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Maneater cover art

Maneater

Tripwire Interactive · 2021-05-25

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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!

Maneater is a 2021 Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game priced at $39.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (87% of 26524 reviews) and an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000.

129
playing now
87%
positive of 27k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
12
Nexus mods (20k downloads)
4.43★
PlayStation Store rating (19,076 ratings)
71/100
opencritic · fair · 53% recommend · from 168 critics
7h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

129 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Maneater trailer thumbnail

MANEATER (2022) Official Trailer (HD) KILLER SHARK

≈690,825 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 129 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 3% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 542k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 27,083 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-85%
GamersGate$8.00-80%
Microsoft Store$39.99

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 97 of 284 observed days · $4.45 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

6621292026-09-15 12:00 — 528 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 454 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 313 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 506 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 662 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 356 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 291 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 413 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 288 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 313 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 236 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 164 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 129 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 302 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 290 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 206 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 290 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 220 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 176 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 253 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 207 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 147 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 129 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.6k0Aug 2017Aug 2026Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2May 2021 — avg 1,625 · peak 2,811Jul 2021 — avg 683 · peak 2,326Sep 2021 — avg 495 · peak 1,511Nov 2021 — avg 122 · peak 426Jan 2022 — avg 300 · peak 732Mar 2022 — avg 86 · peak 159May 2022 — avg 242 · peak 1,336Jul 2022 — avg 205 · peak 805Sep 2022 — avg 172 · peak 783Nov 2022 — avg 70 · peak 185Jan 2023 — avg 95 · peak 221Mar 2023 — avg 85 · peak 238May 2023 — avg 113 · peak 514Jul 2023 — avg 392 · peak 1,756Sep 2023 — avg 222 · peak 1,025Nov 2023 — avg 94 · peak 230Jan 2024 — avg 116 · peak 314Mar 2024 — avg 100 · peak 203May 2024 — avg 81 · peak 241Jul 2024 — avg 288 · peak 1,210Sep 2024 — avg 164 · peak 879Nov 2024 — avg 78 · peak 220Jan 2025 — avg 96 · peak 228Mar 2025 — avg 123 · peak 320May 2025 — avg 177 · peak 864Jul 2025 — avg 392 · peak 1,707Sep 2025 — avg 188 · peak 535Nov 2025 — avg 154 · peak 683Jan 2026 — avg 872 · peak 3,173Mar 2026 — avg 236 · peak 582May 2026 — avg 321 · peak 1,206Jul 2026 — avg 338 · peak 1,184Aug 2026 — avg 230 · peak 606
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
51512026-09-212026-10-082026-09-21: 27 new positive2026-09-21: 7 new negative2026-09-22: 22 new positive2026-09-22: 5 new negative2026-09-23: 16 new positive2026-09-24: 19 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 26 new positive2026-09-25: 4 new negative2026-09-26: 16 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 25 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-10-02: 51 new positive2026-10-02: 9 new negative2026-10-04: 31 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-06: 22 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-08: 20 new positive2026-10-08: 6 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$40.97$0.002019-07-192026-10-112019-07-19 — 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 $5.992026-09-14 — best price $5.992026-10-11 — best price $8.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.5k782026-05-29 — 127 pageviews2026-06-02 — 103 pageviews2026-06-06 — 99 pageviews2026-06-10 — 90 pageviews2026-06-14 — 115 pageviews2026-06-18 — 88 pageviews2026-06-22 — 79 pageviews2026-06-26 — 160 pageviews2026-06-30 — 150 pageviews2026-07-04 — 123 pageviews2026-07-08 — 113 pageviews2026-07-12 — 106 pageviews2026-07-16 — 101 pageviews2026-07-20 — 106 pageviews2026-07-24 — 105 pageviews2026-07-28 — 121 pageviews2026-08-01 — 116 pageviews2026-08-05 — 90 pageviews2026-08-09 — 112 pageviews2026-08-13 — 213 pageviews2026-08-17 — 126 pageviews2026-08-21 — 111 pageviews2026-08-25 — 86 pageviews2026-08-29 — 106 pageviews2026-09-02 — 103 pageviews2026-09-06 — 551 pageviews2026-09-10 — 285 pageviews2026-09-14 — 264 pageviews2026-09-18 — 200 pageviews2026-09-22 — 194 pageviews2026-09-26 — 143 pageviews2026-09-30 — 89 pageviews2026-10-04 — 129 pageviews2026-10-07 — 89 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1702026-10-02 15:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-02 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-04 20:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-04 22:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-05 05:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 0 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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-08-31 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGGoreActionNatureViolentAction RPGDark HumorOpen WorldUnderwaterExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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