Community4 Dec 2025Pick Your Poison - Multiple Still Wakes the Deep Horror Bundles Now Live!We've been closing out 2025 by partnering with some of the best in the horror games business, to bring you some bone-chilling bundles featuring Still Wakes the Deep on Steam! First up, Secret Mode and Raw Fury have teamed up to bring you the Atmospheric Horror bundle, featuring Still Wakes the Deep and the brand new first person sci-fi horror, ROUTINE . Set in the 1980s, ROUTINE has you careful…
“These are characters who are opting into a difficult situation. They are choosing to go to the wreck of the Beira D.” Have you wondered how much research went into concepting Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest? Or how saturation diving differs from traditional diving, and what does it do to the body and mind? We sat down with Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest Principal Narrative Designer Saga…
A few weeks back, four developers from The Chinese Room answered your questions over on Reddit. This blog is a compilation of the brilliant questions and deep answers provided. Be warned, it’s a long one! Please note that these answers will contain spoilers for both Still Wakes the Deep and Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest . The four developers who took part were: Principal Narrative Designer…
Dear wonderful players of Still Wakes the Deep and its story expansion, Siren’s Rest . We're overjoyed to finally drop this release and read everyone’s incredible impressions and theories. We gathered representatives from each department that worked on the game (be sure to check the full credits!) and have a few paragraphs from each, resulting in a friendly little letter to the fans. Do let us…
Hey everyone. Today, we are releasing a small patch that packs a punch - by thawing the frozen and demystifying the hidden. Thank you all so much for your patience as we have been working on this - your reports helped us identify patterns and locate the problem! Patch Notes: · Fixed an issue that caused the fog to be incredibly potent in Still Wakes the Deep , especially on the deck. Now you ca…
Hey everyone! We’ve been thrilled to see your reaction to exploring the wreckage of the Beira D in Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, the new paid story expansion. Today, we’re releasing a patch packed full of fixes and adjustments, much of which is driven by your feedback. Below is a full breakdown of what’s coming in the patch, available now on all platforms: PATCH NOTES Features: · Added a…
Hey everyone! Thanks so much to the entire Still Wakes the Deep community for sharing your thoughts since diving into the Siren’s Rest paid story expansion. We’ve been doing some diving of our own, wading through player feedback and documenting points for our team to action. Our planned post-launch patch is being worked on right now and will be released once all tests are complete, very likely…
Dive deep into the North Sea as Mhairi and explore the creaking wreckage of the Beira D, as the Still Wakes the Deep story continues with Siren’s Rest , the brand new paid story expansion, available now. Bust open doors, cut through rusted grates, and uncover lost mementos as you carefully manoeuvre through the cursed halls of Cadal’s collapsed centrepiece, to find closure for the fate of the c…
(Please note that Secret Mode and The Chinese Room are based in the UK, with our working times being Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM BST.) Hey everyone. Ahead of the launch of Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest , we wanted to make these short FAQs to help you prepare for your dive into the wreckage of the Beira D. Q) When is Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest releasing, and on what platforms? A) Stil…
It's 1986. The Beira D has been interred the the depths of the North Sea for over a decade. Exploring this groaning steel catacomb, trying to piece together the final moments of the oil rig’s crew, won't be easy. Swim through the underwater wreckage armed with a cutting torch, crowbar, and camera but beware - there are things lurking in the depths that even the sea cannot claim. See more of Sti…
Every great story-driven experience needs a great cast, and Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest is no exception - especially with it being grounded in a specific time and place. We worked with our partners at Side to find the right people to bring Siren’s Rest to life. Ahead of the launch of our paid story expansion on June 18 , here are the talented voice actors – alongside the characters they…
The Chinese Room and Secret Mode are proud to announce the next installment of the triple BAFTA award-winning narrative horror, Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest - releasing on June 18th, exactly one year after the original game’s launch. Over a decade has passed since the Beira D incident. Now a groaning steel catacomb interred in the inky depths of the North Sea, the families of those worker…
As you know, Cadal doesn’t celebrate birthdays, but we do! One year ago today, Sumo Digital Academy released their oil rig management game, Oil Strike ‘75, into the world. Oil Strike ‘75 became a companion title for Still Wakes the Deep - have you tried it yet? You can do so here *. Set before the events on the Beira D, and was secretly released just before the main game. Learn what it takes to…
Ever since we launched Still Wakes the Deep nearly one year ago, we have been blown away by the reception it received. From glowing reviews by the media and content creators experiencing the demise of the Beira D alongside their chat, all the way to every single review and comment made by our incredible players, including you reading this right now - it has truly been heartwarming. What made us…
Fresh off the back of our triple BAFTA win, Still Wakes the Deep has awakened in the Steam Lovecraftian Days event. Are you ready to dive in? Running from today until Monday 21st April, Still Wakes the Deep will be 50% off. So if you or your pals have not yet joined the Beira D crew, and had the misfortune of crossing paths with Rennick's big head (and that's just his ego!), then now is the per…
Hey everyone. We can’t believe we’re typing this - WE WON NOT ONE, BUT THREE BAFTAS! ✨✨✨✨ It is truly an honour to accept the award for New Intellectual Property at the BAFTA Games Awards 2025. It means so much to the entire team, and we could not have done it without your incredible love and support for Still Wakes the Deep. A massive congratulations to both Karen Dunbar and Alec Newman for wi…
Hey everyone, it’s been a while since you heard from us, but we’re here and adore checking out the different ways you all interact with the game. We’re still in complete shock that Still Wakes the Deep has been nominated for EIGHT BAFTA awards across seven categories in the BAFTA Games Awards 2025. Tune into the BAFTA award ceremony tomorrow night at 7PM BST / 2PM EDT / 11AM PDT to see if we ma…
Good day, our dear and wonderful player community. It may be the holiday season, but your shift isn't over – Cadal is tempting the staff back to the Beira D with promises of gold, frankincense... and Muir. A free update for the game is available now - we added a new Silver Screen visual mode, and a Chapter Select option to jump into the story wherever you please. Silver Screen mode allows you,…
Once again, we're asking for your help! Steam is taking your votes to pull together the nominations for The Steam Awards. If you've enjoyed Still Wakes the Deep this year please do consider us for the Outstanding Story-Rich Game category. Thank you again for your support, from all of us here at The Chinese Room.
Absolute scenes at this year's Horror Game Awards where "Still Wakes the Deep" has bagged NINE nominations, and our studio - two. 🖤 if you enjoyed the game and like what we do, please vote for us now ! 🙏🏼⚡🕯️ Only two days to go, thank youuuu!
Hello all, This past month we’ve been humbled to receive a wave of award nominations, and we need your help! We are pleased to confirm Still Wakes the Deep is nominated for two awards in the 42nd Annual Golden Joystick Awards, taking place on 21 November, 2024. Still Wakes the Deep is shortlisted for Best Audio Design, and Neve McIntosh is nominated for Best Supporting Performer. The Golden Joy…
Amongst many wonderful remarks, our game is lauded for its exceptional voiceover work. Who better to tell us more about it than the game’s Lead Voice Director, industry veteran Kate Saxon. Kate was the Voice Director for our critically acclaimed 2015 title Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, so we were thrilled to continue our collaboration and thankful she agreed to write a Development Diary all…
There is currently a considerable discourse about practical visual effects (VFX) in movies, where effects are achieved through physical means rather than entirely computer-generated. A prominent recent example is Oppenheimer (2023). Believe it or not, but games also choose whether to involve actual physical IRL effects, not all has to be digital. For Still Wakes the Deep , we desired to experim…
Dear wonderful community of ours, We're so thankful for your incredible support for Still Wakes the Deep. It's resulted in a great score on all platforms and our team is thrilled. Still, we are aware that a few of you were affected by some nasty bugs. We apologise for them and have now quashed them! The patch 1.3 for Still Wakes the Deep is now live! NEW FEATURES - Added a Yellow Markers toggle…
Players must have noticed the handsome industrial posters decorating the Beira D. We’re incredibly thankful to the extraordinary Richard Littler who collaborated with us on these. Littler is one of UK’s most sought-after and artistically ambitious graphic designers who takes the craft to a whole new level. We’re thrilled he found the time to work with our Art team on this. Still Wakes the Deep…
Once again, huge thanks for everyone's support with the game - leaving reviews and wonderful comments. We're so lucky to have you! We're also working hard on the patch that will be available very soon, huge thanks to the people affected for your patience. But today, and for the next few weeks, we wished to share with you some cool Behind the Scenes details that you may find interesting. Let's s…
Don’t even know where to begin with the thanks for everybody’s incredible reception to our title. We’re reading all the reviews, comments, collecting all the beautiful fan art and screenshots. You are all the best! 🌊 We’re also coming today with more news… Around two years away from the launch of the game us at The Chinese Room already knew we wanted to create an Art Book for Still Wakes the D…
5 days to go, all the mini-documentaries on the making of the game are now out, with Art being the latest one. Huge thanks to all the wonderful collectives with whom we collaborated to release these – Horror Games Community, A Sound Effect, Horror Games Awards, PC Gaming Show and others. Find out the behind the scenes of the creation of a game like “Still Wakes The Deep”… 🎨 ART ⬇ 🔊 AUDIO ⬇ ⌨…
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