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Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.

Death in the Water 2 is a survival horror, atmospheric and underwater game developed and published by Lighthouse Games Studio.
Released on January 26th 2023 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish and Portuguese - Portugal.

It has received 1,602 reviews of which 1,330 were positive and 272 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.81€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Death in the Water 2 into these genres:

Survival Horror Atmospheric Underwater Score Attack Gun Customization Survival Character Customization Shoot 'Em Up FPS Souls-like Hunting Gore Shooter First-Person 6DOF Horror 3D Action Realistic Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 / 64-Bit Windows 10
  • Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible

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Nov. 2025
Effective Underwater Horror Game That Almost Out-stays Its Welcome. Things I Like About Death In The Water 2: Heart Attack On Shark Attack [*]The whole game is based around one gimmick: survive the shark attacks. Every mission begins with an invisible timer ticking down. You must swim towards the designated location(usually where the oxygen resupply is), gather enough ammo and health packs, and search for hidden treasures marked on your compass for upgrades. Once the timer is up, you will hear a loud and unsettling sound reverberating throughout the water. That is your que which every single marine predator is on to you. [*]The ocean looks both stunning and scary. Not being able to see clearly what's out there is stress-inducing. And now there are sharks actively hunting you. One moment you see nothing beyond the murky water, the next you see the front of the shark rapidly approaching you. I cannot stress enough how many time I get jump-scared by multiple sharks, especially Great White and Hammerheads, when I turn around to search other areas. [*]You are not completely defenseless though. You start with a harpoon gun and can unlock up to four new weapons and two special throwables. Interestingly, all of your weapons either have a slow fire rate or need to be manually reloaded after each shot, which means you need to make every shot counts. This design plays extremely well with shark attacks. Shark charges towards you in a straight line. You hold your panic self together and aim right between its eyes. You wait till the right moment and take your shot, killing it instantly or forcing it to change course. [*]Of course this is the ideal situation. Most of the time you are going to face multiple enemies at once. Your survival depends on your aim and target priority: Reef Shark can be easily killed with a precise headshot; Mako Shark and Sand Tiger Shark are more resilient to damage so shoot them as soon as you see them; Hammerhead shark and Great White Shark are the real threats. The former's tiny, weird head shape makes it hard for you to aim, and the latter is nigh unstoppable without some serious fire power. Plus that weird smile you see when it swims towards you. It's horrifying. [*]Finding the right place to camp is also important. The map is decently diverse with locations. You can easily find caves, larger corals, and even ancient ruins to hide. Fewer angles for you to worry about means fewer opportunities for sharks to launch their gaping jaws. [*]However, there are also non-shark creatures that are problematic for you. Sea Snakes and Eels are often encountered in coral regions and see weeds. Both of them are easy pickings individually, but them swimming alongside other sharks can mess with your aim or even flush you out of the hiding spots. Things I Dislike About Death In The Water 2: 1. Repetitive Gameplay [*]As effective as the gameplay goes, it doesn't really evolve. You do the same arena survival until you either kill enough creatures or outlive the timer. You do it fourteen times and then fight a boss. That's it. No additional mechanics. No side quests or new collectibles. The only difference is that new enemies are slowly introduced until the eighth day, then the game throws tons of sharks at you. [*]Upgrades are not good either. All of them feels really inconsequential and conservative. You will not feel the "10% increase in reload speed for your harpoon gun" in the heat of battle. Surprisingly, there is no way to directly improve your guns' damage and your health value. [*]The story part of the game feels rather disconnected to the gameplay. Often time when the AI voice tells you to investigate somewhere, you would think you need to actually do some investigation like looking for something or collecting data. Yet, turns out the game just wants you to be here and do whatever you want until the timer runs out. 2. Other Complaints [*]The "headshot hit box" is really wanky. Sometimes you put a harpoon straight into the shark's head, but it just shrugs it off and keeps charging at you. [*]There are AI arts in the game. While they don't bother me that much but I can certainly see some people being turned off by this. [*]A translucent radar above the health bar as purchasable upgrade would be lovely. 中文小簡評 →蠻到位的潛水恐怖遊戲，可惜遊戲性差了那麼一點。 →主要玩法就是前往特定區域，蒐集物資與寶物到隱藏計時結束，擊殺指定數量的敵人或是活過一定時間即可。 →整個遊戲就是在模擬深海潛水時被鯊魚獵殺的恐怖情境，原本看不清前方的海域已經夠讓人焦躁，轉頭下一秒就看到一隻鯊魚出現在你的視線內，更可怕的是他正直線逼近，張開血盆大嘴準備朝你咬來。這個情境嚇到了我不少次，尤其轉頭看到錘頭鯊或大白鯊時更是驚心動魄。 →當然你也不是毫無還手之力，初始配備的魚槍就是把利器，後續也可以解鎖四把新槍與兩種投擲物。有趣的一點，所有的槍枝不是射速偏慢就是開一槍就得手動換彈，這就讓每一次射擊顯得無比珍貴，考驗你的準度與選目標的技巧，在鯊魚即將貼近你的瞬間打在他鼻尖，輕鬆秒殺小型鯊魚，也能迫使較高階鯊魚改變路徑。 →鯊魚的種類也挺多樣，不同種類各自有不同強韌度與特性，尤其是大白鯊，好幾發子彈都打不翻的壓迫感，配上那滲人的微笑，絕望感十足啊！ →然而遊戲的玩法沒什麼變化，14場任務從頭到尾都是同一個流程，沒有額外目標，沒有新的蒐集要素，唯一有變化的只有鯊魚出場的種類而已。 →可購買的升級十分保守，數值變化可有可無，更令我訝異的是竟然完全沒有血量和傷害升級的選項。 →所謂的故事就只是NPC丟個一兩句話，要你去目標地點「調查」，實際上只是到目的地等時間到，系統自動放怪出來而已。 →一些鯊魚的爆頭判定詭異，明明一發魚槍貫穿鼻尖，對方卻跟沒中槍一樣繼續筆直地朝你衝來。 →如果有微型雷達系統簡單偵查敵人就好了。 →製作團隊表明遊戲內有用AI輔助繪圖，特別點出來是因為很多人聽到AI就很反感，不過我個人是覺得還好。 [quote=author]If you like what I write, please consider a follow to [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45738167/]my curator page, thanks! 如果你喜歡我寫的東西，可以追蹤[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45738167/]我的鑑賞家 喔！
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July 2025
It's hard to believe this a game created by only two people. It looks great, sounds great, and is way more unnerving than many of the horror games I've played. I don't have a fear of the ocean or big empty spaces, but always wanted to feel that panic. This is the only game that made me feel that ocean dread. Eat your heart out Subnautica, you didn't come close even with your building sized leviathans. Don't let the "2" in the title discourage you. It doesn't have anything to do with the first game. The first game is an endless survival against ever respawning sharks, this one has a story and levels in which you complete objectives.
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April 2025
This game is so much fun. def need to play at night with headphones on. Legit yelled out loud when i would get bit or attacked by somthing. I love underwater hunting games where everything is trying to kill you. Great job!
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March 2025
The sound in this game is really well done. Very immersive. Visuals are also really good, adding to the overall tension and atmosphere in the game. The game-play loop is a bit simple. It boils down to a simple underwater shooter. Each "map" ("dive") follows the same pattern: First swim to the target location, second, find treasure and finally fight off an attack. As that loop is so simple, it gets repetitive quickly but it is saved by the great atmosphere. I pooped my pants several times.
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March 2025
This is my favourite underwater game. Looks stunning. Horror themed. Great weapons. Easy to pick up and play. Just trying to get that final achievement. Deserves a much bigger audience.
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Death in the Water 2 is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

Death in the Water 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

Death in the Water 2 received 1,330 positive votes out of a total of 1,602 achieving a rating of 7.94.
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Death in the Water 2 was developed and published by Lighthouse Games Studio.

Death in the Water 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Death in the Water 2 is not playable on MacOS.

Death in the Water 2 is not playable on Linux.

Death in the Water 2 is a single-player game.

Death in the Water 2 does not currently offer any DLC.

Death in the Water 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Death in the Water 2 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Death in the Water 2 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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