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Swallow the Sea
You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Unsettling, distinctive visual styles” (16 of 81 reviews) and “Consuming and growing gameplay loop” (12); the most common complaint is “Very short gameplay experiences” (29). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
16 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“My score: 6/10 Overview A very short, deeply disturbing little experience. Think "Snake" on old Nokia phones — except you're a ball, there are enemies to avoid, and everything is drenched in a gory, uncanny aesthetic. I…”
12 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“A very short gaming experience, but the unexpected end of this game really makes it awesome! The whole game's simply able to be played by your mouse only. With the left mouse button you move around and the right one…”
“Such a fun concept XD I could play this for hours, if there were custom level creation capabilities.”
7 of the 81 reviews raise this.
7 of the 81 reviews raise this.
“Horrible controls, nothing new gameplay-wise, extremely short. Not sure what everyone finds in this game. It's free I guess?”
“Petit jeu sympa et gratuit. Se termine en une 10aine de minutes. Rien de plus ! ;-)”
“My score: 6/10 Overview A very short, deeply disturbing little experience. Think "Snake" on old Nokia phones — except you're a ball, there are enemies to avoid, and everything is drenched in a gory, uncanny aesthetic. I…”
5 of the 81 reviews raise this.
29 of the 81 reviews raise this · 28 of them still recommend the game.
“Horrible controls, nothing new gameplay-wise, extremely short. Not sure what everyone finds in this game. It's free I guess?”
5 of the 81 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“My score: 6/10 Overview A very short, deeply disturbing little experience. Think "Snake" on old Nokia phones — except you're a ball, there are enemies to avoid, and everything is drenched in a gory, uncanny aesthetic. I…”
“Strange game the ending made me sad.”
3 of the 81 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Horrible controls, nothing new gameplay-wise, extremely short. Not sure what everyone finds in this game. It's free I guess?”
“Shame it's only a 10 minute long game; whilst it's great for what it is, the concept has way too much potential to only be used for such a short experience. Hopefully the developers decide to expand on their ideas at…”
Counted across 81 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Incredible game- left me wanting more. I would definitely pay money for an expansion.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Short game but fun. There are some unclear stuff like only halfway through the game did I realize the cursor shows when I have a dash available as well as that breakable walls become yellow. I also didn't know when I can eat swallow which creatures because there…”
“Short underwater Agar.io (but singleplayer) The sea is trying to swallow you. Avoid the fish bites and spikes. Consume the weak to grow yourself. Finally, swallow back the sea. (Until something stronger comes).”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-03 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Free to Play · Adventure · Exploration · Casual · 2D · Survival · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Dark · Cute · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card Storage: 300 MB available space