Lantern Below
A small sub, one lamp, and a logbook of things no one has ever seen.
The Petrel, a small yellow submarine with a drill nose, bobs at the surface before the dive.
Sweep the dark
Your lamp is the only light for a kilometre. Sweep it through the dark, see what looks back, and turn the unknown into knowledge.
- Glimpsed
A shape at the edge of the light. Something is down here.
- Catalogued
Hold the lamp on it long enough and it goes in the logbook.
- Researched
Bring back samples and Dr. Ruth writes up what it really is.
Arm your Petrel
Modular pods, flexible loadouts. Bolt a weapon or a catch tool onto any slot, upgrade it, dive deeper.
- Roof
- Front belly
- Wing root
- Tail fin
- Rear belly
- Nose claw
Weapon
Gun
More barrels every level. At L3 a spinning gatling sprays a wide spread across three targets.
L1Crude, welded grey steel
L2Painted Petrel yellow
L3Dark armour, warning stripesThings bite back
- One tap picks the tool. Hook, net or stun gun: the Petrel reaches for whatever fits the fish.
- Some don't like the light. Humboldt squid and goblin sharks bite when you shine on them, and they steal your samples.
- You only fight what you can't catch.
No HP. No ammo. No game over.
The logbook
A growing record of the deep: strange life, rare behaviour, and a few pages that are still blank.
- Barreleye
Lion's mane jellyfish
Goblin shark- Firefly squid
Not yet logged
Sea angel
Lanternfish
Humboldt squid
Not yet logged- Hatchetfish
- Vampire squid
Not yet logged
Drones dive while you're away
Send your ROVs down on a cable to scan, collect and bring back finds. Your drones keep diving while the app is closed, and the haul is waiting when you come back.
The crew
A small, scrappy crew to keep the Petrel diving.
The pilot
Nell
Drives the Petrel, and never wants to stop at the depth on the chart.
Marine biologist
Dr. Ruth
Names everything you bring up, then asks for a closer look.
Old mechanic
Gus
Keeps the sub in one piece with welds, spare parts and stubbornness.
Port trader
Marla
Buys what you haul up, sells you parts, always knows a price.
Ex-navy weapons officer
Cal
Bolts the pods on and teaches you to aim straight.
Bottom of the trench
Deeper than the charts. Stranger than science. Something very large is down here, and the trench is waiting.