Whale Flesh (2025)

Developer: SUPERita
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 64 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 47 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, claustrophobic walking simulator where you dig through surreal whale flesh with x-ray and dynamite, building dread and paranoia in under an hour.

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What players say

Players are split on this short horror game about mining through a dead whale. Some appreciate the atmosphere and environmental storytelling, but most find the gameplay loop tedious and repetitive, with only a couple of cheap jump scares as payoff. Many compare it unfavorably to Iron Lung, saying it lacks that game's tension and mystery.

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