Home / Games / Swallow the Sea
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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…”
“[u]Short underwater [b]Agar.io[/b] (but singleplayer)[/u] 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 count fetched 2026-07-11 11:21 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
Swallow the Sea Soundtrack out now on Steam!
Swallow the Sea's soundtrack is out now on Steam and 15% off for the next week! If you enjoyed Swallow the Sea this is a fantastic way to support us as developers. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1
Brutal Orchestra is coming December 17th!
The end is nigh! December 17th take a journey into the depths of Purgatory, a place where all dead things one day come to rest. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1734320/Brutal_Orchestra Keep an eye
VSync and more frame rate options
Added an option to disable or enable vertical synchronization on the settings. Also added a slider to change the frame rate between 40, 60, 72 or no limit!
Brutal Orchestra Coming Soon!
Today is a very big day for us! Brutal Orchestra a new game from the artist and designer that brought you Perfect Vermin Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy game with resource manageme
Games like Swallow the Sea
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
They Breathe
83.2% · 841 reviews
shares Underwater, Lovecraftian, Nature, Dark
Decarnation
87.8% · 534 reviews
shares Lovecraftian, Dark, Horror, Exploration
Yume Nikki
94.7% · 6,207 reviews
shares Free To Play, Dark, Horror, Cute
Reveal The Deep
82.5% · 926 reviews
shares Underwater, Lovecraftian, Horror, Exploration
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
92.4% · 8,834 reviews
shares Dark Humor, Free To Play, Dark, Survival
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
84.8% · 1,035 reviews
shares Dark, Survival, Horror, Exploration
Iron Lung
92.2% · 8,867 reviews
shares Submarine, Underwater, Dark, Horror
SUNLESS SEA
82.6% · 7,073 reviews
shares Lovecraftian, Dark, Survival, Horror
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
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