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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 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

88.0%positive835 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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2023-10 via SteamCharts.

334all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 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 2026-09-19.

20achievements
6.8%median completion
2.8%rarest: Running with water
34.3% of players 19.4% of players 19.3% of players 17.3% of players 16.1% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 11.3% of players 10.4% of players 7.8% of players 6.8% 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 34.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.3%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
19.3%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 2026-09-26 21:12 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≈$3.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-25 08-06 08-18 09-01 09-13 09-26

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

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
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