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As Merryn, pilot a makeshift submarine through a nonlinear ocean, solving puzzles and unlocking tools to find your missing father.
Released 11 Jul 2016
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From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.
Developed by Insomniac Games · Published by GameTrust Games





Merryn’s father does not return from a fishing voyage, so she builds a small submarine and ventures into the ocean to find him. The journey leads through underwater ruins, lost civilizations, and encounters with sea creatures.
Players explore a connected underwater world, navigate its hazards, solve environmental puzzles, and battle creatures and bosses. Treasures are scattered throughout the sea, and some paths or obstacles require particular tools and abilities.
Submarine upgrades and new abilities open routes into deeper areas and allow Merryn to interact with the environment in new ways. Players can use those tools to revisit places, find more collectibles, and progress through the search.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight its atmospheric underwater settings, music, and storybook narration, alongside creative environmental puzzles and exploration. Several appreciate the steady sense of progression as submarine upgrades open new routes. Other reviews find the movement, backtracking, or combat frustrating, so the experience is not praised uniformly.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 10 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 71/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |