Current version:PlayStation 5
Maneater

Maneater

Maneater is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Tripwire Interactive. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.

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7.1 / 10
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About this game

Maneater is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.1 / 10PlayStation 5

A clear power fantasy meets repetitive work and uneven delivery.

Maneater gives its shark a satisfying direction: consume resources, grow stronger and return to threats that once seemed overwhelming. That progression makes exploration purposeful even when the individual hunts are simple. The same simplicity becomes a limitation as similar tasks and collectibles recur. Early predators create friction, while later routine can flatten the sense of discovery. The native PS5 upgrade improves the underwater presentation but leaves the underlying loop intact. Its launch review also records drops in busy hunts, streaming delays and camera difficulties that interrupt the intended momentum. Shared design observations come from the original campaign review; technical judgment uses PS5 evidence only, excluding Truth Quest and later rendering updates.

Strengths

  • Growth makes exploration purposeful.

Weaknesses

  • Repeated objectives and launch inconsistencies undermine momentum.

Who it is for: Players seeking a straightforward creature power fantasy.

Play notes: Original PS5 upgrade; subsequent expansion and rendering changes are outside scope.

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Exploration motivates better than the repeated tasks that structure it.

Reviewed6.7 / 10Not provided
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Growth gives the shark fantasy a clear and satisfying direction.

Reviewed7.6 / 10Not provided
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Improved underwater presentation strengthens place without solving repetitive objectives.

Reviewed7.8 / 10Not provided
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Busy encounters and fast traversal expose substantial launch consistency problems.

Reviewed5.7 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Release date
Nov 12, 2020
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Puzzle SolvingLinear LevelsSolo-friendly3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursExplorationSlow BurnThird PersonInvestigationStory-driven
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
Third person

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