DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

Steam Deck Verified

Drop Rate Studio · Underwater · Jul 21, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $14.39.

92%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- The level structure naturally pushes you to explore towards your next progression while still making you feel free to go against it
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Seeing a player card for both characters involved would help make a more informed decision.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Good voice acting, I'm lazy af when it comes to reading so I appreciate Jack although so far his intentions seem dubious
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style and sound design is great and builds a fantastic atmosphere.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay93 reviews
Story and characters68 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty40 reviews
85%
Interface7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat9 reviews
100%
Bugs7 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.39.

2 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
58
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.