The Art of Still Wakes The Deep Gets a New Release Date and Additional Chapter
- The Artbook Collector
- May 15
- 2 min read
May 15th 2025
In a new update, Cook & Becker have let fans know about a couple of production changes to their upcoming book, The Art of Still Wakes The Deep.
In an email to those that have pre-ordered the book, the publisher have given the news that the book will not be released this month as originally planned. This follows the last delay that pushed it the end of May. The book can now be expected in a couple of months, coming sometime in July, but the reason for this is a positive one.
The additional time to work on the book is needed because the game developer, The Chinese Room, have requested that another chapter be added. More content is never a bad thing, but what will be included in this new addition is currently under wraps.
You can read part of the email update that was received today here;
"Everything is print-ready and looking great - as you have come to expect from Cook and Becker and Lost In Cult. However, we received a last-minute request from The Chinese Room recently to add an extra chapter to the book... We can't yet reveal the content of that chapter, so you'll have to wait until the book arrives to discover it.
Unfortunately, this addition means we cannot ship the book this month as previously communicated, but in July."
Also included in the email is a link to read the second chapter online, titled Building the Beira. It consists of 24 pages and includes concept art, models, screenshots, signage, and more for the oil-rig that the game takes place on. It also features insights into the game design too, with quotes from the developers on the features they used and design choices, explaining the reasoning behind them.
Based on this chapter alone, fans are going to get some informative deep dives and a nice variety of art and models. It's much more text heavy at the start of the chapter, but allows later pages to focus on the work of the artists. It's an approach that works well and this teaser leaves me looking forward to reading the rest of The Art of Still Wakes The Deep.
The book was made in collaboration with Lost in Cult and can be pre-ordered on the Cook & Becker website here. This site will report any future updates, as well as a review and previews when it arrives in summer.
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