Dear Villagers have teamed up with developer Drop Rate Studio for the latter’s newly-announced title Dive or Die: Children of Rain. Coming Q2 2026 to Steam, you can get a glimpse of what to expect with the demo that’s available right now.
The story concerns years of the eerie “Black Rain” that have drowned the entire world, leaving few survivors. A race against time has started, as the Rainmaker, an Eldritch Divinity, has given humanity one final choice: recover its sacred idols hidden deep within the “Abyssal Pool” in under 40 days, or face extinction in the final Flood.
Players will lead a desperate camp of survivors clinging to the last remnants of land. To succeed, they will balance managing their camp on the surface, while making deadly descents into the Abyssal Pool below. Every dive is a gamble against dwindling oxygen, physical injury, and the creeping madness, thanks to the otherworldly horrors that lurk in the darkness.
On the surface, players will rebuild infrastructure, assign survivors to vital roles, and upgrade diving gear. Each decision is a trade-off between immediate survival and long-term preparation. Below, you’ll need to efficiently navigate among the depths and those that dwell there, while hoping to return to the surface with much-needed resources and live and dive another day.