Dreaded Deep

Overview

This game was made for the NUGDS Winter Jam 2025 using Unreal Engine 5

Dreaded Deep is a small exploration focused game, with a dark and suffocating atmosphere as you are trapped at the bottom of the ocean. You must find and retrieve all the artefacts hidden around the environment, but it won’t be that simple. With limited oxygen supply and a hungry shark on the prowl, can you bring back all the artifacts in one piece?

Credits

Alex Barnett - Gameplay Engineer
Alex Barnett - Graphics Engineer
Alex Barnett - AI Engineer
Alex Barnett - Game Design
Thomas Johnson - Audio Engineer
Thomas Johnson - Sound Design
Thomas Johnson - Music

Sources

Submarine Model (Author: Oliv1e)
Shark Model (Author: Mateus Schwaab)
Cave Model (Author: Antoine Triantafyllou) 
Seaweed Model (Author: Ben Laret)  
Ruined Entrance Model (Author: BytesCrafter)
Wooden Boat Model (Author: BytesCrafter)
Ruins Model (Author: BytesCrafter)
Temple Model (Author: BytesCrafter)
Harpoon Gun Model (Author: Horizzon)

All other content was made by the Authors for use by the Authors in the game. Music and sounds were made in FL Studio 21. 

If a mistake has been made, please contact us.

Update V1.1

Uploaded a small update to the game after the jam, all of the code is the same I've just tweaked some variables based on feedback and play testing - Alex

Changes: 

• Increased torch brightness
• Slightly higher ambient brightness 
• Reduced depth-of-field effect underwater
• Shark is more aggressive
• Shark is faster 
• Oxygen supply is greater

Github Source Code