From the Depths Reviews

Camera controls are far too ridiculous. I'm sure like anything given enough time it could flesh itself out and become playable, but over 8 hours of honest try and powering through tutorials it just simply isn't user friendly enough to want to continue playing, I feel i'm fighting with every system and things just are not intuitive.

I love this game, and have been wanting to get back into it but the new camera system is such a pain in the ass, it feels unplayable. Pls revert to the old system. 🙏🙏

Somewhat steep learning curve and Surprisingly hard on your graphics card. I've unfortunately had to stop playing because of that exact issue :( Overall, amazing game!

Pretty complicated game if you don't understand it (I Don't) but it is still fun to build big and powerful ships and vehicles with the very easy to understand and use building system, which allows you to build with all of the deadly weapons from the start. Overall great game, worth the price. I have not mentioned the campaign as i have not played it yet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

This game has a total learning CLIFF before you can start to enjoy it. If you're patient enough to learn it though, it is something special

The camera update is horrible. I would recommend the game but i just cannot fathom changing cameras for the sake of changing it after being out for 10 years and not allowing an option to change it back.

This game mixes vehicle customization with RTS mechanics in a way that tickles my brain in a good way. It even inspired me to look into Aircraft Sciences! The only downside is the mental struggle of spending 15 hours building a single vessel, constantly sweating over whether it’ll be worth it against similar-tier competitors. Sometimes it performs way beyond expectations, taking down ships with twice the materials, and sometimes it’s a total failure that needs to be put down due to Neter's laws of Nautical Darwinism. It’s the kind of game that can suck you in for hours just like cocaine. One moment, you’re just testing a design, and the next thing you know, it’s 4 AM, and you’re in for a rough morning after burning out your brain for seven straight hours. But hey, if my big ship makes other big ships go boom, I’m all in, heheheh.

very fun game, great to watch what you spent multiple hours making get blown up by something half the cost of your own ship, the only complaint is that the tutorials that are in the game are rather slow and the guy talking in them (no offence voice acting is difficult) can get on my nerves rather quickly

I've played too long to get used to the new camera/gun controls. I really loved this game but now I just can't seem to adapt to the new system. Please make an option to revert this change. For now maybe I'll just play the old version but miss out on future updates.

[b]I love this game, I really do but, as it stands I can't recommend the game with how the game continues to be updated.[/b] [h2]Background[/h2] I've played 2,100 hours so far, and I hope I'll play more, but this game really feels like it's stuck in terminal Alpha or development hell, where controls and Core systems are fundamentally changed too frequently. New and experienced players are both negatively impacted, new players have very few people to teach them when these changes have been made to the game and they continue to blindside us when they are released. [h2]Current Issues[/h2] The most recent update has altered the camera controls and how the player's avatar works to the point where I can't comfortably play the game anymore, and it no longer feels intuitive to use. From my perspective, the changes to the controls cannot be justified this far into the development of the game (From the Depths being fully released out of Early Access quite some time ago) and have negatively impacted the quality of the game overall. There is no way to revert these changes as far as I'm aware without reverting to an older version of the game, effectively locking me out of future updates unless a future update adds back the older control system and options are made when playing the game to use the old Avatar system. [h2]My Current Recommendations and Opinion[/h2] I can't recommend this game as it stands; too much is changed too often. Given that this game is inherently complex to the point of needing to scrawl through the Wiki and Reddit posts to figure things out to even the most basic levels of understanding, It's not wise to invest the time and money into the game while the basics are still in flux and can be changed on a dime and make the game unplayable for you. Give it a few more years, and check back when the game is a bit more stable on the development side of things.