
Explore five prehistoric oceans in VR, photograph 48 species, collect DNA samples, and expand your walk-in aquarium. Swim using natural arm movements, upgrade your equipment, and return to base before your oxygen runs out.
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Explore lost oceans and research a world that vanished millions of years ago.
Paleo Dive is an atmospheric VR diving adventure that takes you through more than 500 million years of Earth’s history. Explore five handcrafted underwater environments—from a Cambrian lagoon and colorful reefs to dense kelp forests and the darkness of the deep sea.
Move your arms naturally to swim through the water, collect discoveries, and pull yourself along suitable surfaces. Keep an eye on your oxygen and return to the research base in time. On Normal difficulty, dangerous creatures can attack, and a failed dive will cost you everything you discovered during that expedition.
Your wristwatch displays your oxygen, depth, water pressure, and remaining collectibles. A holographic map and an unlockable Finder help you navigate your surroundings.
Photograph prehistoric animals with your underwater camera. Capture each creature from four different angles to unlock a rotatable 3D specimen in your archive. Your photographs are permanently stored in a personal gallery.
Use the DNA scanner to collect additional research samples. Once a species has been fully documented through photography and its genome has been completely decoded, you can release it into your walk-in aquarium.
Collect fossil and map fragments, coins, and rare Moon Rocks. Recovered items and completed research unlock new diving areas, while coins allow you to improve your swimming performance, oxygen capacity, and equipment.
Create your own loadout using the camera, DNA scanner, headlamp, Finder, and oxygen bottle. Finding Moon Rocks also unlocks a Night Mode for each area.
Natural VR swimming using arm movements
Five handcrafted diving areas from different geological eras
48 species to discover and document
Underwater camera with a persistent photo gallery
Research through multiple photo angles and DNA samples
Creature archive with information and rotatable 3D specimens
Walk-in aquarium for fully researched species
Collecting, equipment, and upgrade systems
Wrist-mounted holographic map and Finder
Unlockable Night Mode for every area
Two difficulty settings and three save slots
Paleo Dive was developed exclusively for virtual reality. A compatible PC VR headset and motion controllers are required. The game supports OpenXR.
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bellissimo ...very nice
The game is very unpolished, and the optimization needs serious work. It’s essentially a budget version of *Subside*, with almost all mechanics copied almost 1:1. **Main issues:** 1. **Performance:** Even on a 3080 Ti, the frame rate is barely tolerable. 2. **Empty world:** There is almost nothing to do other than collect random junk just to unlock the next area. I already hated this mechanic back in *Subside*. 3. **Dirty mask effect:** The water droplets, glare, and light rays completely ruin the visuals, turning the game into an eyesore. 4. **Price tag:** €17.99 is way too steep for a product that feels like it’s still in deep beta. > Overall, the core concept is great, but the execution falls completely flat.
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Languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian
Hours played at review time, across 35 reviews with recorded playtime.
I expect a lot to this game, since it seems so refresh to play and there is not such a similar game(maybe). However, I look up to this game and if the developers wanna make some changes here are the tips: 1) when your head move up the water, I understand you guys wanna highlight the affect of the helmet. But I have to say this affect is so terrible and not real at all. You try to simulate how water drop down but it looks unreal anyway, 2) when you dive in the ocean, it is kinda hard to move forward and the models of animals need to be optimised
The game is really good! Compared to Subside, there’s a lot more to do. On top of that, this game teaches us quite a bit about prehistoric aquatic life. The graphics are very good, although the slightly dirty and foggy glass effect hides some of the visuals. I think I would have preferred the effect to be a little less pronounced, but I understand that it adds to the realism. Overall, it’s still a fantastic game for anyone who enjoys diving and prehistoric life!
lo único criticable de mi lado es el nado, no tengo ganas de andar moviendo los brazos y si usas el stick vas muy lento, cuando cambien eso, y un poco molesto el sacar fotos en 4 ángulos, por ahi si lo modifican lo jugare... Es bueno para desestresarse y mirar los peces o animales acuaticos.
Sinceramente estos juegos te han de gustar mucho. Hay reseñas que bien son generadas por la mierd* de la IA o por gente que no sabe de inmersión VR o de que van los juegos de este tipo. Para mi es un buen título, muy buenos gráficos y detalles, muy buena inmersión y las físicas no están nada mal. Aunque aquí podría poner un pero, tan solo mejorar el toque del dedo índice para usarlo con los objetos. Por lo demás me a parecido un buen juego de exploración acuática con buenos efectos y sobre todo porque también está todo disponible en Español para poder saber que has de hacer y para que son cada cosa. Un juego que me dispondré a darle su tiempo para acabarlo ya que sirve como relax de vez en cuando. Probado con Pico 4 Ultra y VD, funciona perfectamente.
Paleo Dive is an interesting look into the ocean creatures of the past. Getting the chance to explore the depths from different points in the earth's history, and to learn more about the things that lived in those depths. The game's swimming mechanic is pretty fun, and super intuitive once you take a bit of time to get used to it! Paleo Dive lets you fill up your own aquarium with the fish you fully research, which feels really cool to see once you get a tank filled with all kinds of wildlife. This game was made by a single developer as his first project. In my opinion, this game is a fantastic first showing of Astra Render's passion and skills in game development, and I am very much looking forward to seeing what he will work on next!
камера не работает, пока не работает камера, невозможно перейти на следующие локации. продукт сырой.
Absolutely amazing. I am a vr gamer and I absolutely love these realistic aquatic experiences. To date subside has been the best one. When it comes to realistic graphics, realistic, natural physics, I would say this game is about 85% there in comparison. But this game definitely makes up for that slight lack behind subside. Being able to go around take pictures you get 3-D models of the animals, taking DNA samples and the optional beautiful music and having a very wide variety of earths prehistoric animals through earth. History definitely makes up for that. So while subside is more realistic and natural and immersive all the extra features at this game has, I would have to say it makes it a little better than subside. And I really appreciate that I can set the game to the animals won't attack me. It's a good way to help build up your courage to go up to them and get used to them and enjoy their beauty and ferocity. I also really like the aquarium where you can sit back and see all the creatures that you've gotten your photographs in DNA sample of love and a nice aquarium very cool touch. And the collectibles are fun as well. So I definitely recommend paleo dive to anyone with a VR headset and a computer capable of playing it. I hope we get more time periods and more animals in the future. Nanaimoteuthis , dunkleosteus , and many more
Nach über 20 Stunden, und 2 der 5 Lebensräume zu 100% erforscht, möchte ich meine Eindrücke schildern: Es ist eine ruhige Experience. Mit den Joysticks lässt sich gemütlich schwimmen und tauchen ebenso wie durch sportliches Rudern mit den Armen. Die Musik hat mich nie genervt und ist ausreichend abwechslungsreich. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Berichten läuft es bei mir mit nicht allzu extremer Hardware (I7/RTX4060mobile,Quest3) problemlos. Optisch ist es nicht ganz so strahlend klar wie das vergleichbare SubSide, und es lässt sich weniger haptisch erreichen. Dafür bietet es anderweitig vielfältigere Möglichkeiten: - Eine grosse Vielfalt von prähistorischen Wesen kann fotografiert und beprobt werden ('DNA'). - Dann lassen sich diese Wesen in riesigen Aquarien-Umwelten und als 3D-Modelle bewundern. - Die Fotografien lassen sich in der Bilder-Galerie anschauen und misslungene einfach löschen. - Beim Tauchgang ist die Orientierung anhand einer einblendbaren kleinen Landkarte möglich. - Es gibt eine Suchhilfe fürs Einsammeln wertvoller Gegenstände (finde ich in SubSide besser). Sehr zu loben ist der unglaubliche Eifer und das Tempo, mit dem der (Solo-)Entwickler optimiert...
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