About the Game
If you love the eerie survival tension of Don’t Starve, the underwater mystery of Subnautica, and the world-shaping progression of Planet Crafter, this game is for you.
Drowned Earth is a survival crafting game with a unique twist: the land you depend on won’t last. Each day, the waters rise, reshaping your world and forcing you to adapt.
- Start with sticks, reeds, and mushrooms on dry land.
- Face floods that turn forests into swamps, then into oceans.
- Craft tools, shelters, and eventually entire underwater refuges.
- Manage hunger, health, and oxygen as monsters and storms close in.
Every playthrough is a desperate fight against a world that is literally disappearing.
Features
- 🌳 From Land to Sea
Begin with classic survival — fires, shelters, foraging — then transition to flooded forests and, eventually, a fully underwater world. - 💧 A Dynamic Flooding World
Every cycle reshapes the map. Rivers swell, forests vanish, and new aquatic biomes form: kelp forests, glowing caves, volcanic vents. - ⚒️ Deep Crafting Progression
Start small with reed ropes and stone knives. End with fungal lanterns, air pumps, harpoons, and bio-luminescent weapons. - ⏳ Real Survival Stakes
Food. Health. Oxygen. Death is permanent. Every decision counts. - 🏚️ Build an Underwater Refuge
Construct primitive Fallout Shelter-style bases below the waves. Pump air, grow underwater crops, and fight off predators.
Why Back This Game?
I love survival game, but most games stay in the same biome. Drowned Earth evolves with you. It’s not just about surviving hunger or monsters, it’s about surviving the world itself as it transforms beneath your feet.
Rewards
$15 — Survivor
🎮 Digital copy of the game at launch.
$30 — Explorer
- Digital artbook
- Name in credits
$50 — Builder
- Alpha access
- Backer Discord role
$100 — Cartographer
- Help design an item or resource with the devs.
$250 — The Last Tree
- Your name carved onto one of the last standing trees in the game.
$500 — Deep Dweller
- Become an NPC survivor in the flooded world.
Stretch Goals
- $50K — Extra biomes: volcanic vents & crystal caverns
- $75K — Multiplayer co-op
- $100K — Console release