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Shinsekai: Into the Depths

Capcom presents a fresh and original undersea exploration game, filled with unique visual and audio experiences for you to discover. The land has slowly but steadily been covered with ice, forcing mankind to…

80 13 September 2019 ESRB E10+

Shinsekai: Into the Depths is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 13 September 2019 on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Mac.

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What Shinsekai: Into the Depths is

Shinsekai: Into the Depths is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2019. It is available on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Mac. It carries an ESRB E10+ age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Capcom presents a fresh and original undersea exploration game, filled with unique visual and audio experiences for you to discover. The land has slowly but steadily been covered with ice, forcing mankind to take refuge in the ocean. Even the sea cannot protect them forever. The ice overtakes the undersea home of a lone aquanaut, forcing an unplanned journey of exploration and discovery. Take control and follow a mysterious mechanical creature ever deeper... Could there be others still living on so far beneath the surface? Manage your oxygen reserves as you make your way through this magnificent underwater world teeming with life. Maintain your suit's pressure resistance as you proceed…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, mystery and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Shinsekai: Into the Depths 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 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Shinsekai: Into the Depths launched on 13 September 2019, within three weeks of Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019). It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).

Official trailer

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When did Shinsekai: Into the Depths come out?
Shinsekai: Into the Depths was released on 13 September 2019 for Nintendo Switch, iOS and Mac.

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