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Hide & Hold Out - H2o

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Hide & Hold Out - H2o

Hide & Hold Out is a multiplayer survival game taking place in a devastated water world. Gather, build, team up with your friends and establish the foundations of your future floating empire utilizing the heavy guns of your battle ships!

Open World Survival Craft Survival Early Access Massively Multiplayer Action
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2024 EDIT - H2o is not playable in its current state, we are working hard since 2020 on a completely new version that will eventually come as an update to this title. If you want to know when things become interesting again, please follow and add the game to your wishlist. It will likely take many more years to get there, but we are still trying as much as we can to make H2o what it ought to be.



In the world of Hide & Hold Out, you are one of the survivors of the cataclysm which happened near the end of the 20th century.
This cataclysm has led to a brutal elevation of the sea level all around the globe. Today, you don't really know if there is still a true "land" somewhere, but you know that this reef saved you after the disaster. Well... not only you, actually, and that's more of the problem.

You will have to find by yourself something to eat, materials and fuel to stay alive, to build yourself a home and to start building boats and weapons.
The other players can be a curse in H2o, but they can also be a blessing as working with other survivors will give you the key to both safety and power.

H2o is still far from its final form, but we really wants to give a specific importance to the interactions between the players. Giving you the means to deploy large ships to fight as a team, merchant boats to trade...
We plan to add a skill tree in the near future, so that each player in a group can choose a specific role. Such as scout, driver, gunner, or even a kind of doctor who could craft specific drugs to cure diseases and poisonings.

We want to develop this part of the game with the community, once that the classical structure of a survival game will be properly set, balanced and stable.



    PRESENT:

  • Multiplayer
  • Open world
  • Player Constructions
  • Fuel & Electricity
  • Crafting & Resource processing
  • Fishing, Farming, Gathering
  • In-game map
  • VoIP
  • Clan system
  • Vehicles
  • Aircrafts
  • Ships
  • Modular Turrets

    COMING DURING EARLY ACCESS:

  • Advanced exploration (especially underwater)
  • a bigger map (sized for 80 players and not ~40 as currently)
  • More wild life, Gathering and advanced farming
  • Ghosting & Random events
  • Skills & Specialisation
  • Diseases & Injuries management
  • Bounty system
  • Battle Mode (coming as a free update at the end of the early access)
  • And many others... (Check Trello!)

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Update - v0.10.11 Live! Development slowed down... Update - v0.10.10 Live! Battle Mode
System requirements Windows · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP SP2
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or similar
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 560 ~ 1024 MB video RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 760 or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
  • Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or similar
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 560 ~ 1024 MB video RAM
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 15.10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 760 or better
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Red Abyss Software
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
16
Content warning
The game revolves primarily around player versus player combats with firearms, blades and explosives. The player can be attacked by sharks, which he can kill. Whales can be found in the game, they are quite slow and defenseless creatures, leading to potentially unsettling hunting scenes with heavy machine guns used against a harmless animal.
Achievements
1
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
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unknown
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (2)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
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Buy Verdict

Watch — $17.99.

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Value Score

Fair Value — 56th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 56th percentile. Priced as Market at $17.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 57%
Value Ratio Top 44%

Early Access Abandoned

Time in EA
235 days
Updates
5

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide & Hold Out - H2o worth buying right now?
Watch — $17.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Hide & Hold Out - H2o go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Hide & Hold Out - H2o free to play?
Hide & Hold Out - H2o costs $17.99 on Steam.
What genre is Hide & Hold Out - H2o?
Hide & Hold Out - H2o is a Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Early Access game.
Who developed Hide & Hold Out - H2o?
Hide & Hold Out - H2o was developed by Red Abyss Software and published by Red Abyss Software.
What platforms does Hide & Hold Out - H2o support?
Available on Steam for Windows, Linux.

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