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About This Game

Shrimp Escape is a fast-paced underwater survival game where quick reactions and smart movement are the only things standing between you and becoming dinner.

After escaping a fishing boat, a lone shrimp must fight to survive hostile waters filled with predators, environmental hazards, and shifting terrain — all while trying to make it back home in this artistic indie game.

Game Modes

Story Mode

• Progress through a series of handcrafted underwater levels

• Each level introduces new threats and challenges

• Collect Fish Scales along the way to unlock power-ups

• Encounter NPCs, such as a mantis shrimp who grants the ability to punch your way to freedom

• Follow the shrimp’s escape journey as the difficulty steadily ramps up

• Nighttime in the sea is just as dangerous — if not more so

Survival Mode

• Test how long you can stay alive in increasingly dangerous conditions

• Endless-style gameplay focused on endurance and mastery

• Enemies and hazards escalate over time, pushing your reflexes to the limit

Core Gameplay

• Fast, skill-based movement — Dash, dodge, and weave through the water

• Reflex-driven survival — Success depends on timing, positioning, and awareness

• Short, intense sessions — Designed for quick runs and repeat play

Predators & Hazards

• Hostile sea creatures with distinct behaviors and attack patterns

• Environmental dangers such as currents, obstacles, and tight spaces

• Encounters that become more demanding as you progress

Progression & Challenge

• Advance by completing levels or surviving longer

• Learn enemy behaviors and improve your decision-making with each attempt

• Difficulty is driven by player skill and mastery

Controls & Support

• Full Xbox controller support

• Controller rumble feedback enhances movement, impacts, and encounters

• Playable with keyboard and mouse or controller

Experience

• A focused, arcade-inspired survival experience

• Story cutscenes presented as stylized comic panels, blending narrative and art

• Minimalist storytelling delivered through gameplay and environment

• Built to be challenging, replay able, and easy to pick up

Whether you’re pushing forward through Story Mode or testing your limits in Survival Mode, Shrimp Escape is about staying alive, learning fast, and escaping the ocean one close call at a time.