What lies beneath the surface?

They Breathe is a journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, you will come to slowly understand a world where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource - oxygen!

We don't want to get in the way of your exploration, so we leave most of this game up to you to figure out on your own, from the controls to the grand meaning of it all. So far our critics have all agreed on one thing: this is quite possibly the strangest thing you'll play this year.

Trailer

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Quotes & opinions

"They Breathe is proof that you don't need realistic graphics or complicated gameplay to tell a horrifying story."
Kotaku
"If you haven’t played it and have managed to avoid someone telling you what it’s all about, I’d suggest playing it right now.."
Rock Paper Shotgun
"They Breathe is deceptively creepy and disturbing in all the right ways"
Destructoid
"If you're looking for a jarring little atmospheric horror game then you don't need to look much further than They Breathe."
Pocket Gamer
"The atmosphere that The Working Parts has managed to create is praiseworthy"
Indiegamemag.com
"Some games evoke such a strange feeling that you can't help but be sucked in. They Breathe is one of those games."
Silver Award, Neogaf

How to get the game

Presskit

Game info

Platform: Nintendo Switch, Steam, iOS, Android

Number of Players: 1-2 local on Switch, 1 on Steam iOS and Android

Genre: Sunken forest frog adventure