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They Breathe
They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Thought it was about survival turned out it’s about breathing in space - now I fall asleep with my mouth open trying to inhale silence.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“the definition of short and sweet :) definitely horrifying in its own special way, and its like no other. You'd expect it to be frustrating at first, but honestly its a very enjoyable game to pick up for a bit. Arcade-y almost, and fun to deal with blind.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I like it!”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
They Breathe and Residue are part of the WDC World Oceans Day Charity Sale!
WDC World Oceans Day Charity Sale! We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day! The WDC World Oceans Day Sale starts today and runs until
Descend Together
You can now choose to dive into the world of They Breathe together with a friend.
The Working Parts Soundtracks now on Steam
It's May 24th, and six whole years have passed since They Breathe first appeared on Steam. As a small celebration, we figured it was high time we released the game's original soundtrack as well. So no
They Breathe Anew
Five years on from its Steam release, They Breathe is still dear to our hearts. Without giving away too much, it does things in its 30 minute runtime that no other game has done, probably things no ga
Residue now costs $1,99, just like They Breathe
Yep, we dropped the price of our other game on Steam called Residue to the same price as They Breathe!, it now costs $1,99. Which means you can get the whole The Workingt Parts "catalogue" for 3.98 :D
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Survival Horror · Survival · Adventure · Hand-drawn · Dark · Stylized · Story Rich · Action · Nature · Short · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.theworkingparts.com/theybreathe |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Single Core 500 MHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 512 MB available space