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Vessel

Vessel

Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!

Released Mar 1, 2012 Developer Strange Loop Games Publisher IndiePub Platforms Windows PuzzleIndiePlatformerSteampunkAction
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.8%positive796 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Top puzzle game even in 2026, puzzles are based on a variety of fluid materials and minions.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I played this a long time ago. Fantastic game.”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“My favourite liquid physics puzzle game!”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
124-hour peak
334all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 68 avg · Sep 2012

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.

20achievements
6.7%median completion
2.8%rarest: Running with water
34.2% of players 19.4% of players 19.2% of players 17.3% of players 16.1% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 11.3% of players 10.3% of players 7.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.2% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 34.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.2%Water Recycling — Stomp a fluro into the turbine that created it
19.4%Doctor of the Hydrofluric sciences — Create five combinations of fluro and liquid types
19.2%Factory Line Repair — Fix all broken machines in the factory
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%Running with water — Find a use for the waterfall under the workshop
3.1%Internal Rejection — Create a fluro that is it's own worst enemy
3.8%The Chimera — Create a fluro with every kind of eye

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US4.99 USD
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

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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.

GenresAction, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsPuzzle · Indie · Platformer · Steampunk · Action · Physics · Strategy · Singleplayer · Puzzle-Platformer · Adventure · 2D · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain
ControllerFull support
Achievements20
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.strangeloopgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows 7 / Vista / XP Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 2GB System RAM Hard Disk Space: 1.5GB Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported) DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: DirectX compatible