Mark of the Deep is an adventure developed by Mad Mimic Interactive, released 24 January 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.
What Mark of the Deep is
Mark of the Deep is an adventure game developed by Mad Mimic Interactive and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mark of the Deep is an epic pirate-themed adventure with strong narrative and a thrilling mix of Metroidvania and Souls-Like elements. Embark on this journey as the fierce Marcus "Rookie" Ramsey and explore the mysteries of a cursed island to find your missing pirate crew.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Mark of the Deep holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Mark of the Deep launched on 24 January 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist and Eternal Strands. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Eternal Strands.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Mark of the Deep yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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