Others - Sunken Veil [v0.1] [Num3rical]

deeper than its predecessor, but floating opposite what i liked.

if you didn't already know, this game is a continuation of Salvor Deep, an extremely similar demo version of the undersea dungeon-crawling experience. it's got a lot going for it over its predecessor -- mostly in the art department, props to them there -- plus some fleshing-out of the characters and overall gameplay improvements.

notably, everything is much, much faster now. movement speed, action time, and dialogue are all sped wayyyy up. at first, this seems like a great change. Salvor Deep's biggest surface issue was that is was slow as hell to play through, especially once you realized that your salvor was never under any threat to begin with. but the real issue there, in my onion, was that it never capitalized on its incredibly eerie atmosphere.

Sunken Veil doesn't do that either. womp womp. and to top that off, the dialogue writing from the demo is gone. Salvor Deep's writing was barebones, but it worked: the player character had nothing but a professional relationship with the salvor. it was pretty much all business. imagine a game where you're an air traffic controller and the planes keep fucking each other -- that's what it felt like. weird, but definitely original.

on paper, sounds bad, but something about that dry writing and the creepy, sonar-grained setting really worked in concert with the slow pace (at least until you realized that there's literally nothing to be scared of). the new dialogue is just not all that. it's better than most porno for sure, but it reads as such a missed opportunity to me.

despite all that, what the game lacks in the writing and atmosphere areas are definitely made up for with new art. it's honestly impressive how far the scenes have advanced, technically speaking. the faces are more expressive, the anatomy breaks the right rules, the figures aren't stiff and stilted anymore, and the addition of select animated scenes is more than welcome.

i know that games go through art revisions all the time, especially passion-project indie stuff like this, but it's truly a night and day difference, and one that speaks to real skill on the artist's part. i honestly worry how much time they decided to devote to gooner artwork so as to get this good this fast.

sadly, the game is unfinished and will likely stay that way forever due to personal matters on the dev's side of things. what's there is worth your time, though. definitely one of my pet games of this year for the art style alone despite my misgivings re: atmosphere.

Really enjoyed this one. Especially the art style. The controls here are more a bit more polished than the other game. It's such a shame that the OG dev decided to drop this project because of the controversy and family situation... that aside, yeah the game is a bit grindy. But it's also quite unique and enjoyable to play. The animations, although not in every scene, is nice as well.

This is a really cool game, i think there is a ton of fun directions this game can take and continue with. Which is super exciting and i look forward to more. It's 1000% worth a play to see if it is to your liking. Its a cool game

I cant say anything on the dev drama ifyou call it that. I havent tried the other one so cannot say if one is better than the other in its current state. Id say for a early version that this is i think it has plenty of content, it has cool "story" so far. And artstyle is great.I hope it doesnt change and that the focus is more one more encounters and those little text snippets because they were amazing.


I dont mind having to "search and grind" abit if the "encounters" can feel a bit more random and the art is good. I dont even feel like everything has to be animated if it meant that we got 10 more encounters/situations. But that is my opinion.

a shame the main developer stepped away from this project, the game is just a slightly better version of Salvor Deep, the game feels better to play, the art is more appealing (to me), one issue is that finding out how to get all the H scenes is a pain

Games a master class in every aspect, it basically takes Salvor Deep and improves upon it in every single way. Sadly the dev has decided to step away from basically everything and said that they no longer have the strength to work on the game so this may be as complete as the game ever gets

I will keep it short and sweet. I rarely write reviews on this site. But if you are looking for a good h-game, with a clear concept and direction for both art, gameplay, and worldbuilding which is wonderfully executed as a passion project (and can be played one-handed) then this is it. Great job on the dev they deserve support. This is a very charming and enjoyable game, and I hope they follow through on developing it all the way to completion.

Pretty much perfect game for me haha, the voyeurism aspect + harassment and a bit of 'hidden action', it seems to have a very strong skeleton so far with little variety (like the mushrooms and ripped clothing) that I think can be added later towards the end of development

The gameplay is really simple, you are an operator of sorts, you look at the map where an abstraction of the diver's actions can be seen. Gather materials that can be spent on opening doors and locks to then gather treasure.

Althouth not that rich, the visuals are quite immersive and seem purposeful in driving the idea that you really don't know what could be happening down there

What sells it though is the sound design, it's very neat, sometimes creepy, creates a great atmosphere. Best felt in the final available stage (0.1), honestly gave me a bit of a scare haha.

I don't know how much of Salvor Deep's DNA is in this game, but the situations you encounter are quite creative and enticing, with some unique CGs and dialogue.

And aside from the main loop there is at least one other NPC you can talk to and even have scenes with. Maybe it could be nice to have more characters that you can choose to progress with after each dive. Hey, not a bad idea to put some NTR in there too lol

I'll be looking forward to more updates from this, because I like the idea and moreover it is pretty much a GAME. Not a nuggy mess, it doesn't break, doesn't crash, it's not a 10 minute demo, there is a game that I would love to get back to as soon as there is new content. In the meantime, I'll have to check Salvor DEEP as well!

Controversy aside, original guy decided to put this idea down and work on other projects, and he has every right to, but there is an infinite treasure trove for this concept and its gameplay loop. And I am in full support of this. Images are stellar and the encounters are thrilling. All you gotta do is make this game your own. More maps, different environments, which I'm sure that's what you're hinting at with that other dive site (looking forward to that). I wasn't a suuuuper fan at first of the male divers having voices and personalities, but it warmed up on me. If you got the coding know-how to alter the UI (change the Y/N to something more practical) and maybe use different sound files, it can easily be your own thing and people will lay off ya.
But overall, I had a blast with this game. Looking forward to more.
Add preg/egg laying content and my soul is yours!
(i'm only joking cause that's me being selfish and stuff but still)

Very high quality, interesting for an early release with so much content. Don't know anything about "controversy" however this has to be one of my top 10 games I've seen on this site. Looking forward to anything that comes of it and I really enjoyed the originality and concepts. Hope to see more love for the dispatch and maybe less repetitiveness for Bella. Though that is little more than food for thoughts. Enjoyed thoroughly, would like requirements for certain H scenes clearer but can't complain.

Would have liked to leave a comment asking for more, but doing so in a review is always nice too.

I really like this. It's one of those rare oddities that just makes you wanna play it in general, rather than going through it for purely the porn - though there's plenty of that in regular play, which is helpful. It's got a lovely vibe to it, and I'm pleasantly surprised that Marina is simply into it all, with the odd bit of hesitance and reservation here and there.

It would be a very different and I think lesser vibe if she was all scared, freaked out and didn't want any of what's happening, so I'm glad to see what we've got.

And in what other game can you say the Dev drew their avatar giving the player head if you say you liked the game? That alone is unique as hell.

Looking forward to more!

The game is decent. The biggest problem for me is that it feels too long for the content it offers. If it were a 30–60 minute demo, I would say it’s pretty good and has potential, but as it stands, it only kind of has potential.

It starts off pretty slow, but the next few missions are fun, introducing new mechanics and unique scenes with each dive. After that, it becomes repetitive and tedious. Only the final stages are somewhat enjoyable again.

I won’t go into an extremely detailed review, so I’ll just say this: don’t focus on increasing the game’s length. Focus on making it more fun. That means more gameplay and NSFW mechanics, and more sex scenes, not just more stages.

I would much rather have 10 dives packed with content than see the same content spread across 40 dives.

One of the best "game" i've played in months, i know it's a rip-off but i like this one more, i payed for savor deep and i woud pay for this too, sadly he won't continue working on this, i like the gameplay more, the dialogue more and even the art more, the animations were fantastic too, i hope he does something else, i joined the discord one day before he deleted it, sad story

Really awesome game, I hear it's potentially in peril due to lead dev dropping out due to personal issues which is a shame. It's a higher quality remake of Salvor Deep and this really shouldn't be called a v0.1 because it covers 100% of the content of the entire original game.

One of if not the best ntr games I have played. Highly recommend if you are into the side screen stuff. Such a unique and interesting game made with great effort it seems. I would love if more games like this game out.

Big first release, awesome art. It would need more npc types and events with divers but for a first release the amount of work is insane. More blowjob events would be nice too. A really inventive game.

Its basically a asset-flip rip-off of Salvors Deep (SD) with extra sex scenes, different art, minor tweaks, several new events, and 1 notable gameplay mechanic (finding other divers to help you move rubble). I don't mind the fact that its a carbon copy, and it does address SD's big issue with a lack of H-content, as well as an improvement on the art generally personally.

Unfortunately, there really isn't much to be said about this game other than that as it does little to set itself apart from SD, being more comparable to that of a mod than that of a regualar fan game, which would have been fine had it not done so little to set itself apart. Because of that and the fact there was no apparent credit given (neither in the description nor in the game) I can easily understand why it might seen as scummy and left a bad taste in player's mouths (if they were aware in the first place).

Nevertheless, I do think there is still a chance for this game to have a shot at being great with a unique look, requiring a complete and total overhaul of the UI, level design, menus (everything other than the CG art basically) and adding some fundamental gameplay mechanics to more distinctly set itself apart from SD.

Even though Sunken Veil suits me better than SD, I am giving it a 2/5 because of how dependent it is on the structure of SD rather than evolving to become a different beast. If the dev ever comes back and addresses the elephant in the room I'd likely increase my score.

I did enjoy this game. the art, sound and gameplay were promising. sadly the dev deleted all their socials and scrapped the discord now. thread is locked too so we cant even discuss which is crazy weird. unlock the thread. its a pretty basic gameplay loop with some interesting additions. "Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew".

wow, the art is incredible. I guess this author took the idea from another? Or not? Anyway his art is much better, than the "original's"
Also there is more content hier. I am confused that the thread is closed. Please review it

So far it's a nice game overall with good art and animations. The writing is mostly good, though the writing for the sex scenes themselves feels flat, without much buildup.
There's a lot of tonal whiplash specifically with the voyeurism element, and what the characters feelings with it are, flipping between being open or secretive with seemingly no rhyme or reason. One scene Dispatch will know exactly what's happening and talk to Marina about it, and one scene later he hears her and acts like he's never heard of sex before. One scene Marina will try to hide everything she's doing, and one scene later is screaming begging to be bred. It really seems like the game should just go with one direction or the other. It makes the tone and scenes feel inconsistent with any kind of characterization of the cast.
Gameplay could be sped up somewhat, with picking up items and diving taking longer than what feels satisfying while nothing interesting is happening. Or at least an option for it to be instant unless dialogue for the item is necessary.
I'm hoping the writing will improve over time, and look forward to see what comes of future updates.

After playing through the demo, I'm very impressed by this game so far! Voyeur games are few and far between, so it's that much better that Sunken Veil has both stunning art and is actually enjoyable to play. I'm very excited to see how this game will develop in the future, but even as a 0.1 demo it is 100% worth your time playing as-is.