most common complaints concern sluggish submarine controls, while some players find fighting regular enemies tedious.
Screenshots and trailer
Depths of Sanity system requirements
Minimum: On board, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Depths of Sanity?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Processor
- INTEL Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz
- Graphics
- On board graphics card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Processor
- INTEL Quad Core 3.0 GHz
- Graphics
- Devoted 3D Graphics Card: i.e. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Depths of Sanity have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Depths of Sanity run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 26
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Depths of Sanity use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Metroidvania
- Underwater
- Lovecraftian
- Exploration
- Submarine
- Pixel Graphics
- Story Rich
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Psychological Horror
- 2D
- Early Access
- Atmospheric
- Mystery
- Side Scroller
- Dark
Recent updates
- Jun 6, 2023 · Checking In - Update 05
- Mar 4, 2023 · Popping and Soft Locking - Update 04
- Jan 2, 2023 · Hot Fix - Update 03
- Dec 21, 2022 · Improved Gamepad Detection - Update 02
- Dec 4, 2022 · Bug Fixes - Update 01
