Submerged: Hidden Depths

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. GamingTrend
    Apr 5, 2022
    90
    Submerged: Hidden Depths is the perfect game to play when needing a break from the more stressful or narrative intense experiences. Featuring a powerful orchestral score, relaxing exploration and puzzle solving, and a subtle yet interesting story about the bonds of family and the power of hope, Submerged surprised me and provided me with one of my favorite experiences of the year.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Apr 1, 2022
    80
    Submerged: Hidden Depth didn’t quite hit me as strongly as its predecessor. It is a more rounded and proficient take on the vision, but ultimately it is also the exact same vision as its predecessor and, this second time around, the impact just isn’t the same. However, it is still a beautiful, emotional and poignant bit of art, and we should all be sending our politicians copies to play. Otherwise, we’ll all find ourselves travelling around our crumbling, drowned cities soon. Just like Miku and Taku do here.
  3. God is a Geek
    Mar 10, 2022
    80
    Submerged: Hidden Depths is not only beautiful to look at, it offers a nice change of pace from the open world RPG titles out there.
  5. GameGrin
    Mar 10, 2022
    75
    A simple adventure offering a short journey across a ravaged world, unfortunately the story doesn’t unfold as well as it could have done and the puzzles and platforming sections are very basic. Still, this is a relaxing trip worth setting sail for.

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#97 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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  1. Jt0429
    Mar 11, 2022
    7
    Good-
    Outstanding soundtrack that makes even the boring sections entertaining. The characters are very endearing even if they do not speak    Good-
    Outstanding soundtrack that makes even the boring sections entertaining. The characters are very endearing even if they do not speak all that much. The platforming surprisingly flows really nicely.

    Bad-
    There are too few new ideas to the genre and those that are become stretched thin very quick. Some puzzles fall apart if you do not do them the right way and that can make the game much more frustrating.

    Thoughts-
    At this point, you should probably already know if Submerged: Hidden Depths is for you. If you like these sorts of atmospheric games, it will likely serve as a meaningful addition to your library, though it won’t distract from the undisputed kings of it. It slips up a bit with repetition and pacing, which can lead to occasional lags in your enjoyment, but mostly delivers on what it promises to otherwise with a slower, more relaxing vibe that few games lean into this much. If you don’t typically like these sorts of games, there’s little here to change your mind outside of a reasonably dense web of collectables and puzzles that more-or-less fit with the $20 price tag. Had the game either expanded on its ideas or honed them a bit more, I could more emphatically and broadly recommended it, but as it is, it gets enough right that many fans of the genre should like it, and some might even love it, but it mostly forgoes being much more than that.    … Full Review »