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As marine scientist Mirai, dive through ocean habitats, scan wildlife, and follow a research team's investigation.
Released 11 Jun 2020
Scan Marine Life
Track Whale Families
Explore Deep-Sea Habitats
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.
Developed by E-Line Media · Published by E-Line Media
In the near future, you play as Mirai, a marine scientist on a research team studying ocean life. The narrative follows the team's work and their observations of whales and other marine creatures.
Explore underwater habitats, swim to marked objectives, scan species, track animals, and collect samples or place equipment. The dives focus on observation and discovery rather than combat or survival.
The story unfolds across a series of dives, with the submarine serving as a hub for crew conversations and optional ocean documentaries. Scans unlock information about marine life, while photo mode and post-story free diving let you continue exploring.
Players who enjoy Beyond Blue often praise its calm underwater exploration, detailed marine life, and educational documentary clips, describing it as a relaxing way to learn about the ocean. Some also appreciate its atmosphere, visuals, and music. Other reviewers find the scanning-focused gameplay repetitive or limited, and frequently note that the experience is short.
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart.
Set in the near future, Beyond Blue explores the mysteries of our ocean through the eyes of Mirai, a deep-sea explorer and scientist. Become a part of a newly-formed research team using groundbreaking technologies to see, hear, and interact with the ocean in a more meaningful way than has ever been attempted.
Features:
Throughout eight different dives you'll explore the untouched world of our ocean and use technology at the edge of our understanding - tracking sea creatures, unraveling mysteries, and interacting with the ocean like never before
Experience an evocative narrative with full voice cast - Anna Akana (YouTube), Mira Furlan (Lost, Babylon 5), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Black Sails, Hotel Rwanda), and Ally Maki (Toy Story 4)
Listen to a captivating and entertaining soundtrack featuring an original score and music from Miles Davis, The Flaming Lips, The Edisons, and more
Unlock sixteen unique mini-documentaries called Ocean Insights that feature original footage and interviews with science’s leading ocean experts
Take beautiful pictures to share using the brand new Photo Mode, featuring dozens of filters, lens settings, and more
Embracing the same inclusive development process that was used to create Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), E-Line’s BAFTA award-winning game about Alaska Native culture, the company partnered with BBC Studios (developers of the acclaimed Blue Planet II), OceanX Media, world-class game makers, and some of science’s leading ocean experts to craft an experience that reflects the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that infuses our planet’s beating blue heart.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 30 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 72/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
