Steam Facts
Data current as of Apr 22, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment97
Overwhelmingly Positive
Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.
Quick Stats
Reviews
1,608en
2,429 total (all languages)
Current as of Apr 22, 2026
Released
Sep 3, 2021
Price
Free
Velocity
0.9/day
Slowing
Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam
Market Reach
Free-to-play — revenue estimates don't apply.
About
You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.
Sentiment History
Sentiment over time
Playtime Sentiment
Sentiment by time invested
· 1,610 post-launch reviews?
0h
97%1,351 rev
<2h
97%139 rev
2-10h
97%108 rev
10-50h
100%11 rev
50-200h
100%1 rev
Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.
Competitive Benchmark
Compared to 285 similar games in the Action genre released in 2021.
Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 3%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 13%
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