The ocean floor, a lost expedition, and something moving in the dark.

On this one the community is unanimous, and not in a good way. On the gut pick, no criterion, Hidden Deep only edges past 1% of games. Rock bottom. And no criterion rescues the picture: attachment ahead of 2% of titles, art direction 4%, controller feel 5%, fun 8% on few votes, rediscovery 11%, desert island 10%, and the soundtrack down at the very bottom too. A profile this flat and this low is rare. There is no tension to point out here: the community finds nothing to hold on to.

The side-view underground sci-fi thriller lives on atmosphere, tension and precise control. It is demanding ground, still haunted by the shadow of a certain 1998 classic, and Hidden Deep clearly failed to stamp its own signature on it.

So, who is it for? For you if you love slow exploration, tense co-op, physical and rough games where every cable matters, and if you accept discomfort as part of the deal. Much less so if you want a game that wins you over in the first few minutes.