
The Chinese Room's impressively choreographed lipid rig scary Still Wakes nan Deep is making a return, successful a brand-new spot of communicative DLC that'll prime up nan action almost a decade aft nan events of nan main game. It's called Siren's Rest, and it's coming to each platforms connected 18th June.
Still Wakes nan Deep's original communicative transported players backmost to 1975 and nan wonderfully realised Beira D lipid rig, located location disconnected nan seashore of Scotland successful nan churning North Sea. Eventually, it became clear that chartless forces had dubious designs connected nan Beira D's crew, and frankincense began a very difficult time successful nan life of electrician Cameron McLeary.
If you haven't played nan main game, you mightiness want to extremity reference here, arsenic introducing Siren's Rest requires revealing nan destiny of Beira D and its crew. You see, Still Wakes nan Deep's communicative DLC clip jumps guardant complete a decade to 1986 erstwhile a master diving squad journeys to nan tract of nan lipid rig, now acold beneath nan waves. Armed pinch a cutting torch, crowbar, and camera, this caller squad is attempting to portion together nan last moments of nan Beira D, but it conscionable mightiness transpire those unknowable forces aren't rather done playing conscionable yet.
"The Beira D is now a groaning alloy catacomb interred successful nan inky depths of nan North Sea," The Chinese Room teases successful its announcement. "What really happened that December time successful 1975, erstwhile communications to nan mainland were severed and nan rig sank without a trace? What answers tin beryllium fixed to families who still grieve, 10 years on?"
Siren's Rest, which will supposedly connection astir 1.5-2 hours of playtime, has a caller writer successful Sagar Beroshi (they antecedently served arsenic communicative designer connected Helldivers 2), and a brand-new formed to spell pinch its brand-new crew. Lois Chimimba (Doctor Who, Shetland) stars arsenic protagonist Mhairi alongside Lorn Macdonald (Bridgerton, The Lazarus Project) and David Menkin (Final Fantasy 16, Alan Wake 2), and Kate Saxon is erstwhile again connected sound directing duties, which bodes good fixed nan stellar performances successful nan main game.




I wasn't wholly sold connected Still Wakes nan Deep's creation when I reviewed it past year, but location was nary questioning its often astonishing artistry - and I'd beryllium lying if I said nan haunting destiny of nan Beira D's unit hadn't stuck pinch me. So I'm genuinely intrigued to spot really Siren's Rest expands connected what's travel earlier pinch its caller squad and immoderate 80s swagger.
Still Wakes nan Deep's Siren's Rest DLC launches for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (via Steam and Epic) adjacent Wednesday, 18th June, and it'll costs £9.99/€12.99/$12.99 USD.