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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“This game is the equivalent of a parfait slathered in whipped cream and layered with strawberries, yoghurt, graham crackers, and entrails. It's cheap, it's delicious, you can eat it in under 30 minutes and by the time you get to the bottom you're absolutely terrified.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“What a grim and dark plot for such a cute frog! Play as a frog named Glenn, as you swim into the depths of the water until you reach the bottom, finding waves of bubbles, frogs that need oxygen, as well as some … pretty messed-up looking monsters, all concluded with a final…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Interesting and unsettling. Gave me a very real feeling of dread that I can only describe as "I do not want to be here". No popscares or sudden loud noises. Just a damn good example of how environment design, sound mixing and unique mechanics can set such a great mood.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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.
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 (2026-10-23). 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 2026-05-13.
| 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 |
| 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