The Ocean is not Water
An eldritch incremental game where you are an ancient shark devouring fish, reality, and the concept of depth itself. Hunt with sonar, collect bioluminescent jellyfish, command a brood, dream the dreams of dead gods, and descend through layers of cosmic progression. The ocean is not water.
Last Updated: 3/20/2026
The Ocean is not Water
An eldritch incremental game where you are an ancient shark devouring fish, reality, and the concept of depth itself. Hunt with sonar, collect bioluminescent jellyfish, command a brood, dream the dreams of dead gods, and descend through layers of cosmic progression. The ocean is not water.
Last Updated: 3/20/2026
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
About The Ocean is not Water
The Ocean is not Water is an Indie game developed by Sharkey. On 3/12/2026, it was released on the Steam Store by Sharkey.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, The Ocean is not Water supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Save Anytime
- Steam Cloud
- Camera Comfort
- Family Sharing
- Custom Volume Controls
- Full controller support
- Playable without Timed Input
- Mouse Only Option
- Steam Achievements
From the Steam community, The Ocean is not Water has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Clicker
- Management
- Idler
- Atmospheric
- Surreal
- Linear
- Simulation
- Time Management
- Resource Management
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Farming Sim
- Indie
- Relaxing
- Auto Battler
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Ocean is not Water and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Packages
The Ocean is not Water is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Ocean is not Water | $4.99 | View |
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