Hide & Hold Out - H2o
Release date: Apr 9, 2016
Developers: Red Abyss Software
Publishers: Red Abyss Software
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Early Access
Categories: Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French

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!) Follow the development: 


Notes: 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.