DEEP SURGE

💡 For the best experience — music, saves, and performance — play directly on the Deep Surge website. Saves and audio may not work correctly inside the itch.io embedded player on some browsers and devices.<

🔊 Known Issue — itch.io App
Music may not play when running through the itch.io desktop app. If you experience no audio, try playing directly in your browser, or install it as a Web App for the best experience. This is a known limitation of the app and is being looked into.

Deep Surge is a vertical bullet-hell shooter set in the crushing depths of the ocean. You pilot a deep-sea lure through waves of bizarre sea creatures and colossal boss monsters, collecting weapons and power-ups as you descend further into the abyss.

Each run pushes you deeper. Survive long enough and the ocean fights back with everything it has — from frenzied swarms to screen-filling leviathans. Collect orbs to build your score, chain kills for combos, and see how far into the dark you can go.

• Tight, fast-paced bullet-hell gameplay
• A roster of unique weapons, each with a distinct feel
• Massive, handcrafted boss encounters
• NG+ mode — beat the game and descend again with your score intact
• Boss Rush mode — unlocked after your first clear
• Leaderboard to chase your personal best
• Optimized for mobile and tablets, Runs great on desktop too.
• Dynamic resolution, made for portrait and landscape mode.

Controls

🖱️ Mouse / Touch

• Move — click and drag anywhere on screen to move your ship. Your ship follows your finger or cursor relative to where you grabbed it.
• Shoot — automatic. You always fire.
• Pause — tap/click the pause button in the top-right corner.

⌨️ Keyboard

Move Up
Move Down
Move Left
Move Right
Pause / Unpause

Keys
W or ↑
S or ↓
A or ←
D or →
P or Escape

Diagonal movement is automatically normalised — you move at the same speed in all directions.

🎮 Controller (Gamepad)

Move
Left Analogue Stick
Pause / Unpause
Confirm (menus)
Back (menus)
Navigate menus
D-Pad or Left Stick
Scroll leaderboard
D-Pad Up / Down
Cycle initials
D-Pad Up / Down
Confirm initial
Delete initial

Input
⊞)
A / Cross
B / Circle
A / Start
B

Shooting is always automatic — no button needed. Controllers are detected automatically when plugged in. On Safari, press any button once after connecting to activate it.