An atmospheric underwater horror game, can you evade and survive?
Reviews: Mixed — 43% — of 56 reviews
Released: 2019-05-13
Developer: Slap Kraken
Publisher: SAU Game Lab
Genres: Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows
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