Hello everyone, in this review we will look at the details of the game called submerged. In this review, we’ll take a look at both the technical aspect, as well as the animations and the story. First, let’s talk about who developed the game and when it was released:
Submerged was released on August 4, 2015. Developed and published by Uppercut Games. We control a girl character in the game and a world awaits us that we can explore. Of course, this world is not very big, it has a self-sufficient structure.
What does the game promise us?
The game features elements of exploration, a relaxing atmosphere and elements of adventure. While we are on an adventure, we can also look at the course of the visuals on the water. If we look at the structure of the world in general: this is a sunken city, so everything is under water, there are only certain structures that remain above water. These structures include iconic sculptures, skyscrapers and more. The game offers us a third-person camera perspective. It gives us the chance to experience a story that is not so deep.
If we look at the story of the game briefly:
In this game we control a girl character named Miku and there is a fishing boat under us. Our brother who is with us is unfortunately sick. We are trying to travel around to save our brother from this disease situation, of course, this is impossible without a boat because everything in this world is under water, that is, flooded. So this boat is one of our main vehicles for us to go around. The basic story goes around this cycle and we are trying to save our brother from this situation, of course, various traces appear on our body every day and these traces continue to grow day by day. On the one hand, the game adds an air of mystery and on the other hand, it takes us on a small excursion.
In the game, we jump on our boat to heal our brother’s illness and wound and start to navigate around. First of all, we take a good look at this flooded area. We take a look at what’s around and what’s not. When you find some iconic structures, we immediately record them in the notebook. Of course, this event is carried out automatically. Again, we have a map in the game, we can use this map in any way we want and we can open it whenever we want. The map first comes closed and over time, the places we visit and the places we see are processed on the map and become open on the map. Of course, the game does not offer much of a sense of freedom because the places we can visit are limited and certain.
I mentioned above that the story is to heal our brother’s wounds. Again, we are moving forward with our boat for this situation and there are certain points on our map. There are various safes at these points. There are places where we will dock on our boat to reach these safes. We make our way to these buildings and jump out of our boat. The structure of the buildings is similar to each other. So we can jump out of the boat and go to the building. After we get to the building, we try to climb to the top. On top of these buildings there are special objects that we can get. We can also call them aid funds. In these charity chests, there are items that will be good for our brother. These chests are located in many places. We try to bring the items in each chest to our brother and in this way we try to heal our brother. Basically, the story cycle and gameplay style are in this direction.
The atmosphere and world of the game
In addition to the story in the game, I would like to add the following. The sea animals you will see in the game, whether they are whales or other creatures, have diseases in the form of spots on them. Of course, speckles do not escape our eyes. Apart from that, we also watch it come out on us every day day in a prominent way. In other words, it is not known in any way where this disease spreads and why. Since there is no dialogue system or text system in the game, we try to understand them only in the form of visuals. There is a daily system that we often come across in the game. In this log system, we record different creatures of various structures that we see. Again, these appear in the form of visuals, not in the form of text.
Apart from this, there are historical records in the game again. These historical records resemble drawings in a child’s picture book. Of course, we don’t know what they mean. Only everyone can comment in their own way.
There is no time limit in the game or a feeling of failure. There are no action or violence elements in the game. So you don’t need any health packs or anything else. Therefore, you can easily proceed on this path offered by the game. Despite the lack of combat and action elements, you don’t feel alone here. Both marine animals – whales and spotted humans are one of the few species that are alive here. Thanks to these creatures, you do not feel alone here, and none of them are a threat. It’s all wandering or standing around you. This shows that there is a lively atmosphere.
This lively atmosphere in the game is well reflected. Especially the water you are walking on looks quite bright at night when the sun is setting, and even when it is full night, the reflection of the moon on the water gives us visually pleasant moments. In the game, you cannot go under the water in any way, you can only walk around with your small boat on the water. I mentioned that there is a day and night cycle in the game. In this day-night cycle, the angle of arrival of the lights changes, and there are also differences in their reflection on the water.
This causes this world of the game to appear in various ways and visuals. For example, while there are more saturated colors at sunset, you can feel the sunlight that catches your eye during sunrise. In this way, a lively atmosphere is tried to be experienced in the game.
In the game, we collect charity chests as part of the story
If we look at the help chests in the game, we mentioned that we brought the items in these help chests to our brother. The items in these aid chests are located on the main buildings, and the basic story goes in this direction. Apart from these help chests, there are certain points you can discover in the game. Scrolling above the water, you can see iconic statues or structures. When you see these sculptures or structures, the system saves them in your notebook. This record means that you have discovered this place.
In the game, we talked about chests, sculptures and structures that you can explore. Apart from these, you can also move on the water as you wish and find tools to improve your boat. Just explore the surroundings for tools to improve your boat. For this you can see motors spread around. When you hover over these engines with your boat, you get that engine, and the more engines you collect, the faster your boat’s acceleration time – the longer it will last. There is also a binoculars in the game. With this binoculars, we can find distant objects or glowing items inside buildings. This is a nice addition to the game.
The game basically offers us this structure. Other than these, it does not give any details, but if you climb to the top of the buildings, you may have a chance to catch a view. In the game, you generally go to the buildings, jump from the only sea and enter the buildings, there are help chests at important points, and at other points you get items that you can save in your diary. These items you find appear in the form of drawings from a child’s hand. In other words, we do not obtain any documents as text. We can say that this is part of a story that progresses in the background.
You can also feel the cycle of day and night while traveling with your boat in the game. Since this loop is in the game, you can see the sunset and sunrise. So this is one of the nice additions in the game. In the game, you can additionally climb only certain structures and you cannot enter every building. The places and regions you will go to are already certain, but you can navigate and progress around here. The game does not offer us a very deep structure of freedom, it offers a uniform structure of progress. That’s why the things you do may seem the same to you.
In general, we talked about the basic structure and story of the game, and finally I can say this.
When you reach every charity chest and give your brother the material from this charity chest, your brother will be better day by day, but the traces on you will increase day by day. When you bring the material from the charity chest, the day cycle will end and you will wake up to a new day. In each new day cycle you will encounter strange creatures that are on top of different buildings. You can call them zombies, you can call them spotted, they don’t have any names. This is one of the aspects that adds mystery to the story. The traces on these mysterious people are also on us, but we do not know what this means in the game.
That’s the way the game is in general. What you do may seem like a repetition to you, so hop on the boat, stand next to a building, move into the building, climb and pick up the glowing item or the object in the charity chest, then take it to your brother. The game is all about this loop. You may get bored with the game in a short time as we are constantly doing the same things. So my advice here is to finish the game in one go (this can be a bit difficult) if you want, or play the game at intervals of 1 hour and 2 hours, then turn it off, then come back when we feel like it. Because the game replay is ridden, there may be a chance to squeeze in a short time.
I personally had the chance to finish the game twice from start to finish. The first time I played, I enjoyed the game, but the second time I played, I started to get bored because the game didn’t offer me a different structure. So I can say this: If you haven’t played the game before and you’re curious, I recommend you give it a shot. Meanwhile a sequel of the game came out of the game. The sequel is currently sold on Steam for the price of 50 Turkish Liras. This sequel game was released on March 10, 2022. I haven’t had a chance to experience this yet, but I want to play this sequel as soon as possible and I want to tell you about the development and differences between it and the first game.
I would like to talk about the animations and technical details of our girl character in the game:
When we get the first character in the game, we immediately press the wasd direction keys and we can see that our character is drifting, so to speak. So what I mean by this drift is that when I’m running somewhere, I’m talking about something like skidding like this. Our character seems to slide on the surface. So this was not something I liked and I see that it is a technical detail that catches my eye. There were no updates or improvements on top of that. I mention these things, but these shortcomings do not prevent me from enjoying the game. I just want to transfer the details of the game to you as it is.
If we look at the climbing animations in the game, I can say that it is very standard. When our character enters the climbing animation, he has two or three different movements. It doesn’t have any other details. If we look at the character drawings, do not expect anything high-level. I can say that the world, characters and drawings of the game are also satisfying.
Anyway, if you look closely at the character, you can see that he has poor animations and structure.
Therefore, I recommend you to explore the world of the game without getting hung up on these. If you don’t stick with them, you can really enjoy the game a little bit. So your main expectation in the game is not entirely graphics. Therefore, we do not say that any game has very superior graphics or is close to reality. Because ultimately, it’s a game and we want it to remain a game. If we look at the current situations, the more the graphs increase, the more the cost and price for us. This causes both the computers we have in our hands to be forced and the financial difficulty in buying games.
Around the structures featured in the game are vines, mosses and more to reflect the atmosphere. This is one of the elements that add visual diversity to the game. Such details really attract attention, as the game world exhibits a structure that is flooded. Although it doesn’t have very good illustrations and graphics, I think it’s more important to reflect that atmosphere.
Does the game support Turkish language?
Yes, the game supports the Turkish language, but since there is no end to the story to be told in the form of any dialogue or text in the game, the language support is actually not necessary.
If we look at the user reviews in the game, there are more than 3800 user reviews on Steam. Most of these user reviews are positive, so the game has a “mostly positive” label. Therefore, I recommend you to give this game a chance.
Let this part come to the achievement monsters:
There are a total of 10 Steam achievements in the game. It’s not too hard to earn these 10 achievements, but of course you need to spend some time playing.
My first achievement is called a free climber. To achieve this achievement you need to climb the tallest building in the game. You’re already doing this as you progress through the game, so you won’t have to make an extra effort.
The name of my second achievement is I wish you were here You have to use the postcard feature in the game to get this. You can also easily achieve this achievement.
My third achievement is called the Gatekeeper. You need to visit all the hotels to get the gatekeeper achievement. You will have already visited these hotels as you progress through the main story in the game. Maybe a few of them are the place where you need to enter extra.
My fourth achievement is called the last. You need to finish the main story of the game to get the achievement called The End. You can already handle this easily.
My fifth achievement is called Tourist. You need to explore and see all of the marked places to get tourist success. For this, as I mentioned above, there are certain iconic statues or regions in the game. After exploring each of these regions and structures, you achieve this success.
My sixth achievement is called getting around by boat.
To achieve this achievement, you need to explore the northernmost, the southernmost, the easternmost and the westernmost parts of the map. After advancing to these areas, you achieve success.
My seventh achievement is called a naturalist. In order to earn this naturalistic achievement, you need to see the creatures in the game that you come across from time to time. These creatures can include whales and other fish species. It is quite easy to earn this achievement because you have already traveled around, so you can easily achieve this achievement. As you walk around, you will come across these creatures. Maybe you can have trouble with the last few creatures. You may need to get a little closer to them. So when you see a different species, you can approach it with your boat. When you approach a different type of creature, the game will automatically log that species. So what you will know this species of living thing and you can move on to the next new one.
My eighth achievement is called the Marine. You need to stay on board during the day and night cycle to achieve sailor achievement. So when you get on the boat in the morning, you have to stay on the boat until the next morning. You are not supposed to go out into any building. So you can leave your game open and do other things, the game will continue to play in the background. Thus, you can easily achieve this success.
My ninth achievement is called the records of history. There are shiny objects that you need to collect in the game to get the achievement called history records. These objects are located in certain areas of buildings or around them. By moving to these places with your boat, you can climb and reach these shiny objects. When you collect all the shiny objects, you get this achievement. This achievement may take you a little bit of effort. Because there are many shiny objects or historical records that need to be collected. As I said above, you can find them around or inside certain buildings. When you add all of these together, you will achieve this success. You can do this even after finishing the main story of the game. However, my advice to you is to collect these shiny objects while doing the main story missions. So after entering a building, it will be to your advantage to get all the shiny objects and items that can be collected in this building and you will save time.
My last achievement is called Idle. You have to travel around with your boat to get my success called Aylak. As you travel around, you will come across objects in the form of engines. These objects actually allow your boat to be improved. As you collect these engines, the speed of your boat will increase and you will now go faster for longer. Again, you can see them in the main regions of the map. Of course, this period may take a little longer. Because some of them are really hidden in very corners, so you can find them after walking around a little. After collecting them all, you will achieve this success.
Does the game have action elements?
