$19.99Beyond Blue The ocean, at your own pace
You join a deep-sea research team, tracking whales and scanning sea life across eight peaceful dives.
Is Beyond Blue worth it?
Beyond Blue is worth it if…
- you want a game that lowers your heart rate instead of raising it
- you love the ocean and would happily read facts about whales for hours
- you enjoy collecting every species in a game, at a gentle pace
- you want something to play alongside a child, or something for a quiet evening
- you liked the drifting calm of games like Abzû and Endless Ocean
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Nothing here is in a hurry
There is no death in Beyond Blue, no survival meter and no resource to grind. The whole game is built to be slow on purpose: light filters down from the surface, the deep stays dark and quiet, and the only sounds around you are the animals themselves. If your evening needs a game that will never raise its voice at you, this is one. You can finish a dive in one sitting or leave the sub parked mid-ocean while you listen to the music player.
A scientist's work, played out
You play Mirai, a deep-sea explorer on a newly formed research team, and the game shows what that job actually feels like. Your main thread follows a family of sperm whales: you track their movements, record their clicks and learn how they feed, communicate and stick together as a family. Along the way you scan creatures into a database, place beacons and take samples, each one feeding real facts about the species into your records. The science is genuine: the animal data matches the real creatures, down to their Latin names, and the game was built with ocean experts.
The deep has its own cast
Every dive is a different stretch of ocean, and each one is full of animals to find: sharks, dolphins, turtles, octopuses, squid and more. Scanning a species unlocks it in your collection, with animations and information to read at your leisure. The deep locations are the standout: you can drop into dark zones where fish make their own light, underwater volcanoes smoulder, and crabs that look like spiders walk the seafloor.
What else should you know?
Is there anything dangerous or stressful in it?
No. Nothing attacks you, nothing can kill you, and there are no timers or failure states. The closest thing to tension is the darkness of the deep-sea dives, which some players find genuinely atmospheric rather than scary. If you want a game to unwind with after something demanding, this fits that brief exactly.
Is it educational, or is that just a label?
It is genuinely educational. The animal facts are accurate, the creatures carry their real scientific names, and the orca sounds were recorded from real orcas in the region the game is set. Beyond the gameplay, sixteen unlockable mini-documentaries feature original footage and interviews with leading ocean scientists. Teachers have used it to introduce students to whales and dolphins.
Can you take pictures in the game?
Yes. A photo mode lets you frame shots of the sea life around you, with dozens of filters and lens settings to play with. Since the underwater lighting is one of the game's strong points, it is a nice way to capture the moments you would otherwise only remember.
What is the music like?
The soundtrack mixes an original score with tracks from Miles Davis, The Flaming Lips and The Edisons. Underwater, the ambience stays quiet and lets the animals' own sounds carry the scene. On your submarine there is a working music player, so you can queue up tracks, turn the volume up or down, and just sit there listening while the ocean waits outside.
