Maneater Reviews

Maneater is ranked in the 44th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Dan Stapleton
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
May 22, 2020

Maneater's monster-shark feeding frenzy is fun but simple, and that lack of depth causes it to become repetitive as time goes on.

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65 / 100
May 22, 2020

Like Hooper said, sharks just swim and eat, and that's unfortunately not enough to fill even a short action-RPG like Maneater.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
3 / 10
May 26, 2020

A shark RPG sounds like an unlikely idea for a video game and unfortunately the end result is even less entertaining, and far more repetitive, than you might imagine.

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May 22, 2020

A salty, sometimes silly, chum bucket of fun.

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7.5 / 10.0
May 22, 2020
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8 / 10.0
May 22, 2020

Maneater is weird, different, and just flat-out fun. I had to see where this story was going, and I thoroughly enjoyed its developments

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7 / 10
May 22, 2020

Issues aside, Maneater opportunities for shark chaos can be a lot of fun.

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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
May 22, 2020

All in all, life in the waters is good these days. I swim with the grace of a dolphin and the speed of a cheetah. However, when it comes to attacking fish and humans and itty-bitty baby seals, I will confess I am quite clumsy.

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Kotaku
Top Critic
Unscored
May 22, 2020

I enjoyed a lot of Maneater, even if the repetitive missions grated on me.

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7 / 10.0
May 22, 2020

Maneater squanders some of its potential, but it's perfect for a rainy weekend when you're craving something original. With some tweaks and patches, it'll have an even brighter legacy; or at the very least, become a cult classic alongside more out-there projects in gaming history like Stubbs the Zombie.

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May 22, 2020

If you were rooting for the shark in Jaws, Maneater is the game for you.

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6 / 10
May 22, 2020

Maneater is a crazy concept come to life, Tripwire somehow managing to cobble together a silly ShaRkPG that is more than just a ten-minute novelty. There's no denying it's an exotic catch, but when it comes to quality open world action games, there's plenty more fish in the sea.

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75 / 100
May 22, 2020

Maneater is extremely fun. An underwater sandbox, starring a killer shark, full of blood and gore, with a great sense of humor. But it has several technical issues and lacks variety.

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Shacknews
Top Critic
9 / 10
May 22, 2020

Tripwire Interactive has managed to capture what it feels like to be Jaws, right down to jumping out of the water, landing on a boat, and chomping away at the hunters on it. That in and of itself is a momentous achievement to accomplish.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 22, 2020

Maneater palys safe. He chooses simple mechanics and proposes them in ad ten and more hours loop, but in doing so, however, it makes the right choice, because Maneater is a well crafted and fun title. Those who are not afraid to do the same thing over and over again to become the lord of the oceans will find flesh for their teeth.

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7.3 / 10.0
May 22, 2020

Aware of its own limitations, Tripwire has opted for the fun of this particular power fantasy to present us with a game that will not be part of video game history or a candidate for GOTY, but that is undeniably enjoyable and funny in all its humorous packaging.

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May 22, 2020

Maneater sets out to deliver a specific experience and ends up nailing that, but not much else.

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8 / 10.0
May 22, 2020

Maneater is knowingly imperfect , but presents a very competent open world checklist RPG where you happen to play a shark instead of the usual cop or criminal

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7 / 10
May 23, 2020

The chief pleasures on offer are those of the power fantasy and of the newly burgeoning subgenre that we might call the zoological misadventure.

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81 / 100
May 22, 2020

I would've liked a bit more clarity on the storyline quests, and it would've been nice if Maneater would say a bit more about the imperiled state of sharks in our world. And if you don't get the joke, you're not going to get this game.

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