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These Darker Tides

Pixel Drip Games · 2025-03-06

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 06, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome [EMPLOYEE] to your new job protecting Deep Sea Cables from creatures of the deep. We're not liable for loss of limbs, sanity, or life while on the job. Don't forget to keep your desk clean and your eyes on those cameras!

91%
positive of 82 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$7.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 62% of 21,107 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.19 at Steam (2025-10-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920252026Week of 2025-03-07: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$5.192025-03-072026-07-092025-03-07 — best price $6.792025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-04-30 — best price $6.392025-05-07 — best price $7.992025-06-27 — best price $6.392025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $5.992025-10-06 — best price $7.992025-10-27 — best price $5.192025-11-03 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $5.592026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $5.592026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-05-18 — best price $5.592026-05-25 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $5.592026-07-09 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Player tags

3D1980sAliensHorrorRealisticSimulationUnderwaterFirst-PersonLovecraftianSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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