In Other Waters Review

In Other Waters is a great indie game where you are going to be an artificial intelligence exploring an alien ocean. It offers a great atmospheric experience to players with a non-violent science fiction story. The game was developed by Jump Over The Age and published by Fellow Traveler on April 3, 2020. If you have not played this game yet, here is our review for you to read.

In Other Waters Has Charming Interface Design

First, we can say that In Other Waters has a great interface. You will find amazing panels, buttons, dials, high-tech, and ethereal designs that perfectly match the concept of the game. It is designed by a real artificial intelligence that will basically be you. You will also find a rendered ocean in the middle of the design, and its turquoise shade will really appeal to anyone.

You can send a sonar wave by tapping on your space bar. This will help you explore the important points and things in the ocean on your map. You can tap on these waypoints to scan specific areas. Additionally, you can set a destination to travel to and get ready to dive to scan your surroundings.

In our opinion, In Other Waters is one of the best exploration games that takes place on an alien planet. However, as you can guess, this is a dangerous planet that is full of poisonous microbes, pollen, and dreadful secrets. Players will not find anything to defeat during their mission, which may make the game dull for some players. Thus, In Other Waters may be a great choice for those who love exploration games.

You will have limited tools in In Other Waters

You will have a limited number of tools. For example, you can use your laser cutters to open your way up to access inaccessible parts of the ocean or the area you are exploring. Although you don’t have any enemies in this ocean, it doesn’t mean that it is free of threats. Players will find plenty of stinging veils and corrosive brine pools, which will prevent you from progressing until you find a solution to overcome them.

While playing In Other Waters, you are going to constantly scan and set a route for yourself. This may seem a bit monotonous. However, we can easily say that you will not have to worry about repetition at all. You have plenty of elements to pay attention to, such as your O2 reserve. One of the best parts about In Other Waters is that you have a special suit that can metabolize organic matter in exchange for power and oxygen. If you run out of resources, a drone will come to rescue you. However, in these cases, you will start that region from the beginning.

Explore the Ocean Like a Scientist

Players must constantly explore this toxic ocean just like a scientist would. According to the story of the game, a human xenobiologist once studied this ocean in the past. Thus, you have information to access about what is going on around you. She is still alive, but she is unable to wear the suit.

In addition to this, she is the one who found you on an abandoned reef in this ocean. Thus, she will be guiding you on your adventure. However, she will never provide you with specific objectives. On the contrary, she is going to provide you with broad objectives and leave everything up to you by relying on you.

You need to keep researching to help with her studies. Meanwhile, you can also communicate with her, but she may not be able to engage in a dialogue. Instead, she will reply with short answers such as “yes” or “no.” In Other Waters offers a unique exploration adventure, which we highly recommend playing.