Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 3861700 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $2.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $2.99 |
| Current price USD | $2.99 |
| Release date | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Developer | Panic Panda |
| Publisher | Panic Panda |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | 5 user reviews |
| Positive review percent | 60% |
| Positive reviews | 3 |
| Negative reviews | 2 |
| Total reviews | 5 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | Not available |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/3861700/ |
Short description
Deep Saturation is a short analog horror game inspired by real limnic disasters. Navigate a fog-choked lake, deploy failing equipment, and document the depths with single-use cameras. What you capture may reveal more than you ever wanted to know.
About this game
Deep Saturation is a short dread-driven surface vessel horror game inspired by real-world limnic disasters and the claustrophobic terror of analog scientific equipment. FEATURES Experimental atmospheric gameplay where thick fog limits your vision and isolation breeds paranoia Navigate treacherous waters using only radar, coordinates, and a single-use deep-water camera Document the undocumented through grainy photographs that reveal more than they should Horror built on scientific responsibility, equipment failure, and the terror of the unknown depths Authentic analog interface design with CRT displays, mechanical controls, and radio static A focused experience designed to be completed in 1-2 hours of mounting dread THE GAMEPLAY Set entirely on a weathered research vessel floating on a mysterious lake, you must navigate through dense fog to predetermined coordinates, deploy scientific equipment into the depths, and photograph whatever lies beneath the murky surface. Your only window to the underwater world is a primitive tethered camera that produces single Polaroid-style photographs - your sole source of visual information about what lurks below. There are no windows facing downward, no sonar imaging, no direct observation. You must rely entirely on analog instruments, coordinate navigation, equipment sensors, and the horrifying clarity of still photographs to complete your data collection mission. Success requires patience, scientific methodology, and the courage to keep looking when every instinct screams to stop. THE STORY Following the 1986 Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon, where a limnic eruption killed over 1,700 people in their sleep, international monitoring protocols were established for similar geological formations worldwide. For decades, these systems remained dormant, relegated to automated data collection and routine maintenance. Then came the Deep Saturation Incident. Satellite monitoring detected CO2 signatures matching the pre-eruption patterns of Lake Nyos - but magnified beyond any previously recorded levels. The lake, absent from official geological surveys and showing impossible depth readings, began exhibiting thermal anomalies that def…
Supported languages
English