I normally don't write about PC gaming because my family mostly plays video games on Nintendo Switch, but there is one coming out from Playstack and Targon Studios that has me GEEKED! Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players about a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. It launches April 22nd on Steam.
Assemble an elite team of up to four submariners as you attempt to survive the icy depths of an alien planet. A mysterious disease has left the surface colonies ravaged and the government has frozen the ocean in response. Trapped below a sheet of thick ice you and your co-op crew must contend with all manner of adversity as you scavenge for precious fuel. Do what it takes to survive.
Engage in naval warfare with enemy submarines and tactically manage a variety of on-board systems as you attempt to gain the upper hand and sink your opponent. Upgrade and customize your submarine in real-time by adding new weapons, tools and rooms including:
- A range of powerful torpedoes
- Harpoons
- Decoy mines
- Depth charges
- Sonar upgrades
If your crew wants to survive, you’ll have to scavenge for all the fuel and credits you can carry. Dock your submarine to randomly generated deep-sea dungeons and face down what lurks below on foot. Infected divers lurk the halls of long-abandoned underwater hospitals waiting to strike, while alien creatures nest in forgotten factories. Each adversary responds to your presence in unique and unpredictable ways, so always keep your wits about you.
The combination of sci-fi and horror elements with a Fallout style aesthetic has piqued my interest. I also like that the cooperative play elements of the game where you need to work with other players instead of competing against them to beat the game. I just wish the game was on Switch!
