When a deep-sea mining colony loses contact with the surface, a new communications officer arrives to find the surviving crew fracturing mentally, the logs rewritten, and something ancient stirring beneath the ocean floor. As perception unravels and timelines loop, she must confront the terrifying truth that this isn’t her first descent—only the latest version of herself to try.

SYNOPSIS:

When communications officer Mara Quinn descends to the remote, deep-sea mining colony Midas Station, she finds it barely functioning, partially abandoned, and cloaked in silence. The surviving crew are evasive and fractured, key systems are corrupted, and there are disturbing signs that Mara has somehow been here before—despite her records showing otherwise.

As she investigates missing personnel, looping logs, and a mysterious biological presence beneath the seafloor, Mara uncovers a reality where time, identity, and memory collapse. With each moment, the station seems to echo not just what she does—but who she is. By the end, Mara realizes she may not be the first version of herself to arrive... and she may not be able to leave.

SUBSURFACE