Maneater overview

Overview

Maneater comes from Tripwire Interactive and is published by Tripwire Interactive. It arrived on Steam on May 25, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Maneater's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 468 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:10:35 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,867. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 87% positive across 24,374 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Maneater is available in 14 languages including:

9 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Maneater has sold up to 792,000 units and has 21,919 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $17,200,000. On Twitch, 8 streamers are live with around 25 total watchers.

Maneater overview details

Maneater combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Maneater is listed as a game with $39.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 468 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:10:35 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,867, and 87% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Open WorldDark HumorNatureViolentRPGUnderwaterGoreHack and SlashVillain ProtagonistSingleplayerExplorationAction-AdventureThird PersonAction RPGAction

Content descriptors

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 a possible foray into cannibalism.

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Support and legal notes

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