Platforms
- PCAug 4, 20156.3playscore4.07 Critics7.43.45K Players
- PlayStation 4Aug 4, 20156.4playscore5.416 Critics7.82.23K Players
- Xbox OneAug 7, 20156.1playscore4.35 Critics7.4593 Players
- Nintendo SwitchJun 7, 2019NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
34 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Submerged is a pretty disappointing game. It creates a wonderful sense of mystery and atmosphere, and squanders it at every turn. The controls aren't great, the story alternates between being predictable and inscrutable, and the gameplay is almost completely comprised of mundane, Assassin's Creed-style climbing. While beautiful, Submerged is just not what it appears to be on the surface.
Campbell Bird · Sep 13, 2016 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - Submerged is ambitious and impressive. It builds its world brilliantly, and despite the problems it has you’re still going to want to dive into its damp universe and find out what’s going on. But with a little more pruning here and there, it could have been one of the most important iOS releases of recent years. As it is, it’s an interesting curio. A sort of soggy glimpsed at what could have been. And not a cyclopean Dennis Hopper anywhere to be seen.
Harry Slater · Sep 09, 2016 Reviewed on iOSRead full review - The most fun that can be had in Submerged is simply pottering about and just experiencing it – jaunts in that little boat, racing the dolphins and weaving nimbly through the stalagmites poking up through the water's surface, climbing the buildings to watch the sun rise and fall from a new vantage point, hunkering down in the vegetation during heavy rain...Just spending a little time in Submerged's world is a joy because – and I might've forgotten to mention this bit – it's absolutely bloody beautiful.
Tom Baines · Aug 19, 2015 Reviewed onRead full review - The idea, the story, the world and the team behind it all seemed to point in the right direction and on a number of levels the game succeeds quite well. Despite all of this however, the incredibly basic gameplay hampers the whole experience. If they could have added just a bit more depth or variation I likely would have been sucked in hook, line and sinker but the shallow experience left me wanting more.
Shawn Petraschuk · Aug 17, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - There isn’t much depth to the gameplay, so the main reason to pick it up yourself would be just to make sure you get to explore the entire environment, which while pretty, doesn’t make for a fun experience, even with the added objectives. And of course, it is definitely not worth the price. This game would be more appealing as a $5 game to pick up and play in one night. It almost feels like someone needs to take the overworld of Submerged and add combat and more elements to it to give it fully gameplay, and then it would be worth $20. Right now though, it is not.
Kindra Pring · Aug 13, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - I was able to complete the story in about three hours with over 40 out of the 60 secrets remaining to collect, and I had no urge to go back to collect them. It was a decent romp that lasted just long enough to not get boring. So in that sense, the pacing was just perfect. Submerged is not a bad game, but most certainly not an outstanding one.
Drew Leachman · Aug 07, 2015 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - Submerged attempts to replace tension with curiosity as a motivating force, and largely succeeds even though its environmental storytelling isn’t as dense as it could’ve been. It’s an unchallenging, occasionally beautiful experience that caters to our instinct to see what’s on the other side of the mountain. In the moments where Submerged rewarded inquisitiveness, I loved it. When it occasionally stumbled in that responsibility, I found myself wishing for a more polished and complete world to explore.
Jared Petty · Aug 07, 2015 Reviewed on PC, PS4Read full review - After only ten minutes in the game you’ve already experienced everything that Submerged has to offer. It’s a rather dull and shallow title in what could have been an exciting and scary world. There is no combat, no urgency, and no chance of failure. The gameplay is boring, the landmarks and scenery are mediocre, and the story is almost nonexistent. Submerged is a rapidly sinking ship that never even left the harbor.
Josh Hawkins · Aug 05, 2015 Reviewed on PC, PS4, XB1Read full review - Submerged is a sad prime example of the vapidity people imagine when they derisively mention “walking simulators” – it’s an unfair bit of elitist sneering, to be sure, but games like this don’t help matters at all. It’s the kind of game that believes plonking players in a brightly lit space is enough audience engagement to satisfy.
Jim Sterling · Aug 05, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Its a game that’s rough around the edges but grabs you from the moment you start playing, drawing you in until you’ve reached the game’s somewhat predictable conclusion. The lack of danger and urgency in the game as well as its possibly over-simplified game mechanics will undoubtedly be a big turn-off for many, but those looking for something serene and out of the ordinary may be pleasantly surprised by this quirky little title.
Rich · Aug 05, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat. Navigate the flooded city streets by boat, scale the drowned buildings, and use your telescope to scour the city for the supplies needed to save your dying sibling. As you explore the city at your own pace, you encounter the habitat that flourishes in this colorful place and discover hidden objects that piece together the story of a broken world and a broken family.
Developer: Uppercut Games