Sunken City Explorer
Pilot a cheerful yellow submarine through a drowned city. Upgrade your hull to dive deeper, blast rubble, boost against currents, collect twenty artifacts and win three rune keys to open the Palace of Tides.
Sunken City Explorer is a cozy underwater exploration adventure. You captain a small yellow submarine launched from a sunny dock, and below the waves lies a sprawling drowned city of coral cathedrals, kelp mazes, a pitch-dark library and a sealed royal palace. Swim through caves, scoop up pearls, zap grumpy jellyfish, puffer fish and eels, and fill your museum with twenty quirky artifacts.
Progress is gated by what your sub can do. A hull upgrade bought at the dock workshop lets you survive deeper zones, the torpedo launcher blasts cracked rubble that hides secret chambers, the turbo engine beats the strong current in the Wave Canyon, and brighter lamps reveal dark ruins. Sonar pings show hidden treasure, glowing beacons heal you and unlock fast travel on a map that fills in as you explore. Find the Sun, Wave and Moon rune keys to open the palace door and claim the Heart Pearl. Your dive autosaves, so you can stop and continue at any time.
It suits players who enjoy metroidvania style discovery without time pressure, from a few quick minutes to a long evening. A short daily dive in a fresh procedural cave, daily goals, a streak, ranks and permanent perks give you reasons to return. Tip: ping sonar often, and come back to old tunnels when you unlock a new ability.
How to play
Swim, collect pearls and artifacts, and avoid sea creatures. Buy hull upgrades at the dock workshop to reach deeper zones, find the torpedo, turbo engine and lamps in the ruins, break rubble to open secret rooms, gather the three rune keys and open the Palace of Tides. Light beacons to heal and fast travel. If your hull breaks you are towed back to your last beacon.
Controls
- WASD / arrows: Swim
- Space / J: Fire torpedo (after finding it)
- Shift: Turbo boost (after finding it)
- Q: Sonar ping
- E: Dock at the workshop
- N: Open the map
- T: Open the museum
- Touch: Left stick to swim, buttons for fire, boost, sonar and dock
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
Category: Adventure games
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