The Chinese Room’sStill Wakes The Deepputs you in the overalls of Caz McLeary, an electrician who comes aboard the Beira D oil rig to provide his services and escape problems he caused on the mainland. What starts as an ordinary job quickly spirals out of control when a monstrous presence takes hold of the station, forcing Caz to try and escape.

The Chinese Room’s other games have always been on the shorter end, delivering quick story-based experiences you may hop in and out of. Still Wakes the Deep falls in line with this tradition, resulting in an intriguing journey that’s still very respectful of your time.

Using a heater in Still Wakes the Deep

How Long Does It Take To Beat Still Wakes The Deep?

Afull playthrough of Still Wakes the Deepwilltake you around four to five hours to finish. This isseveral hours longer than the studio’s debut outing, Dear Esther, butoffers the same amount of playtime as their more recent titles, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and the acclaimed Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.

If you speed through the game,it’s possible to complete it in as little as two and a half hours. This likely won’t happen on your first playthrough though, considering you won’t be as familiar with the environment or monster behaviors.

The under rig location in Still Wakes the Deep.

In an industry dominated by games that take dozens of hours to simply roll credits, Still Wakes the Deep is a breath of fresh air. You’ll be able to start the game,experience an entire story in one or two sittings, then move on to the next title in your backlog.

How Long Does It Take To 100 Percent Still Wakes The Deep?

Still Wakes The Deep is a lean game,having almost no gameplay fluffdistracting you from its moody story and atmosphere. As a result,a complete playthrough would simply be focused onacquiring all the achievements or trophieson your platform of choice.

This will boost your playtime incrementally,pushing it up to five or six hours.

A mysterious growth underneath the oil rig in Still Wakes the Deep.

Is There Any Additional Content?

At this time,there is no additional content for Still Wakes the Deep. This makes sense given thatthe game is largely a narrative-focused walking simulator, so you’ll get the breadth of the experience from a single playthrough.

However,you may benefit from playing the game again. The endingsprinkles a healthy dose of ambiguityinto the story, and going on Caz’s journey a second time mayhelp you form your own conclusionsabout the motivations of the Beira’s crew.