This is Thalassomania, a co-op PSX-style horror game I've been making solo since 2023. 1–4 players crew a fishing trawler through a night storm, hauling the catch while something hunts you back. The wave physics can genuinely throw your friends overboard mid-haul.

Free demo out on Steam in 10 days if any of you want to experience the horror for yourself!

We were able to actively watch getting higher with each tiny wave

Credit @krisjonnes

Somewhere in Scotland...

Just out here trying to not die and feed the wife.

I took this at a depth of about 28 metres. The colour red has long been filtered out of the light at this depth, making everything seem greener than it actually is. Visibility was decent though.

I made this video recently discussing thalassophobia in video games. Do you like playing games with elements of Thalassophobia and which is your favorite?

Hello fellow thalassophobes. I'm working on a thalassophobia-inspired horror game, and I'm having a surprisingly hard time finding reference videos for the ocean (surface) in the dead of night. Specifically, videos shot POV style from a small boat in the middle of the ocean at night would be ideal, but from any boat or water-vehicle would work. If anyone knows any such videos that I can use as a reference, that would be super helpful. Cheers!

Ok, not quite that long, only 10 m. No tank, no fins, no snorkel. Only me, a diving mask and the fish. Take that, scuba divers, I can get to where you are without any of that fancy equipment or certifications.

Video Credit Alex Adventures