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About DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
DIVE or DIE – Children of Rain thrusts players into the Abyssal Pool, an underwater maze of drowned ruins, lost idols, and mutated monsters. Guided by Jack, a haunted survivor, you must lead a desperate band of humans, balancing health, sanity, and dwindling oxygen while confronting eldritch horrors. The game blends action-adventure with survival management, requiring you to assign roles, craft tools, and upgrade a fragile camp that serves as humanity's last refuge. Every descent is a gamble, and the looming Maker of Rain threatens to flood the world forever.
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Story and Setting
The narrative unfolds in the cursed Abyssal Pool, a submerged labyrinth of ruins and mutated monsters. Jack, the central figure, seeks to save humanity while appeasing the Maker of Rain before his black tears flood the world.
Exploration reveals sacred relics scattered across the drowned world, each tied to the looming final Flood. The setting emphasizes permanent death and sacrifice, making each decision weighty.
- Focus on locating relics early to gain narrative context.
- Observe environmental cues to anticipate monster encounters.
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Survivor Management
Players assign vital roles to survivors, improving skillsets and crafting new equipment. Managing health and sanity is essential, as death is permanent and sacrifice inevitable.
Decisions about who joins a dive, who stays, and who dies shape the camp's development and affect future expeditions.
- Balance survivor skills to cover both combat and resource gathering.
- Monitor sanity levels to avoid sudden collapses during dives.
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Dive Mechanics
Each descent requires careful navigation of sunken ruins while racing against dwindling oxygen. Knowledge and skill guide players through darkness, where eldritch horrors lurk.
Evading or fighting monsters determines how deep you can safely explore, influencing the chance to retrieve relics before the Flood arrives.
- Conserve oxygen by planning routes before each dive.
- Engage monsters only when survivor combat skills are sufficient.
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Resource and Crafting System
Balancing resources against time allows upgrades to essential structures, strengthening the camp. Improved facilities enable deeper dives and better survival odds.
Crafting tools and equipment from gathered materials expands survivor capabilities, directly impacting exploration success.
- Prioritize upgrades that extend oxygen capacity.
- Allocate resources to both defense and exploration tools.
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Platform Features
The Steam listing advertises full controller support, including DualSense controller support, alongside Steam achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing.
The game is a single-player experience built around individual decision-making, available on Windows through this listing.
- Steam Cloud is listed as a feature, so you can rely on it for save handling as described on the store page.
- Check the store page for the current list of supported features before purchasing on a new setup.
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