All in all, it’s an excellent title with a memorable story, though not one where you should pick at the seams too much lest you dampen your enjoyment. It’s a game you should play to experience rather than “beat.” Through a mix of aggressive enemies and sparingly-used scripted sequences, Still Wakes the Deep masterfully orchestrates its cycle of tension, dread, panic, and reprieve, balancing all seasons equally.

‘The story is simple: Alex is a video blogger of middling fame who goes to locations suggested by her followers. Once there, she digs into the history, documents any experiences, and packages it for her audience. This time she’s off to a remote corner of Russia to explore an abandoned Young Pioneer camp that is purportedly haunted by the spirits of those who died there.’