The Chinese Room is creating a deep, dark world for horror title Still Wakes the Deep

Known for horror, developer The Chinese Room has a soggier, but no less terrifying adventure on tap with Still Wakes the Deep.

It’s cranky too

Even if you’re not immediately familiar with name of developer The Chinese Room, you likely know the house’s games. The likes of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther are in the company’s catalog, and there’s about to be another with Still Wakes the Deep.

A horror title in the same vein, Still Wakes the Deep takes place on board an oil derrick, in the North Sea. this time a lone worker, who’s fled society for a more solitary life, will find himself alone against… something. An evil has clambered onto the rig you see, and it’s got some very ill intent.

But more than just offering the visceral thrill of escaping with your life, The Chinese Room is looking to make Still Wakes the Deep as realistic as possible. There’s a stark contrast being crafted, with everyday mundanity playing host to the supernatural terrors food therein.

And to showcase the lengths the dev team is going to, they’ve released a special behind the scenes look at their work so far…

In this worldbuilding documentary, The Chinese Room discusses how the environment will evolve over time as well as the key inspirations behind the game’s horror. The period, the geographical location of the rig – these all play a crucial role in this narrative-driven horror story. Fans will discover how the team developed a fascination for cranes and scoured British Petroleum’s documentary archives when striving for an authentic representation of a Scottish oil rig in the 1970s.

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Still a ways off, Still Wakes the Deep isn’t set to see release til some time in 2024. When it does arrive, it’ll be for the Xbox Series X|S (plus Game Pass), PS5, and PC.