Fit check
Is DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want expedition-based action with stealth-or-combat choices
- Fans of survival games who enjoy permanent character loss and sacrifice decisions
- Players who prefer managing a survivor camp between dangerous exploration runs
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed adventure may find the oxygen limits, permanent deaths, and approaching Flood demanding.
- Players looking for a straightforward combat game may not want the emphasis on camp management, survivor selection, and resource balancing.
- Players who want a primarily multiplayer shooter may prefer a game built around cooperative shooting rather than survivor management.
Our take on DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
The store presentation emphasizes eldritch danger, sacrifice, and the coming Flood, but the playable structure also depends heavily on camp administration, survivor assignments, crafting, and resource timing. The survival-management layer is central rather than a minor activity between dives.
What is DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain?
Lead Jack and a group of survivors into the Abyssal Pool, an underwater maze of drowned ruins, relics, and mutated creatures.
Each descent combines exploration, stealth or combat, and dwindling oxygen. Survivors can die permanently, while health and sanity must be managed during expeditions. Back at camp, assign roles, develop survivor skills, craft equipment, and improve structures by balancing resources with time. Decisions determine who joins the group, who dives, and who is sacrificed. Search the drowned world for sacred relics while trying to appease the Maker of Rain. The campaign is framed by an approaching Flood and the mystery of the black rain.
How DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain plays
- 01Underwater Expeditions
- Explore a labyrinth of sunken ruins while facing darkness, mutated monsters, and limited oxygen.
- 02Permanent Survivor Death
- Manage a group in which characters can die and sacrifice decisions affect who remains available.
- 03Camp Management
- Assign survivor roles, develop their skills, craft equipment, and upgrade structures using limited resources and time.
- 04Health And Sanity
- Track both conditions as survivors undertake dangerous descents into the Abyssal Pool.
- 05Relic Search
- Recover sacred relics scattered throughout the drowned world before the final Flood.
DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain compared to similar games
DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain combines underwater expeditions with permanent survivor loss, camp development, crafting, and resource management. Abyssus instead focuses on fast-paced multiplayer shooting through roguelite levels, while Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is presented as a chaotic metroidvania.
DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain: platforms & release
Is DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want expedition-based action with stealth-or-combat choices. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed adventure may find the oxygen limits, permanent deaths, and approaching Flood demanding.
Where can I download DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain on?
Windows only.
