Swallow the Sea

Swallow the Sea

Steam Deck Verified

Talia bob Mair · Action · Sep 3, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Fine, Spore* like gameplay.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Very eerie, great atmosphere and sound design, I love the pixelated art style... the definition of a simple yet fine product, very entertaining!
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Features delightfully crisp sound effects and buttery-smooth controller support, so you can really immerse in the atmosphere.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay33 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters51 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
10
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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