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The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish cover art

The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish

ZIPIT! Games · 2026-03-27

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 27, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2026 (Linux)

A story-driven photography game... on the back of a giant, flying catfish! Transform clouds into sea creatures and bring abundance back to an empty sky!

100%
positive of 75 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 61% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 65% of 19,967 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k3.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 75 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.74 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720262026Week of 2026-03-27: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSurround SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

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