In Other Waters

In Other Waters tells a tense, absorbing mystery through exquisitely minimalist means.

In Other Waters’ best quality is just that: it makes you feel like you’re in other waters. It’s a well written exploration game that, while short, provides an interesting story. If this is the form the classic text adventure returns in, In Other Waters leads the charge with its immersive soundscape and imagination sparking descriptions.

Explore a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean in this relaxing sci-fi adventure.

With an engaging sci-fi story and its minimalist style, In Other Waters manages to draw you into its mysterious story and brings the alien environments to life through your imagination. There are some performance issues that can detract from the experience, but overall, In Other Waters is a journey worth taking.

Sometimes a game completely catches you off guard. On first glance, In Other Waters from developer Jump Over the Age and publisher Fellow Traveller looks like a cool sci-fi exploration adventure, with a few puzzle elements and a mystery to solve. It looks calming, methodical, and simple – but under the surface drifts an apocalyptic queer love story, ecological terrorism, corporate greed, and some ...

The hard science aspects of being a marine biologist aren't sexy or fun, but they make for an interesting and completely unique experience.

In Other Waters tells an intriguing tale that will get you thinking, but only if its slow crawl to the finish doesn't turn you away.

Searching for answers is a fundamental part of our being and a core motivator for video games. It provides the impetus to push forward to hopefully achieve a satisfactory end. In Other Waters it is not that straightforward, however. The title’s exploration gameplay can lull, and the end of the story itself – while forming a resolute conclusion – dangles a more intriguing possibility than the one t...

In Other Waters is beautiful, but somewhat clunky and boring.

Now this is something you don’t see everyday. There aren’t many games that give me such a hard time when I try to describe them like In Other Waters does. This is one of the most different and unique games I’ve played in years, but as you may already know, this doesn’t always result in an actual fun experience. So where does In Other Waters stand? Is it a revolutionary artistic achievement? Is it ...

That being said, it is impossible to ignore some of In Other Waters’ most glaring flaws. As much as I’m willing to sacrifice depth in gameplay for a satisfying story, I should never feel frustrated as much as I did while playing this. For those of you who may not be bothered by these issues to the degree I was, I think you will find an engrossing and even satisfying experience. I couldn’t help but...