- Introducing the Chinese Room Award Winners Bundle! - 3 August 2026
Hands up! Who likes award-winning games? How about games made by The Chinese Room? What about award-winning games, created by The Chinese Room, at half price??? Then you're in luck, as our brand-new bundle, "The Chinese Room Award Winners", is just that! This discount runs until August 28th, so get it now before some random Scottish person who calls himself "the king" shouts at us for such an insane discount!
- Pick Your Poison - Multiple Still Wakes the Deep Horror Bundles Now Live! - 4 December 2025
We've been closing out 2025 by partnering with some of the best in the horror games business, to bring you some bone-chilling bundles featuring Still Wakes the Deep on Steam! First up, Secret Mode and Raw Fury have teamed up to bring you the Atmospheric Horror bundle, featuring Still Wakes the Deep and the brand new first person sci-fi horror, ROUTINE. Set in the 1980s, ROUTINE has you carefully navigating an abandoned lunar base with the vision of the future. Let’s just hope there’s no random oil dripping or corruptive gloop blocking your path… Get the bundle here! We also have three other spine-tingling new bundles for you to sink your teeth into - one with the brutal nightmare of Cronos: The New Dawn, one with Huntsman that’s bound to get you stuck in a web of eight-legged proportions, and another where we’re no-clipping into liminal spaces in Escape the Backrooms. Survive the brutal…
- Still Wakes the Cloud Saves - 14 October 2025
Yes, you read that right. Still Wakes the Deep now officially supports Steam Cloud Saves. Thank you so much for sticking with us on this topic (and giving us the occasional prod, we read them all!) Now go out there and get your daily dose of disgruntled Scottish workers shouting expletives at you.
- Beira D Deep Dive: Interviewing Principal Narrative Designer Sagar Beroshi - 1 October 2025
“These are characters who are opting into a difficult situation. They are choosing to go to the wreck of the Beira D.”Have you wondered how much research went into concepting Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest? Or how saturation diving differs from traditional diving, and what does it do to the body and mind? We sat down with Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest Principal Narrative Designer Sagar Beroshi to ask him these questions - and so much more - in an exclusive 50-minute interview, embedded below. Sit back, fill your Cadal mug with a cup of tea, and enjoy.
- Эпопея продолжается: Создатели Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 отделились от Sumo Digital - 21 July 2025
Британская студия The Chinese Room объявила о разрыве отношений с компанией Sumo Group (она же Sumo Digital ) и обретении независимости. Согласно анонсу, менеджмент команды совершил обратный выкуп акций.
- The Chinese Room answers YOUR questions. - 11 July 2025
A few weeks back, four developers from The Chinese Room answered your questions over on Reddit. This blog is a compilation of the brilliant questions and deep answers provided. Be warned, it’s a long one! Please note that these answers will contain spoilers for both Still Wakes the Deep and Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest. The four developers who took part were: Principal Narrative Designer Sagar BeroshiPrincipal Game Designer Jade JacsonLead Sound Designer Francesco Del PiaLead Environment Artist Iain Gillespie Question from Gorvar1: "How do you feel about the community calling the organism The Shape?" A - Jade: "I really love it. We have another name for it in the office, but I prefer the one the community came up with as it's more neutral and fits it better." Question from Carbine: "What inspired the setting and story of Still Wakes the Deep?" and follow-up from V-companey: "What…
- A big thank you from The Chinese Room - 9 July 2025
Dear wonderful players of Still Wakes the Deep and its story expansion, Siren’s Rest. We're overjoyed to finally drop this release and read everyone’s incredible impressions and theories. We gathered representatives from each department that worked on the game (be sure to check the full credits!) and have a few paragraphs from each, resulting in a friendly little letter to the fans. Do let us know more of your impressions in the comments, follow us on Steam and other social media, and we’ll see you around! Art Thank you to all the fans who have supported Still Wakes the Deep and who are excited to play Siren's Rest. So much hard work went into developing both the base game and the new expansion on the art side. It took many years to get to where it is today, and we are so pleased with how it has been received. Not a single one of us has ever set foot on an oil rig in person, let alone o…
- Still Wakes the Deep Update 1.6.3 - 7 July 2025
Hey everyone. Today, we are releasing a small patch that packs a punch - by thawing the frozen and demystifying the hidden. Thank you all so much for your patience as we have been working on this - your reports helped us identify patterns and locate the problem! Patch Notes: Fixed an issue that caused the fog to be incredibly potent in Still Wakes the Deep, especially on the deck. Now you can see your monsters friends clearly! Fixed an issue that caused freezes when the corruption effect played on both Still Wakes the Deep and Siren’s Rest, especially on AMD GPUs. This should have a positive knock-on effect for anyone who has other GPUs and also experience this issue. Made alterations to the umbilical cord during Scene 3 of Siren’s Rest. That’s all for now. Thank you all so much. 🌊
- Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest - Update 1.6 - 25 June 2025
Hey everyone! We’ve been thrilled to see your reaction to exploring the wreckage of the Beira D in Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, the new paid story expansion. Today, we’re releasing a patch packed full of fixes and adjustments, much of which is driven by your feedback. Below is a full breakdown of what’s coming in the patch, available now on all platforms: PATCH NOTESFeatures:Added a Memento collection menu, so players can track which mementos they’ve discoveredAdded a Chapter Selector option, based on community feedback. Players can now head straight to the beginning of any chapter they have previously completed Bug Fixes:Fixed an issue that caused an invisible wall to appear and create a softlock when collecting a whisky bottleResolved multiple issues causing some players to experience blockers or softlocks when retracing their steps, potentially triggering previous checkpointFi…
- Создателей Still Wakes the Deep и Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 накрыла волна увольнений - 25 June 2025
В британской студии The Chinese Room стартовала реструктуризация, в рамках которой было уволено неназванное число сотрудников. Об этом сообщает индустриальный портал Game Developer .
- Layoffs at Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 studio as Paradox promise RPG will still release in October - 24 June 2025
Still Wakes The Deep and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 developers The Chinese Room have laid off a number of staff, seemingly as part of parent company Sumo Digital's wider strategic decision in February 2025 to move away from original game creation and "focus exclusively on development services for partners". Read more
- Grab a free Steam key for watery, Lovecraftian horror game Still Wakes the Deep - 21 June 2025
Sublime horror game Still Wakes The Deep is taking us ever-further into the dark, terrifying depths with the launch of new DLC Siren's Rest. Its arrival is a welcome chance to talk about the original, which plays into developer The Chinese Room's strengths in immersive storytelling to deliver a sweary, Scottish tale of an engineer aboard the doomed Beira D oil rig. If you've never played it, you're in luck, as we have ten free Steam keys to give away. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Still Wakes the Deep Siren's Rest review - should've been a sequel Still Wakes the Deep is getting its first DLC, and it's just around the corner Still Wakes the Deep release date, trailers, gameplay, and latest news
- Details on Post-Launch Patch for Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest - 20 June 2025
Hey everyone! Thanks so much to the entire Still Wakes the Deep community for sharing your thoughts since diving into the Siren’s Rest paid story expansion. We’ve been doing some diving of our own, wading through player feedback and documenting points for our team to action. Our planned post-launch patch is being worked on right now and will be released once all tests are complete, very likely before the end of June. This patch will include a wide range of fixes and optimisations for both the expansion and base game. The patch will include fixes for audio and dialogue bugs such as overlapping voice lines. It will also further improve visuals, including multiple fixes for the umbilical cord in Siren’s Rest and resolving reports of missing tentacles from a certain… antagonist. We’ll also be adding a couple of minor new features, including a memento tracker, and a chapter select option, wh…
- Still Wakes the Deep Siren's Rest review - should've been a sequel - 19 June 2025
It's Christmas in June, which could only mean I'm back on the Beira D. Siren's Rest is Still Wakes the Deep 's first DLC, and it's also entirely unexpected. The Chinese Room's BAFTA-winning disaster horror set on the North Sea had a pretty definitive ending, so the news that more was on the way took me by surprise. Still Wakes the Deep was a standout of 2024, but it was difficult to see where a story expansion could take us after that final, explosive flourish. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Still Wakes the Deep is getting its first DLC, and it's just around the corner Still Wakes the Deep release date, trailers, gameplay, and latest news Still Wakes the Deep review - low on scares, big on heart
- The Sea Calls - Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest is Out Now! - 18 June 2025
Dive deep into the North Sea as Mhairi and explore the creaking wreckage of the Beira D, as the Still Wakes the Deep story continues with Siren’s Rest, the brand new paid story expansion, available now. Bust open doors, cut through rusted grates, and uncover lost mementos as you carefully manoeuvre through the cursed halls of Cadal’s collapsed centrepiece, to find closure for the fate of the crew that sank without a trace.Get a glimpse of what awaits you in this extended gameplay trailer:Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest is a paid story expansion costing £9.99/$12.99/€12.99 and requires an installed copy of Still Wakes the Deep to play. While completion of Still Wakes the Deep is not required, we highly recommend doing so, as the events of Siren’s Rest take place over a decade after the end of the base game’s narrative.For the next two weeks, Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest will hav…
- FAQs: Prepare to plunge into Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest expansion - 17 June 2025
(Please note that Secret Mode and The Chinese Room are based in the UK, with our working times being Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM BST.) Hey everyone. Ahead of the launch of Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest, we wanted to make these short FAQs to help you prepare for your dive into the wreckage of the Beira D. Q) When is Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest releasing, and on what platforms? A) Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest launches Wednesday 18th June at 10am BST/ 5am EST/ 2am PT on Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox via PC and Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. Q) How much will Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest cost? A) Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest will cost £9.99/$12.99/€12.99 and will have a 15% discount on Steam for the first two weeks. You can pre-purchase Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest ahead of launch with the same discount. A bundle featuring Still Wakes the Deep and Still Wake…
- Dive into our new Extended Gameplay Trailer - 16 June 2025
It's 1986. The Beira D has been interred the the depths of the North Sea for over a decade. Exploring this groaning steel catacomb, trying to piece together the final moments of the oil rig’s crew, won't be easy. Swim through the underwater wreckage armed with a cutting torch, crowbar, and camera but beware - there are things lurking in the depths that even the sea cannot claim.See more of Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest in our brand new extended gameplay trailer. And, if that isn’t enough for you, tune in tomorrow to a special livestream over on the Secret Mode Twitch or YouTube where we will show even more!Excited for Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest in a few days? We certainly are! Let us know your thoughts, theories, and questions over on our Discord, as well as over on X and Reddit. We also may be running a fanart competition over on Discord where we’re giving away keys to Sir…
- Introducing the Voices of Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest - 13 June 2025
Every great story-driven experience needs a great cast, and Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest is no exception - especially with it being grounded in a specific time and place. We worked with our partners at Side to find the right people to bring Siren’s Rest to life. Ahead of the launch of our paid story expansion on June 18, here are the talented voice actors – alongside the characters they portray – once again directed by the magnificent Kate Saxon.Lois Chimimba as Mhairi Lois Chimimba is a Glaswegian actor and writer known for her roles in Vigil and The One, and has entered video game voice acting with a role in Atomfall. We’re honoured for Lois to voice Mhairi, our protagonist in Siren’s Rest. Mhairi is the leader of the saturation diving expedition down to the Beira D. She’s spent years supporting the families of those lost in that disaster, a decade back. Now, after training and…
- Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest is a surprise bit of submechanophobia-inducing DLC that's washing ashore next week - 12 June 2025
There are two reasons you shouldn't watch the trailer for Still Wakes the Deep's just announced DLC Siren's Rest. The first is that, well, it'll probably spoil at least some of the events of the base game given that the expansion is set more than a decade on. The other is for the subset of you that have just the worst case of submechanophobia, because the trailer is absolutely full of man-made objects under water. You've been warned, don't come crying to me if you don't heed me, I'll just say I told you so. Read more
- Still Wakes the Deep is getting its first DLC, and it's just around the corner - 12 June 2025
In a world where horror games are a dime a dozen, Still Wakes the Deep managed to rise above the tides. Perhaps I'm slightly biased - I am Scottish, after all - but The Chinese Room's eerie oil rig-set misadventure had its hooks in me from start to finish. As someone who's far too excited about Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, The Chinese Room's most recent outing proved that they can make truly great videogames and, quite honestly, sparked some hope that Bloodlines 2 can be the horror epic I'm hoping for. But, ahead of the vampire RPG's release, Still Wakes the Deep is getting a new DLC, aptly entitled Siren's Rest. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Still Wakes the Deep release date, trailers, gameplay, and latest news Still Wakes the Deep review - low on scares, big on heart Still Wakes the Deep fixes the worst feature in modern gaming
