Still Wakes the Deep cover art

Still Wakes the Deep

The Chinese Room·Secret Mode·2024
Good
21:9
Native
32:9
Native
Gameplay Scaling
Hor+
HUD
Centered
Centered HUD
Native
Cutscenes
16:9 pillarboxed
Menus
Ultrawide
FOV
Correct
Black Bars
Cutscenes only
Flawless Widescreen
Not Supported
Community Fix
Available
Online Safety
Safe

Overview

Still Wakes the Deep (UE5) is Hor+ at ultrawide with an 85-120 FOV slider, but cutscenes are pillarboxed. The RoseTheFlower fix removes the pillarboxing and letterboxing. Raising FOV above 90 can make the character appear headless around cutscene transitions.

Compatibility details

21:9 SupportNative
32:9 SupportNative
Gameplay ScalingHor+
HUD BehaviorCentered
Centered HUDNative
Cutscene Support16:9 pillarboxed
Menu SupportUltrawide
FOVCorrect
Black BarsCutscenes only
StretchingNone observed

Fixes

Recommended fix
Still Wakes the Deep widescreen and wider fix
Mod
Version stillwakesthedeep release tagCompatible with Current Steam build (number not confirmed)Source: RoseTheFlower (UltrawideIndex)

UltraWideCheck links to third-party mods and tools but does not host or distribute mod files.

Patch history & verification

Current Steam build (number not confirmed)Sep 28, 2026
PCGamingWiki: Hor+, pillarboxed cutscenes, links the RoseTheFlower fix; fix confirmed listed in the RoseTheFlower UltrawideIndex README. Menu and HUD behavior (minimal HUD) not explicitly documented - lower confidence. No FWS module.