Codename: Ocean Keeper
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| Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival | |
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| Developer | RetroStyle Games |
| Publisher | RetroStyle Games |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Release | Early access: 2024 Full release: May 2025 |
| Genres | Roguelike, survival |
| Mode | Single-player |
Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival, initially titled Codename: Ocean Keeper, is a survival roguelike video game developed by the Ukrainian studio RetroStyle Games. It combines "bullet-heaven" gameplay in the style of Vampire Survivors with underwater mining.[1][2] Released in early access in 2024, it received a 1.0 release in May 2025.[3][4]
Gameplay
[edit]The player controls a mech spider on the floor of an ocean planet, alternating between top-down combat against waves of sea creatures and underground sequences in which they leave the mech to dive into caves and mine resources.[1][5] Resources are used to upgrade weapons and the mech between runs.[5]
Development and release
[edit]Ocean Keeper is the first PC title developed by RetroStyle Games, a studio otherwise known for art outsourcing.[5] In an interview with Game*Spark, the developers said the concept came from imagining a roguelike set entirely underwater, and described the game as a science-fiction successor to their earlier mobile title Last Pirate: Survival Island.[4] A demo appeared during Steam Next Fest in June 2024,[1][2] the game entered early access later that year,[3] and the 1.0 version was released in May 2025 for Windows, macOS and Linux.[4]
Reception
[edit]In a preview of the demo, Destructoid praised the concept but criticised the repetitive combat audio.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Myles, Darrus (13 June 2024). "Codename: Ocean Keeper is Vampire Survivors with an underwater mecha twist". Destructoid. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Stunning underwater roguelite game has a new demo you can play now". PCGamesN. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Codename: Ocean Keeper team talks roguelikes, oceans, and why it went for Early Access". Destructoid. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Chandler (23 May 2025). "『Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival』開発者インタビュー". Game*Spark (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Stone, Thom (10 July 2024). "Interview With RetroStyle Games – Codename: Ocean Keeper". GameCritics. Retrieved 11 September 2026.