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Project SEVERWhat streamers ran into on Twitch
Horror adventure submarine simulator where you maintain a vessel to escape a trap.
We listened to 8 Twitch streams of Project SEVER (7h 12m in total). The problem that came up most: dropping the sensor from the drone and setting its mode is unclear, in 3 of 8 streams.
8 Twitch streams · 7h 12m analysed · Russian, Czech, English · analysed in the week of 26 Oct 2026 · Steam page
- Problems
- 31
- Ideas
- 1
- Highlights
- 8
Each problem, idea and highlight counts once, however often it came up. The timeline counts every moment: 100 in all.
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- Stream 1, 54 min analysed: 13 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 2, 52 min analysed: 7 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison, 4 highlights.
- Stream 3, 1h analysed: 5 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 4, 49 min analysed: 10 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 5, 1h analysed: 11 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 6, 51 min analysed: 9 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison, 3 highlights.
- Stream 7, 1h analysed: 17 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison.
- Stream 8, 45 min analysed: 12 problems, 2 highlights.
Problems (31)
Bugs, confusion, frustration and the moments players gave up. The ones most streams ran into come first.
- #2Confusion
dropping the sensor from the drone and setting its mode is unclear
3 of 8 streams · 9 moments
9 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #3Confusion
current objective and where to go next is unclear
2 of 8 streams · 6 moments
6 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #4Confusion
harpoon pickup and repair module use on the drone is not explained
2 of 8 streams · 6 moments
6 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #5Confusion
submarine steering is hard to learn
2 of 8 streams · 5 moments
5 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #26Frustration
drone controls feel awkward
2 of 8 streams · 5 moments
5 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #6Confusion
drone movement and tilt controls take time to learn
2 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #27Frustrationblocking
submarine handling has too much inertia and sensitivity
1 of 8 streams · 5 moments
5 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #1Bug
got stuck in a rack in the reactor area
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #7Confusion
drone tool menus and actions are not obvious
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #8Confusion
repair drone gives no sense of direction relative to the sub
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #9Confusion
hard to navigate and read the map and ballast instructions
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #10Confusion
dropping a carried item is not obvious
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #11Confusion
hull repair progress and exit are unclear
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #12Confusion
electrical panel after damage is unclear
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #13Confusion
flooding alarm does not make clear what to do
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #14Confusion
unclear where to plug in the module at the terminal
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #15Confusion
airlock and diving suit exit is confusing
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #28Frustration
rov handling is fast and hard to control precisely
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #29Frustration
submarine throttle and ballast controls are hard to read and tune
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #30Frustration
repair robot control layout is uncomfortable
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #31Frustration
on-screen instructions for the repeater step read as badly written
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #16Confusion
tutorials and panels feel overwhelming with too much information and too many buttons
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #17Confusion
unclear terminal and sensor mode information
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #18Confusion
drone launch and payload steps need a moment to figure out
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #19Confusion
hydrophone headphones step missed until the text is read
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #20Confusion
picked up battery vanished from view
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #21Confusion
tutorial prompts are easy to dismiss and then missed
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #22Confusion
hull leaks are hard to locate after the blast
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #23Confusion
reactor tutorial steps are unclear about which button and mode
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #24Confusion
sonar range tuning is not obvious at first
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #25Confusion
reactor room food storage seems unusual
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
Suggestions and comparisons (1)
What players asked for, and which games they compared yours to.
- #32Comparison
submarine gameplay reminds of another submarine game
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
What landed (8)
Moments players clearly enjoyed.
- #33Highlight
hull welding repair looks and feels good
2 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #34Highlight
submarine and drone visuals and animations look polished
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #35Highlight
tactile buttons and panels feel satisfying
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #36Highlight
drone scanning and hull repair feel engaging
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #37Highlight
enjoys the submarine crew setting and the simple drone return
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #38Highlight
sonar view switching is a well received feature
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #39Highlight
tube-tv look of the interface is appealing
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #40Highlight
atmospheric menu and submarine setting
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
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