Controls & UI — Still Wakes the Deep Guide

Learn all the controls and UI elements in Still Wakes the Deep. This guide covers movement, interaction, objectives, hints, and achievements to help you navigate the Beira oil rig.

This guide covers the basic controls and user interface elements for Still Wakes the Deep, helping you understand how to navigate and interact with the game world. We'll cover movement, objective markers, hints, and important achievements tied to exploration and interaction.

Objective Indicator: Located on the top-left corner of the screen, this shows your current task. Pressing 'Tab' will also display the objective's location on screen, often with an arrow or an orange dot.

Hints: Indicated by a white dot, these show interactable objects. Hints can be enabled or disabled in the game's settings, but it's recommended to keep them on for guidance.

Achievements:

• Running Achievement: Tied to running for less than 10 minutes in an entire playthrough. Avoid excessive sprinting.
• Exploration Achievement: Visiting all accessible rooms numbered 101 to 113 in the Accommodation area.
• McLeery Achievement: 'Spend too much time in the shower room.' Stand behind a showering person for a while.
• Social Butterfly Achievement: Talk to all available crew members. This includes characters like Trots, O'Connor, Gibbo, Brodie, Raffs, Addair, and the welder on the Main Deck.
• All Beans and Forgiveness Achievement: Talk to Roy in the Canteen.