Action · May 25, 2021

Maneater (2021)

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Become a MANEATER Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a terrifying SHARK! Maneater is a single player, open world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this you will explore a large and varied open world encountering diverse enemies - both human and wildlife. Find the right resources and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman that dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve. Unique Story Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show. Diverse, Compelling Combat Battle fierce wildlife including other apex predators or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard. Evolve Into a Legend Feed on humans and wildlife to grow your shark, and find shark loot to evolve your shark down multiple possible paths. Explore the Gulf 7 large regions including bayous of the gulf coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume17.4k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Action
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic70/100Genre average 77 — top 82% of Action titles
Concurrent peak126 playersTop 31% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 43% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Open World · 609
  • Dark Humor · 582
  • Nature · 544
  • Violent · 543
  • RPG · 540
  • Underwater · 529
  • Gore · 527
  • Hack and Slash · 516
  • Villain Protagonist · 504
  • Singleplayer · 494
  • Exploration · 489
  • Action-Adventure · 462
  • Third Person · 462
  • Action RPG · 458
  • Action · 456

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
  • Russian volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Spanish - Latin America volume_up

Full audio (6)

  • English
  • German
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Turkish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 17.4k reviews

15.5k positive · 1.9k negative

Metacritic

70/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.7/10

Curator recommendations

16.2k

Peak concurrent players

126

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

44

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 25, 2021
DeveloperTripwire Interactive
Base price$3.99 -90%
Required age16+
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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Content Notes

Maneater is an open world action RPG in which a lone bull shark massacres and devours an endless array of humans and wildlife. Copious gallons of blood are shed as players explore the American coastal city of Port Clovis. Along for the ride is darkly humorous narrator Trip Westhaven, who overshares about his ex-wife Susan, penchant for tropical drinks, and…

Editions & Packages

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