Stranded Deep

this games concept is great but the amount of bugs,the whole inventory management being terrible and the fact that you have to log out of the game to use an map also there is no real way to heal other than being full on food and water and not to mention water being the hardest thing to get an constant form of.

This game couples simulation with survival. It's a great progressive game. I give it a 10/10 would recommend

Great game to play alone or with a friend, it has a few bugs as this game was developed by a small studio, but it is inmersive and fun. I bought it on a sale and it was totally worth it. I recommend it if you like chill and survival games.

First-Time Experience in Survival Gaming

I recently dove into my first survival genre game, "Stranded Deep," and it quickly became one of my favorites. From the moment I started playing, I was drawn into a harsh yet captivating environment filled with challenges.

The game mechanics are engaging and intuitive. You begin with minimal resources, which forces you to explore shipwrecks and islands for supplies. Crafting items is essential, as it enhances your attributes for specific classes, such as hunting, physical skills, and cooking. Whether it’s building a shelter or crafting weapons for hunting, every decision matters. The balance between survival necessities like food and water and defending against animals is well-executed, creating a constant sense of awareness and caution.

Visually, "Stranded Deep" is stunning. The environments are beautifully designed, with each area presenting its own unique atmosphere. The graphics enhance immersion, allowing you to truly feel the isolation that comes with survival. The sound design is equally impressive, with ambient ocean sounds making you feel as if you’re really there.

One of the game's strongest aspects is its survival challenge. It punishes a lack of patience but rewards strategic thinking. The game encourages you to think ahead about resource management and make tough decisions that can significantly impact your survival.

Overall, "Stranded Deep" is a fantastic survival game. It effectively combines challenging gameplay, stunning visuals, and immersive sound design to create a memorable experience. If you’re looking for a break from PvP games, "Stranded Deep" will keep you on your toes and test your ingenuity.

Pro's:

Great graphics

Gameplay is okay

Easy to run

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Con's

There's no story line whatsoever

The beginning of the game is extremely boring

The game is honestly very repetitive

The beginning no where near easy at all or atleast time consuming

The Hud is absolutely horrible and should be reworked

The AI is extremely horrible

There's no NPC'S of what i know of

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and the game is pretty expensive for this type of content, overall i recommend buying this on sale, which is what i did, and i would recommend sunkenland a 1000 times more over this game, no offence to any of the dev's or anyone who published or helped in this game, this is my personal opinion.

Its fun to troll around but its such a buggy mess. I wouldnt pay more then maybe 5€

GREAT GAME but a lil buggy id say but amazing 10/10

The game is pretty fun and challenging. I am not recommending this if you plan to play with friends. The disconnects are frequent. Each time a player gets disconnected, you have to wait for the world to sync (pauses the host and player for several minutes). It's a big deal breaker for me- uninstalled.

It's crazy I've had this game since 2015 and It's crazy how many bugs are still here in multiplayer but in single player I relatively dealt with no problems except physics with the built rafts.

loaded back into the game me and my friend been grinding on could not move are raft then it glitches out and starts flying everywhere needs to be fixed please contact me

decent game. storage inventory slot and stack sizes are too small. crop growth is too slow.
it felt clunky and confusing years ago.
it took me a few tries for the game to actually click.
it's much easier than i remember.
the gyro is pretty much useless, unless you find the ship early on.
there is little to no need to build an actual base on an island. a 5x5 raft is the most you need.
4 or 5 stacks of stone spear runs through everything including the bosses.

Clunky inventory and interaction system. Needs a rework that allows direct interaction with constructed equipment without needing to hold items in hands. Storage is very limiting and cumbersome. Requires many round trips to move materials around due to low backpack and box storage capacity. Building system is also buggy. Has potential but needs more work.

Good games make you feel sad when you finish them and this one really hit that spot.
Even though the game feels a little rushed or not very polished it still made me reach 100 hours on it.
9/10 Absolutely recommend

This is such a great survival game, it allows players to know the rules and world quickly, and it has clear goals for the players. However the most challenging task to do is probably finding plants that are the ingredient for strings.

Lovely game. Buggy multiplayer.

You can really enjoy this game with beer.

Game was fun. BUT after you leave the first few islands and you build a few things the game starts de-syncing from your friends game nonstop. you and your friend can build stuff and it doesn't show for the other person, same with items you craft. the entire game just starts to mess up with everything. Not worth it.

Stranded Deep - A Survival Gem with Untapped Potential

After spending countless hours in Stranded Deep, I can confidently say that it is one of the most immersive survival experiences available. The game offers a unique setting, throwing you into the heart of the Pacific Ocean after a harrowing plane crash, leaving you stranded on a deserted island with nothing but your wits to survive. The premise is fantastic, the mechanics are solid, and the sense of isolation is incredibly well executed. However, despite all of its strengths, Stranded Deep suffers from a lack of continued development, leaving vast amounts of untapped potential.

The Survival Experience

One of Stranded Deep’s greatest strengths is its atmosphere. From the moment you wake up in your life raft, the game does an excellent job of making you feel truly alone and vulnerable. The dynamic weather, the day/night cycle, and the beautifully rendered ocean waves create an ever-changing environment that keeps you on your toes. The need to scavenge for food, water, and shelter adds a constant layer of tension, and the crafting system allows you to build everything from basic tools to elaborate rafts.

The procedural generation of islands keeps exploration fresh, and the variety of sea creatures, including sharks, whales, and the elusive giant squid, ensures that you’re always wary of what lurks beneath the surface. The survival elements are well-balanced, requiring players to carefully manage their resources while encouraging them to explore further to progress.

The Thrill of Exploration

Exploration is one of the game’s strongest points. Each island holds new discoveries, whether it’s shipwrecks filled with valuable loot, hidden caves, or dangerous sea creatures waiting to ambush you. The addition of deep-sea diving and underwater wrecks adds an extra layer of tension, as the treasures you seek often come with high risks. The thrill of setting sail on a makeshift raft, navigating treacherous waters, and discovering new islands is one of the most satisfying parts of Stranded Deep.

Where Stranded Deep Falls Short

Unfortunately, despite its impressive survival mechanics and atmosphere, Stranded Deep feels incomplete in many ways. The lack of ongoing development and meaningful updates has left many players, including myself, feeling as though the game has stagnated. The developers have introduced some features over time, but many promised or highly requested mechanics remain absent.

For example, the game world, while beautiful, often feels empty. The islands lack diversity beyond their size and slight terrain variations, and after a while, the excitement of discovering new locations starts to fade. More unique landmarks, deeper lore, or even NPC encounters could have added an extra layer of depth to exploration.

Additionally, the crafting and building systems, while functional, feel somewhat limited. Compared to other survival games, Stranded Deep’s base-building options are quite restricted, making it difficult to create truly impressive settlements. The ability to construct more complex structures, utilize advanced tools, or introduce additional survival elements (such as more diverse farming, animal domestication, or expanded weather effects) could greatly enhance the game’s long-term appeal.

A Stagnant Endgame

One of my biggest frustrations with Stranded Deep is its lack of a compelling endgame. Once you’ve built a stable base, crafted all the necessary tools, and explored most of the islands, there’s very little left to do. The game does feature a final escape mechanic, where players can attempt to leave the archipelago, but it lacks the emotional weight or depth that could make it feel truly satisfying.

Survival games thrive on giving players long-term goals to work toward, whether it’s developing an elaborate home base, uncovering deep lore, or facing increasingly difficult challenges. Stranded Deep fails to capitalize on this, leaving players with an impressive but ultimately shallow experience.

The Verdict: A Great Foundation, But Needs More

Stranded Deep is an enjoyable and immersive survival experience that does a fantastic job of capturing the raw desperation of being stranded at sea. The atmosphere, exploration, and survival mechanics are engaging, and the game provides many hours of entertainment. However, it’s hard to ignore the fact that the game feels unfinished. The lack of updates and expanded mechanics leaves a lot of potential untapped, making it difficult to recommend for players who crave deep, evolving survival gameplay.

If you love survival games and are willing to embrace its limitations, Stranded Deep offers a solid experience. But for those looking for a game with continued development, long-term goals, and a deeper endgame, it may leave you wanting more. 7/10 – Great concept, but still stranded in development.

Awful gameplay, the inventory management is terrible, crafting is terrible.. Do not waste your time on it

So cozy and enjoyable game. Thank you, and can't wait for SD2! ♥

The UI is awful. The animations are awful. If you die in multiplayer it will kick you out to the main menu so you have to redo hosting the session. It takes 3 minutes to load the map. The game lacks any helpful direction, the mechanics are stale. The models are just asset flips it feels like and lack any decent animations. Apparently, this game is finished. I refunded, but do yourself the service of not buying in the first place.

This game is now dead. Such a pity. I loved this game when it first released and I have been waiting for updates for this game but I guess this one's already been abandoned. And so if you haven't bought the game yet save it for some other games. No longer worth it.

Its your standard mid 2010's early access that never really got fixed and was abandoned.

Good game with nice graphics and not too hard survival gameplay.
Islands are spaced a good way apart, however they are mostly the same so I didn't really feel the point in going to explore much.
Nice and relaxing and cool game but not worth more than 5 pounds.
Also odd as I've never had this with any other game but it kept opening on my 2nd monitor so I used my steam deck to play instead.
Got 60 FPS locked at 800p with low volumetric clouds, high view distance and all other settings were at medium.
Overall for price I payed 8.00
5/10

Glitchy, buggy, no clear tutorial during multiplayer

Glitchy, Buggy mess. I played this game long enough to not recommend. Spend you're money somewhere else.

I would say the game is a solid 8/10, i need some longer survival games, and it was a bit boring sometimes, i need a faster raft, more unique islands, better ending, harder bosses, new mechanics, etc.

Every time me and my fiance try to play this game, it has never gone well.

We played this game a few years ago and the bugs and glitches were irritating to say the least.
Back then if you died in multiplayer, you could not be revived at all, you would have to start and entirely new world just to be able to have everyone play again.
We just brushed it off and decided to give the game a little break thinking that it was maybe just early game bugs. NO.

We just opened the game again after a several year break, AND IT IS STILL BROKEN! After picking up enough items to fill your inventory, it doesn't matter if you drop them out of your inventory, the item presents itself as invisible taking up an inventory spot making it impossible to get the materials you need to progress!

I just don't understand how the developers can start on a sequel of this game, WHEN THIS ONE CLEARLY ISN'T FINISHED!

If they're leaving Stranded Deep like this, I can not imagine the second one is going to be any better!

This was by far the most disappointing game I have ever played. My fiance and I wanted a deep sea survival game and wandered across this, what looked like an amazing game with insanely positive reviews. However, once we got into the game however, we realized that these reviews were as blinding loving as Taylor Swifts fan base. From loading in for 15 minutes to picking up one dropped item that proceeded to bug my entire inventory, this game is will make you feel like you blew your money. Beam Team you guys are jokes, thanks for getting my hopes up clowns.

You survive a plane crash only to lose a fistfight with a crab five minutes later. The sharks? They’re less “wildlife” and more “ocean hitmen” sent to ruin your day. And crafting? It’s like trying to build IKEA furniture, but your tools are just sticks and disappointment.

Quite a good survival game that is 10 years old in 2025! Start was literally confusing but then it made sense.
Loved the raft, crafting and building part. Also the initial island grind and hunting.
After visiting more than 6 island, it was quite repetitive and that took the fun away esp in Solo. (I actually got all the things I needed from those 6 and grinding more just didn't make sense later on)
Also, some extra achievements are unnecessary like Craft all items and spend 10 days without eating this and that.
Absolutely unnecessary. Should have kept it to the point like Subnautica. (at least Subnautica shows in the perfect games)
Stranded Deep 2 should improve on these.
Otherwise, a 4/5 for me.

Although it seems like a great game to play, it was almost unplayable for my friends and I due to a recurring time out error. After reading several forums, this seems to be a known issue and devs will not be fixing this issue.

why negative well simple what tf do i do the game is not for me i have thalssaphobia so yeah dont buy this game if you have thalassaphobia otherwise i recommend

outstanding game especially for their first game. i have bought this game multiple times on many different platforms and continue to enjoy it. i simply can not wait for SD2!

Great game and as exciting as raft the final chapter. They both have the same mechanics and gameplay just different types of story, but in this game you can have more crafting on islands and make bases so you don't have to move island to island if you don't want to. Also in this game you actually can end the game after beating it, and in my opinion you don't have to grind as much to progress although it has the same mechanic in order to get everything in the game that you want to craft. Overall I would recommend this game as well as Raft and give it a 8.5/10

While a Co-Op tropical island survival game such as this has the potential for great fun, over my years of playing this game and watching its development since early access, I have the opinion that the game has fallen far short of its potential. The removal of originally intended designs, the unimproved and glitch prone gameplay, and the limited / simplistic quest system leaves much to be desired. It is a good casual game, but since development has been completed for Stranded Deep 1, it can be expected to stay as is.

I love the game, flaws and all. It's just fun to sail, fight sharks, search through shipwrecks, and spend way too much time trying to murder and eat the bats at night. (Maybe that's just me...) Overall, it's a great experience, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the second game will bring in the future.

This is a very good game if you want something casual! The realism of the survival aspect is spot on. Only issue with the game is the multiplayer feature, it's not very compatible (atleast not on my end) so single player is most likely your best bet. 9.5/10

This is a Great Cozy game if you play it on Passive but if you wanna little more you can play on aggressive and that will get your heart Beating!

MY FAVORITE DIGITAL GETAWAY!
Every aspect of this game is amazing (except for one thing). The music for all situations is perfect and you feel it. If you've got the hardware, the graphics are jaw-dropping awesome. The variety of game modes give lots of replayability, from no-challenge relaxation to hard core survivor. The map editor allows you to place in new islands you've built yourself to achieve a never ending game. The one thing that makes abso-fucking-lutly no sense is the game end-goal. They want you to "ESCAPE", from the group of island, you have all to yourself, with no one else around, with all the food and resources you could need to feed and entertain yourself. What a stupid idea, as if anyone would do that. Here's hoping SD2 adds a PET SYSTEM!!!

A disappointing mess. First 5 min.: Raft drifts away, but I cannot deploy a anchor near the beach :-(, raft gets stuck on a wreck as I try to get to waters deep enough for the anchor mechanics to function :-(. Note to developers: Choose an option: 1. Make anchors and ropes function just a little as i real life or 2. don't include any anchors in the game. Next 5 min.: Hints-prompts demand that I open the crafting menu, but I then have to exit the game and use Google to find out what button actually does that :-(, then I have to pin a certain recipe via RMB ... but RMB doesn't do what is advertised, instead it crafts the item :-(. Note to developers: Playtest your products and ensure that something (anything) works before wasting our time. JFC.

Great game. A little bit frustrating at first, but once you learn the controls, it's great. The only downfall, is that there is only so much to do, but there are different maps that make up for it. Overall, one of the best survival games out there. Highly recomend.

I want to like this game, I really do, but it's very... Clunky? The inventory system is hard to use, especially if you want to carry more than a few things, in which case you're going to have to find a bunch of wood crates to carry around. The food and water system is confusing and frustrating. And the crafting is just awful to try and figure out. I can see the potential, and I really want this game to improve, but right now it plainly sucks

This game is fricken awful. Truly awful. I am truly shocked they've announced a sequel without actually finishing this game. 5 minutes to load a game, if you make a mistake and need to reload you're waiting another 5 minutes. The controls make no sense, rendering is half done. If a person is doing something the other person can't actually see them do it. Looking through binoculars, the other person has no idea. Maybe finish this game before you release another one. We're past the point of a refund on this having wasted hours trying to figure out how it works and watching it crash on us so I'll just leave my crappy review, which will change nothing...

The concept is classic but the gameplay is likewise predictable and boring, but far worse than that the controls and user experience lacking.

PROS
-Pretty straight forward not much needs to be explained
-The setting is appealing

CONS
-Your movement and animation feels janky and clunky
-Having to look at a watch to see how your character is doing is lame, fatigue and hunger is unbalanced
-Actions feels unrealistic, ex. fire always start in first attempt
-There is little to no story elements, which other similar games has and added depth to the game
-Island are retarded small and it make respawning of fauna and animals feel stupid, you chance a pig that de-spawn and a snake shows up out of the blue...on an island smaller than someone livingroom
-Multiplayer is suppose to be a partner experience but it is faulty and there's no communication not even proper emotes

Overall this game doesn't deliver the fantasy it is trying to sell

It really depends if you're a realism person or a fun person. Pretty realistic, but there are a few flaws in animation and a lot of errors in how the animals move. But overall, best survival game i've played. Unpopular opinion, 9.5/10

Rating at the bottom

Well Well Well if it isn't a staple for survival games. Honestly i wanted to play this game so bad as a kid and when i finally got it i went through a few feelings. I was extremely happy and excited. I started Playing was having a good time got stung by a urchin was stressed because i was poisoned I started to get annoyed because I couldn't figure out how to cure it......Died.....Was annoyed played a little longer got off didn't play for like 3 months. Ended up basically beating the game in like 5 to 6 hours........got bored before i beat it never played again. still had fun though.

I'd rate this a solid 7.4 out of 10

The coop in this game is unplayable due to desync issues and other bugs. The updates have stopped so there is little hope that this game will be finished. The inventory system is terrible. Game feels unfinished and unbalanced. No physics and no reason to build a shelter.

Pros
- Game has potential and I really wanted to see more.

Cons
- Many many bugs.
- Terrible menu system.
- Nonsence physics.

Sugestions
- FIX THE BUGS.
- OVERHAUL THE MENU SYSTEM.
- TOOLBELT MUST EXPAND STORAGE.

- Don't force player to drop items to change hand.
- Make plants grow back (slowly).
- Give me a reason to build a shelter. (sleep buff, and stamina)
- Give me a reason to build the raft from rare materials (buoyancy, durability)
- Make islands more varied (size, animals, resources, plants)
- Reduce poison probability.
- Make food harder to get, but also reduce the need to eat constantly.

if you are into survivial games well this game is perfect for you Lol I enjoy playing the game myself.

It was very fun multiplayer :] Graphics could be a little better

You have no way to push boat or rafts back out into the water for when they get stuck against the land. Life raft will float out into sea if you don't watch it even with the sea anchor.