We Need To Go Deeper

Released: Aug 1, 2019
Platforms: WindowsLinux
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 02:22 GMT

Updates & announcements

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05 Dec 2023Developer post
The Winter Event is LIVE!
The Gift of the Sugarplum Fairies Winter Event is here! Open fairy gift boxes and earn new special cosmetics for the winter season! Earn 11 Limited Time Cosmetics! Face off against a Rat King Mini-boss and his underlings! Unwrap Random Fairy Gifts! A royal foe has returned in tim
The Gift of the Sugarplum Fairies Winter Event is here! Open fairy gift boxes and earn new special cosmetics for the winter season!
Earn 11 Limited Time Cosmetics!
Face off against a Rat King Mini-boss and his underlings!
Unwrap Random Fairy Gifts!
A royal foe has returned in time for the holidays in the form of The Rat King! This over-sized vermin is big, fast, and deadly, but any who defeat him shall have the honor of donning his decapitated head. It is the season of giving, after all.
Unlock the Snow Skin!
Become one with winter with the limited time Snow Skin, available to unlock once more while the event lasts!
Returning Gifts and Foes!
The Sugarplum Fairies are back to bring the spirit of the season to the good and naughty crew members of the sea. They'll enter your vessel and leave you wondrous gifts! Unwrap their gifts to reveal one of 10 Winter Cosmetics, a bounty of gold, or perhaps a Ravenous Rat or Rat King if you weren't so good this year.
The Fairies will flutter away on January 5th.
Update on Updates
We know it's been a while since our last non-event related update, but rest assured new things are still ongoing behind the scenes! We'll have more to reveal in the new year, but we appreciate everyone's support and patience in the meantime. Stay tuned! ːdeeperwrenchː
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09 Oct 2023Developer post
The Halloween Event is LIVE!
The Heads of the Horseman Fall Event is back! Fend off horrific produce, shambling corpses, legendary ghosts, and earn new special cosmetics for the month of October! Earn 13 Limited Time Cosmetics! Defeat horrific Infested Settlers and Monstrous Pumpkins! Encounter The Horseman
The Heads of the Horseman Fall Event is back! Fend off horrific produce, shambling corpses, legendary ghosts, and earn new special cosmetics for the month of October!

Earn 13 Limited Time Cosmetics!
Defeat horrific Infested Settlers and Monstrous Pumpkins!
Encounter The Horseman himself!
Spooky Foes and Unlockables!
The Headless Horseman has returned to the Living Infinite, and with his vengeful galloping spirit so too returns the corrupted strain of man-eating pumpkin creatures!
Their tentacles birthing smaller spawn inside your ship can be a trick or a treat though, as one of many of the Heads of the Horseman and Slime Skins are known to drop from these creatures' pulp from time to time.
Should you venture into the caves, you may also encounter Infested Settlers who will drop their own attire!
The Horseman will return to his grave on November 2nd.
WNTGD Update News
Since the last announcement, there have been questions about the status of our upcoming update that we teased recently, and some pretty understandable confusion on why we didn't announce anything else the month we said we were going to... announce more stuff. 😅 I want to quickly address that here.
First of all, I apologize to everyone for causing so much confusion with our last announcement post. Originally we were slated to have more to show that month, but development delays caused it to get pushed back repeatedly since, and we're currently still waiting on the go-ahead from third party sources before we can properly announce or reveal anything further.
It's a mess caused by a bit of overly optimistic scheduling and an eagerness to share on my part, so again I do apologize, but rest assured that development is still underway!
Happy Diving,
Nick from Deli Interactive
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07 Aug 2023Developer post
Anniversary Sale and Major Update News!
This month, we're celebrating We Need To Go Deeper's 4 Year Full Launch Anniversary! We're kicking things off with a whopping 69% Off Daily Deal , and throughout the month of August we're hoping to share some exciting developments on We Need To Go Deeper, starting with today's ne
25 Jun 2023Developer post
The Summer Event is LIVE!
The Rise of the Sun God Summer Event is back! Ancient tombs filled with dusty mummies, giant piles of riches, and godly summer attire have arisen once again! Crew up and get to tomb-raiding! Unlock Exclusive Cosmetics! Fend off Summer Mummies! Unearth Extravagant Riches! The Sun
The Rise of the Sun God Summer Event is back! Ancient tombs filled with dusty mummies, giant piles of riches, and godly summer attire have arisen once again! Crew up and get to tomb-raiding!
Unlock Exclusive Cosmetics!
Fend off Summer Mummies!
Unearth Extravagant Riches!
The Sun God will resume their slumber on July 24th.
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03 Apr 2023Developer post
The Spring Event is LIVE!
The Egg Hunt of Dr. Moreau Spring Event is back! Hunt for mutant eggs filled with hopping abominations, hats, and more! 10 Exclusive Cosmetics! Mutant Egg Hunt! Fend Off Horrible Frobbits! Spring has sprung, and so has Dr. Moreau's mutant hybrids! Sprung into the ocean, that is!
The Egg Hunt of Dr. Moreau Spring Event is back! Hunt for mutant eggs filled with hopping abominations, hats, and more!

10 Exclusive Cosmetics!
Mutant Egg Hunt!
Fend Off Horrible Frobbits!
Spring has sprung, and so has Dr. Moreau's mutant hybrids! Sprung into the ocean, that is! Now, Dr. Moreau's sick experiment is swimming about leaving Mutant Eggs, most of which bear its twisted spawn, and sometimes a brutish Behomoth Frobbit. Some eggs contain the Festive Heads of Dr. Moreau's previous experiments and Egg Shell Skins! Don't ask why.
The mutant eggs will run their course by April 30th.
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08 Dec 2022Developer post
The Winter Event + Supporter Pack DLC Now Live!
The Gifts of the Sugarplum Fairies Winter Event is back! Unwrap fairy-given gifts both naughty and nice and earn exclusive cosmetics for the month of December! Sugarplum Fairies visit bearing gifts! Unwrap 12 Limited Time Holiday Cosmetics! Defeat The Rat King and their many spaw
The Gifts of the Sugarplum Fairies Winter Event is back! Unwrap fairy-given gifts both naughty and nice and earn exclusive cosmetics for the month of December!

Sugarplum Fairies visit bearing gifts!
Unwrap 12 Limited Time Holiday Cosmetics!
Defeat The Rat King and their many spawn!
The Sugarplum Fairies will disappear back into our collective imagination on January 8th.
The Supporter Pack
In addition to the Winter Event, we are happy to announce a brand new DLC that effectively lets you donate more money to the developers in exchange for a few humble philanthropist cosmetics and access to historical WNTGD prototype builds! Introducing The Supporter Pack!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2241680/We_Need_To_Go_Deeper__Supporter_Pack
The full truth is that our studio is going through some financial difficulties at the moment, and we just really need any extra support we can get. If you like We Need To Go Deeper and wish to support us further in our journey, then do consider picking up The Supporter Pack!
If you aren't interested in developer-charity, that's okay too! A new We Need To Go Deeper quality of life update is underway, and that will be free as per usual. We haven't gone anywhere, we're just having to be extra secret and quiet about what's coming next, so stay tuned!
Happy Holidays, and Happy Diving!
- Nick
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06 Oct 2022Developer post
The Halloween Event is LIVE!
The Heads of the Horseman Fall Event is back! Fend off horrific produce, shambling corpses, legendary ghosts, and earn new special cosmetics for the month of October! Earn 13 Limited Time Cosmetics! Defeat horrific Infested Settlers and Monstrous Pumpkins! Encounter The Horseman
The Heads of the Horseman Fall Event is back! Fend off horrific produce, shambling corpses, legendary ghosts, and earn new special cosmetics for the month of October!

Earn 13 Limited Time Cosmetics!
Defeat horrific Infested Settlers and Monstrous Pumpkins!
Encounter The Horseman himself!
Spooky Foes and Unlockables!
The Headless Horseman has returned to the Living Infinite, and with his vengeful galloping spirit so too returns the corrupted strain of man-eating pumpkin creatures!
Their tentacles birthing smaller spawn inside your ship can be a trick or a treat though, as one of many of the Heads of the Horseman and Slime Skins are known to drop from these creatures' pulp from time to time.
Should you venture into the caves, you may also encounter Infested Settlers who will drop their own attire!
Downloadable Event Wallpaper!
This year just for fun, We Need To Go Deeper artist Nick Lives whipped up this new downloadable digital art piece of The Headless Horseman donning his horrific Apple Head! You can download this festively spooky wallpaper using the link below:
FREE WALLPAPER DOWNLOAD
The Horseman will return to his grave on November 2nd.
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04 Aug 2022Developer post
Our Newest Game, Camp Canyonwood, Has Launched!
The creative team behind We Need To Go Deeper have been working hard this past couple years on our newest game, taking you out of the wet depths of the ocean and up into the dry forested lands of Camp Canyonwood! And today, we're proud to finally launch it into Steam Early Access
23 Jun 2022Developer post
The Summer Event is LIVE!
The Rise of the Sun God Summer Event is back! Ancient tombs filled with dusty mummies, giant piles of riches, and godly summer attire have arisen once again! Crew up and get to tomb-raiding! Unlock Exclusive Cosmetics! Fend off Summer Mummies! Unearth Extravagant Riches! The Sun
The Rise of the Sun God Summer Event is back! Ancient tombs filled with dusty mummies, giant piles of riches, and godly summer attire have arisen once again! Crew up and get to tomb-raiding!
Unlock Exclusive Cosmetics!
Fend off Summer Mummies!
Unearth Extravagant Riches!
The Sun God will resume their slumber on July 24th.
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11 Apr 2022Developer post
The Spring Event is LIVE!
The Egg Hunt of Dr. Moreau Spring Event is here! Hunt for mutant eggs filled with hopping abominations, hats, and more! 9 Exclusive Cosmetics! Mutant Egg Hunt! NEW Behemoth Frobbit Enemy! A New Unlockable Egg Skin! Spring has sprung, and so has Dr. Moreau's mutant hybrids! Sprung
The Egg Hunt of Dr. Moreau Spring Event is here! Hunt for mutant eggs filled with hopping abominations, hats, and more!
9 Exclusive Cosmetics!
Mutant Egg Hunt!
NEW Behemoth Frobbit Enemy!
A New Unlockable Egg Skin!
Spring has sprung, and so has Dr. Moreau's mutant hybrids! Sprung into the ocean, that is! Now, Dr. Moreau's sick experiment is swimming about leaving Mutant Eggs, most of which bear its twisted spawn, and sometimes a brutish Behomoth Frobbit. but some eggs contain the Festive Heads of Dr. Moreau's previous experiments and Egg Shell Skins! Don't ask why.
The mutant eggs will run their course by April 30th.
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02 Dec 2021Developer post
The Winter Event is LIVE!
The Gift of the Sugarplum Fairies Winter Event is here! Open fairy gift boxes and earn new special cosmetics for the winter season! Earn 11 Limited Time Cosmetics! Face off against a NEW Rat King Mini-boss! Unwrap Random Fairy Gifts! NEW Rat King Encounter! A new royal foe has ar
The Gift of the Sugarplum Fairies Winter Event is here! Open fairy gift boxes and earn new special cosmetics for the winter season!
Earn 11 Limited Time Cosmetics!
Face off against a NEW Rat King Mini-boss!
Unwrap Random Fairy Gifts!
NEW Rat King Encounter!
A new royal foe has arrived just in time for the holidays in the form of The Rat King! This over-sized vermin is big, fast, and deadly, but any who defeat him shall have the honor of donning his decapitated head. It is the season of giving, after all.
Unlock the Snow Skin!
Become one with winter with the limited time Snow Skin, available to unlock once more while the event lasts!
Returning Gifts and Foes!
The Sugarplum Fairies are back to bring the spirit of the season to the good and naughty crew members of the sea. They'll enter your vessel and leave you wondrous gifts! Unwrap their gifts to reveal one of 10 Winter Cosmetics, a bounty of gold, or perhaps a Ravenous Rat or Rat King if you weren't so good this year.
The Fairies will flutter away on January 2nd.
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28 Oct 2021Developer post
The Quantum Update (v1.5)
A new biome has arrived, and it's chaos incarnate. Features NEW Biome: The Micro Depths - A chaotic new 2nd layer biome filled with microscopic monstrosities that aren't so microscopic any more. Behemoth viruses, bacteria, and protozoa populate these hazy waters, alongside the re
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A new biome has arrived, and it's chaos incarnate.
Features

NEW Biome: The Micro Depths- A chaotic new 2nd layer biome filled with microscopic monstrosities that aren't so microscopic any more. Behemoth viruses, bacteria, and protozoa populate these hazy waters, alongside the remnants of an atom-age experiment gone wrong.
NEW Enemies - The enlarged denizens of The Micro Depths are a uniquely erratic threat, with many able to replicate themselves, conglomerate together into self-healing configurations, or extend out sticky substances to drain anything that comes near.
NEW Affliction - The waters here are capable of changing the atomic structure of any who are exposed to it for extended periods, introducing a new affliction known as Atomic Disorder. Should you contract it, Atomic Disorder will rearrange your atoms into smaller or larger configurations at random.
NEW Boss - An enlarged protozoa known only as The Hydra guards the exit to these depths. If the wild flaying of its facial tendrils don't kill you first, one of its many budding offspring will.
NEW Civilization - The Micronauts' research base is said to still remain in these waters, alongside much of their abandoned equipment.
Additional Changes

Two new achievements have been added - Herculean and Mi-nope-sis.
Updated network tools - should result in possibly improved cross-platform support, as well as overall smoother experience connecting to lobbies.
Awakened Mode fix - Players should no longer be able to join Awakened Mode games in progress once they've started.
Fixed broken reference preventing the "not enough money" message from appearing in the catalog.
Atomique colliders reduced to allow it to fit in tighter spaces.
Backend for universal enemy spawning fixed, should result in more reliable event enemy spawn rates.
Buried Treasure Edition Add-ons
Those of you who own the Buried Treasure DLC have some new surprises in store! With the new biome comes two new music tracks that we've added to the soundtrack! In addition, we've also compiled together a Bonus Artbook PDF that showcases concept art and development history on We Need To Go Deeper's post-launch content! You get all this for FREE if you own the Buried Treasure DLC!
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As always, let us know what you think of the new update! Happy Diving!
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09 Oct 2021Developer post
The Fall Event is LIVE!
The Heads of the Horseman Fall Event is back! Fend off horrific produce, shambling corpses, legendary ghosts, and earn new special cosmetics for the month of October! Earn 13 Limited Time Cosmetics! Fend off horrific Pumpkin monstrosities! Encounter The Horseman himself! NEW Enem
The Heads of the Horseman Fall Event is back! Fend off horrific produce, shambling corpses, legendary ghosts, and earn new special cosmetics for the month of October!

Earn 13 Limited Time Cosmetics!
Fend off horrific Pumpkin monstrosities!
Encounter The Horseman himself!
NEW Enemy Encounter - Infested Settlers!
NEW Enemy + Unlockables!
This year, the shambling headless victims of The Horseman have joined the fray, along with their unique unlockable attire! These vine-infested Settlers from have now risen from their graves, and shamble about in dark spaces. Be careful when attacking, their flesh is known to have a mind on its own.
Returning Foes and Unlockables!
The Headless Horseman has returned to the Living Infinite, and with his vengeful galloping spirit so too returns the corrupted strain of man-eating pumpkin creatures! Their tentacles birthing smaller spawn inside your ship can be a trick or a treat though, as one of many of the limited time Heads and Slime Skins are known to drop from these creatures' pulp from time to time.
The Horseman will return to his grave on November 1st.
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27 Jul 2021Developer post
Network Tool Update Beta now LIVE!
NOTE: As of 9/6/2021 the beta branch has been closed off from further testing until further notice. Hey y'all! ːdeeperwrenchː We've just launched a new beta that updates our networking tools and engine, and we'd love for you to give it a trial run! Mac users especially, we'd love
23 Jun 2021Developer post
The Summer Event is LIVE!
The Rise of the Sun God Summer Event is back! Ancient tombs filled with cranky sleeping corpses and dazzling summer attire have arisen once more, along with the newly unlockable Sun Serpent Pet! 6 Exclusive Cosmetics! New Unlockable Pet! Awaken the Summer Mummies! Unearth Extra L
The Rise of the Sun God Summer Event is back! Ancient tombs filled with cranky sleeping corpses and dazzling summer attire have arisen once more, along with the newly unlockable Sun Serpent Pet!
6 Exclusive Cosmetics!
New Unlockable Pet!
Awaken the Summer Mummies!
Unearth Extra Loot!
Summer is here, and with it, the legendary Sun God awakens from their slumber, unearthing with them the many buried tombs of their followers, along with the riches they rest with. These summer mummies don't take kindly to their slumber being disturbed...ːdeeperskullː
The Sun God will resume their slumber on July 24th.
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20 Jun 2021Developer post
Patch v1.4f2
Dorian Gray now guaranteed to drop his suit upon death (changed from 10% to 100%) Fixed Snow Pet missing reference in Catalog
Dorian Gray now guaranteed to drop his suit upon death (changed from 10% to 100%)
Fixed Snow Pet missing reference in Catalog
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04 Apr 2021Developer post
The Spring Event is LIVE!
The Egg Hunt of Dr. Moreau Spring Event is here! Hunt for mutant eggs filled with hopping abominations, hats, and more! 7 Exclusive Cosmetics! Mutant Egg Hunt! A New Unlockable Egg Skin! Spring has sprung, and so has Dr. Moreau's mutant hybrids! Sprung into the ocean, that is! No
The Egg Hunt of Dr. Moreau Spring Event is here! Hunt for mutant eggs filled with hopping abominations, hats, and more!
7 Exclusive Cosmetics!
Mutant Egg Hunt!
A New Unlockable Egg Skin!
Spring has sprung, and so has Dr. Moreau's mutant hybrids! Sprung into the ocean, that is! Now, Dr. Moreau's sick experiment is swimming about leaving Mutant Eggs, most of which bear its twisted spawn, but some eggs contain the Festive Heads of Dr. Moreau's previous experiments and Egg Shell Skins! Don't ask why.
The mutant eggs will run their course by April 30th.
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01 Apr 2021Developer post
Patch v1.4f1
Possible fix for power switch getting stuck after Ghast/Jellyfritz attacks. Atomique Leaderboard added to Main Menu. Jellyfritz no longer cause the meltdown routine to run in Atomique.
Possible fix for power switch getting stuck after Ghast/Jellyfritz attacks.
Atomique Leaderboard added to Main Menu.
Jellyfritz no longer cause the meltdown routine to run in Atomique.
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11 Mar 2021Developer post
1.4 Arachnophobia Patch
Added "Arachnophobia Mode" toggle in new Accessibility Options window that removes the legs of spider-like enemies locally if checked. Default look for chat now set to dark mode/paperless.
Added "Arachnophobia Mode" toggle in new Accessibility Options window that removes the legs of spider-like enemies locally if checked.
Default look for chat now set to dark mode/paperless.
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10 Mar 2021Developer post
1.4 Hotfix
Fixed sound not playing for intro cutscene after accidentally breaking it again. Whoops!
Fixed sound not playing for intro cutscene after accidentally breaking it again. Whoops!
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Updates & announcements

Unlock the Snow Skin!

Returning Gifts and Foes!

Update on Updates

Spooky Foes and Unlockables!

WNTGD Update News

WNTGD NEWS #1 - LOCALIZATION IS COMING!

MORE FROM DELI INTERACTIVE

The Supporter Pack

Spooky Foes and Unlockables!

Downloadable Event Wallpaper!

ːwinter2019surprisedyulː NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE - CAMP CANYONWOOD!

ːwinter2019surprisedyulː A Quick WNTGD News Update

NEW Rat King Encounter!

Unlock the Snow Skin!

Returning Gifts and Foes!

Features

Additional Changes

Buried Treasure Edition Add-ons

NEW Enemy + Unlockables!

Returning Foes and Unlockables!