Breathing deep causes the mask to push ever-so-slightly inward, which makes subsequent breaths that much harder, which forces you to breath gently, slowly. Deep Sea is uncomfortable to engage with, a sentiment that’s overwhelmingly obvious within moments of having the purposefully stuffy mask strapped on. Once the mask is on, with a hand firmly gripping a one-button joystick, the world begins to slip away. You do more experiencing Deep Sea than playing Deep Sea. Right now, Deep Sea’s playable at the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, CA, where I tried it.
The game has a complicated setup, not the least of which is a gas mask. You can’t just download Deep Sea from Steam. The outside world becomes a blur when the mask goes on, and everything else becomes dark.ĭeep Sea has been around since 2010, earning a Nuovo Award honorable mention in the Independent Games Festival last year, but it’s not easy to play.
If you’re afraid of the dark, claustrophobic, or unsettled by sea creatures, don’t play Robin Arnott’s Deep Sea.
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