Fit check
Is Hidden Deep worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Sci-fi thriller fans who want a story-led 2D action game
- Players who enjoy coordinating several team members and tools during missions
- Local co-op groups seeking hazardous exploration with changing objectives
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a peaceful exploration game may not suit its combat and hostile alien encounters
- Those who prefer open-ended worlds may find the hand-crafted mission structure restrictive
- Players specifically seeking online co-op during the current Early Access period
Our take on Hidden Deep
The focus on hand-crafted missions and coordinated equipment use gives the campaign a structured, task-oriented rhythm. That design leaves less room for open-ended exploration, while Challenge Mode adds randomized replay without changing the story campaign.
What is Hidden Deep?
Explore a mining and research facility more than a mile beneath the ocean floor after contact with an earlier expedition is lost.
The story campaign uses hand-crafted levels and follows a mission to investigate the disappearance and rescue survivors. Team members can be controlled directly or assigned tasks, while grappling hooks, scanners, drones, weapons, and heavy machinery support exploration and combat. Single-player story mode offers over 20 hours of gameplay. Challenge Mode provides randomized levels and different mission goals for solo or local co-op play. Local co-op and Remote Play co-op are available, while online co-op is planned for the Early Access period.
How Hidden Deep plays
- 01Team Coordination
- Control team members directly or give orders to coordinate different tasks.
- 02Specialized Equipment
- Use grappling hooks, scanners, drones, weapons, and heavy machinery during missions.
- 03Hand-Crafted Campaign
- The story mode contains more than 20 hours of gameplay across authored levels.
- 04Randomized Challenges
- Challenge Mode uses randomized levels and varied mission goals for solo or local co-op play.
- 05Local Cooperative Play
- Local co-op and Remote Play co-op are available for missions with multiple players.
Hidden Deep compared to similar games
Hidden Deep combines 2D exploration, combat, team orders, equipment operation, and a story campaign. Jusant focuses on climbing, different routes, and uncovering secrets during a journey to the top of a tower. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a metroidvania, while Hidden Deep uses hand-crafted missions and team coordination.
Hidden Deep: platforms & release
Is Hidden Deep worth it?
It is worth it if: sci-fi thriller fans who want a story-led 2D action game. Skip it if: players seeking a peaceful exploration game may not suit its combat and hostile alien encounters.
Where can I download Hidden Deep?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Hidden Deep's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Hidden Deep on?
Windows only.
