AdventureFit check
Is In Other Waters worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Science-fiction adventure fans who want non-violent exploration
- Players interested in alien ecosystems and environmental mysteries
- Story-focused players who prefer mapping, research, and character conversations over combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, weapons, or violent encounters
- Players who prefer fast action over deliberate navigation, observation, and laboratory work
- Players looking for a conventional surface-world adventure rather than an underwater alien setting
Our take on In Other Waters
Rather than centering adventure gameplay on combat or direct character control, the game makes the player an artificial intelligence guiding someone else. Exploration becomes a process of interpreting signals, charting habitats, studying organisms, and building trust through limited communication.
What is In Other Waters?
In Other Waters casts the player as an artificial intelligence guiding xenobiologist Ellery through an alien ocean after she arrives at an abandoned base while searching for her missing partner.
Exploration centers on interpreting signals, setting headings, mapping the seafloor, and opening new routes through discoveries and upgrades. Species can be observed, scanned, sampled, and catalogued, while Ellery’s notes and sketches document the ecosystem. At base, samples can be studied in a laboratory, and journals or conversations reveal more about the planet and Ellery. The story is non-violent and unfolds through limited communication, ecological investigation, and discoveries about extraterrestrial life, artificial intelligence, and the planet’s history.
How In Other Waters plays
- 01Alien Ocean Exploration
- The seafloor includes reefs, deep waters, unfamiliar environments, and routes opened through discoveries and upgrades.
- 02Species Cataloguing
- Research uses observation, scanning, samples, and interactions with alien organisms.
- 03Laboratory Research
- Samples collected during dives can be examined after returning to the base.
- 04Ellery’s Journals
- Notes, sketches, conversations, and limited communication develop the relationship between the AI and the xenobiologist.
- 05Map-Based Navigation
- Players interpret signals, choose headings, and chart the ocean through experimentation and intuition.
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In Other Waters: platforms & release
Is In Other Waters worth it?
It is worth it if: science-fiction adventure fans who want non-violent exploration. Skip it if: players seeking combat, weapons, or violent encounters.
Where can I download In Other Waters?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens In Other Waters's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is In Other Waters on?
Windows and macOS.
