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Maneater

Tripwire Interactive · 2021-05-25

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 17, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Dec 17, 2020 (Xbox One), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 19, 2020 (PlayStation 5)

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!

206
playing now
87%
positive of 26k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

206 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Maneater is a 2020 action role-playing game developed and published by Tripwire Interactive. The player assumes control of a female bull shark who must evolve and survive in an open world so she can take revenge on a fisherman who disfigured her as a pup and killed her mother.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 206 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,976 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~747/week).
  • · Review velocity up 139% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 527k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,335 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-85%
Microsoft Store$7.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$39.62

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.55 at AllYouPlay (2025-11-21) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $40.52 · on sale 87 of 275 observed days · $4.44 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20212026Week of 2021-05-01: 914 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 793 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,264 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 693 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,249 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,268 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 269 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 56 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5801072026-08-06 22:00 — 267 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 221 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 389 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 288 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 313 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 537 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 389 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 405 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 580 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 327 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 227 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 411 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 243 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 188 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 333 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 159 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 148 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 253 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 214 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 116 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 186 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 151 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 148 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 177 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 155 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 108 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 142 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 178 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 161 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 206 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$40.97$0.002019-07-192026-08-272019-07-19 — best price $0.002020-08-02 — best price $25.942020-11-30 — best price $29.182021-01-30 — best price $33.582021-04-14 — best price $33.992021-06-28 — best price $23.992021-08-16 — best price $26.142021-10-16 — best price $26.952021-12-05 — best price $20.902022-01-06 — best price $39.992022-03-22 — best price $39.992022-05-21 — best price $39.992022-07-29 — best price $35.952022-09-19 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-01-31 — best price $39.992023-04-18 — best price $19.992023-07-15 — best price $39.992023-09-25 — best price $39.992023-12-15 — best price $14.002024-03-14 — best price $13.992024-05-06 — best price $14.002024-07-18 — best price $9.992024-12-30 — best price $39.992025-05-27 — best price $39.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992025-11-28 — best price $30.492025-12-26 — best price $39.982026-01-25 — best price $40.302026-02-24 — best price $39.992026-03-24 — best price $26.742026-04-20 — best price $39.902026-05-19 — best price $39.412026-06-15 — best price $39.392026-07-11 — best price $38.812026-08-07 — best price $5.992026-08-27 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

213672026-05-29 — 127 pageviews2026-06-01 — 82 pageviews2026-06-04 — 103 pageviews2026-06-07 — 90 pageviews2026-06-10 — 90 pageviews2026-06-13 — 81 pageviews2026-06-16 — 88 pageviews2026-06-19 — 88 pageviews2026-06-22 — 79 pageviews2026-06-25 — 103 pageviews2026-06-28 — 102 pageviews2026-07-01 — 107 pageviews2026-07-04 — 123 pageviews2026-07-07 — 103 pageviews2026-07-10 — 102 pageviews2026-07-13 — 97 pageviews2026-07-16 — 101 pageviews2026-07-19 — 117 pageviews2026-07-22 — 78 pageviews2026-07-25 — 101 pageviews2026-07-28 — 121 pageviews2026-07-31 — 121 pageviews2026-08-03 — 93 pageviews2026-08-06 — 81 pageviews2026-08-09 — 112 pageviews2026-08-12 — 164 pageviews2026-08-15 — 146 pageviews2026-08-18 — 91 pageviews2026-08-21 — 111 pageviews2026-08-24 — 110 pageviews2026-08-25 — 86 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1402026-08-27 02:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 4 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
92%
earned "Learned To Swim"
23.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)70,1154%44
PS5 (PlayStation)62,1389%45
PS4 (PlayStation)46,5476%45
Steam (Steam)17,70721%44
Switch (Nintendo)530%0
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGGoreActionNatureViolentAction RPGDark HumorOpen WorldUnderwaterExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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