Trapped In A Submarine Stuck Deep In The Abyssal Sea - Suboptimal

Suboptimal is a horror game where your submarine is trapped at the bottom of the ocean and you must figure out a way to escape and survive.

"Oh great"

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#suboptimal

[ManlyBadassHero]

Welcome to the I Got A Sinking Club how I Got A Sinking are ya?

[Amanda-riht]

The sound the glass was making was... crunchy, in a strangely satisfying way.

-Echo echo lima
-Lima what?
-Lima balls
* gets eaten by sea monster *

[KianaWolf]

I kinda wish there was an alternate ending where you give the eel to the guy bashing his head against the glass. Few ways I could see that playing out...

[gaminggoddess]

"I think the Game Jam theme was power or something"
-the credits literally say the theme was eels

[Creampuf]

When the jumpscare at 3:37 happened, because they have the same model, I assumed the sick crew mate was your doppelganger trying to get rid of you lol

[SynthfulDuck]

The hilarious use of an eel to restore the power system reminded my of some amazing old Point-n-Click adventures.

[ProximalFlame]

It's even weirder than you think that an electric eel got into the ship, considering they live in shallow freshwater and we're at the bottom of the ocean.

[TheYear]

When you see electric eels on the bottom oft the ocean, there is definitely something fishy going on.

[ryanrouse]

Thanks for rewarding my horribly disfigured sleep schedule, Manly!

[ham_the_spam]

sub is lying on the sea bed, electrical systems are out, everybody is sick, and an eldritch monster messing with the crew's minds. yep that's just an average day in Barotrauma

[DPvacuum]

One mild objection, sailors aren't usually going to wear the cracker jack (dress blue uniform) on duty. We're normally going to be in our utility uniform. While I admit that it's been a long time since I've been in the Navy, I assume it hasn't changed from a light blue shirt with dark blue pants.

[A_Sack_Of_Rice]

The title is how I would describe my speed run on life

[eat]

Uh lights are- oh right, "back up generators", they probably had a plan for this even if it _was_ unlikely

[shawnheatherly]

Short but effective. I'm not surprised their sound design was praised, it's the best part of the game.

[tamamoland]

I like to consider myself something of an optimal sub as well

[Ozymandiasx]

While it makes for a very dramatic visual, what kind of fragile paper-thin sugar glass did they make that DEEP SEA VEHICLE front dome out of that you can shatter it by just whacking your head against it?
EDIT: 7:22 yeah, exactly.

[JediMage]

I like how you get radio working, weird eldritch thing answers you with creepy whispers and then sends you an electric eel to help with your power problems.

[NaturalFlirtGamer]

_Loch Ness's older cousin_


As many submarine games as I have played or seen, I don't remember another one with an Eel God. This was extremely well done with better than average quality, both in the art and sound design. Not only the sloshing but the sound of the glass cracking and the disturbed laughter. The ship was nicely detailed and the monster was great. I honestly didn't expect it to end so soon and was disappointed - I wanted that ship to move and outfox the eel using other eels to superpower the ship's speed or something.. I enjoyed it.

[tatiscolombia]

Liked this game idea and the overall feeling. Would love to see an extended version of it.