You play as veteran deep-sea diver Noah Quinn who must escape a treacherous underwater world filled with terrors beyond imagining.

Armed with weapons and wits, Noah Quinn knows he will have to face the horror if he has any chance of escape.

But some horrors are beyond bullets, and Quinn's mental state is on the brink of collapse. He must avoid succumbing to madness if he ever hopes to reach the surface again.

Hello everyone,

It's been a very busy month since launch - with a mixture of celebrations, excitement, and of course, updates! We've been diligently working through the list of bugs identified as they pop up, as well as making note of some suggestions and feedback you are sharing in the forums and socials.

Today we'd like to take a quick breather and share with you the plans we have ahead for Beneath with our Roadmap!

The TLDR is that on December 18th we'll be launching our first post launch content update, absolutely free - then in 2026 adding some quality of life features based on your feedback, and an all new game mode that will test your combat skills to the max.

Let's have a quick run through of what each of these updates are!

Retro Mode

Bringing you bleeding edge visuals (circa 1998) Retro mode brings the same combat, the same oppressive deep sea horror, but reborn in glorious low resolution. Retro mode combines some adjusted visual presentation and filter techniques to bring back the 'sat in front of the tv cross legged at midnight' nostalgia, and if we do say so ourselves... really adds a distinct charm to our nightmare filled research stations. Here's a little teaser of what it looks like in motion...

You can get your hands on this update on December 18th, for a very pixelated Xmas treat!

New Game+

We've had some requests to add in a New Game+ feature for those that want to jump straight back in - and we are absolutely here for it.

We're still fleshing out exactly WHAT this looks like, from a design challenge perspective (after all - the early boat encounter and 'pre-pistol finding' portion of the game would feel mighty different if you were running round with a boomstick and a pocketful of grenades) and figuring exactly what the power fantasy here lands with, we'll keep you updated as we plan it out.

Cheats

For the low low price of $5.99 - ha, just kidding. No paying for the cheats here.
We're working on some fun cheats for you - some of course deliberately game breaking (infinite ammo and god mode make the scares a bit more bearable), some a bit.. silly (no spoilers yet)

We're discussing exactly how we want these to be activated / enabled for players - maybe straight up code entry like back in the 90's with no limitations - maybe you unlock them finding collectibles (kinda like halo skulls), maybe its just a campaign progression that unlocks more as you go - as with the new game+ we'll keep you posted on our thoughts and respond to yours!

Horde Mode

We get it, sometimes you wanna boot up a retro indie shooter and blast some undead ancient evil. But sometimes you don't wanna go through a couple of hours of exposition, or deal with backtracking, or 'God not THIS part of the game' (every game has one).

We're putting together a horde mode, based on segmented areas of the facilities. No Story, just you, your guns, some powerups and endless waves of eldritch horrors craving your flesh.

This one is a little later in the 2026 pipeline as it will require substantial work to shape into what we want - but we'll keep you all updated as we progress!

So there you have it, there's much more to come (on top of all the additional updates, bug fixes and anything else that pops up along the way)

Thank you all so much for joining us down here in the depths, we can't wait to share more with you about all of these updates!

In the mean time, keep letting us know your thoughts, please be sure to leave an honest review if you've played the game - share it with your friends, and we'll see you on December 18th - with a few less pixels!

Key Features:

• Resource Management: Make every shot count! While there are a variety of weapons to pick from, ammo is scarce and must be scavenged.
• Sanity: Beware of your sanity as you face monstrous horrors beyond comprehension.
• Tactical Combat: Survival requires you to play smart, and firepower isn't always the solution.
• Uncover Secrets: Unearth the secrets of the deep by gathering information from your surroundings.
• Confront Unspeakable Creatures: vulnerable to unstoppable, face off against a variety of enemies with your cunning and weapons.
• Dynamic Combat System: Adaptive enemy AI, destructible environment and customizable weapons.
• Deep-sea Diving Suit: Thanks to your suit, you'll be able to explore both the ocean floor and the underwater stations of the deep sea.

Beneath is available for PS5, Xbox One Series X|S, and PC (Steam).