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Vessel

Game First reported release Mar 1, 2012

Game details

First release year: 2012

Platforms

Genres

puzzle-platformer
platform game
action game^*
puzzle video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*

Localized titles

Vessel

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Strategy^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

System requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Windows 7 / Vista / XP^*
Processor alternatives
Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor^*
Memory
2GB System RAM Hard Disk Space: 1.5GB Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported) DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: DirectX compatible^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
20^*
Community confidence
moderate^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Strange Loop Games^*

Publishers

indiePub

Release history

2012-03-01
Date precision
Exact date
2012-03-01 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
2012-03-01^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Mar 1, 2012^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields

Name: Vessel^*
Release year: 2,012^*

Specifications 2 · 7 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

Strange Loop Games: Strange Loop Games^*

ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows

ESRB · Microsoft Windows

Classification: E - Everyone^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

action game: action game^*
puzzle video game: puzzle video game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 1^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

IndiePub: IndiePub^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

2012-03-01 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 2012-03-01^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 3 · 33 fields

Achievements · historical

20^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

130^* min

Features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

Strange Loop Games^*

DLC count · historical

0^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

200000 - 500000^*

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Strategy^*

Linux support · historical

No^*

macOS support · historical

No^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

43^* min

Metacritic score

81^*

Name

Vessel^*

Negative reviews · historical

97^*

Peak ccu

1^*

Positive reviews · historical

699^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

0.99^*

Publishers

IndiePub^*

Recommendations

417^*

Store release date · historical

Mar 1, 2012^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game website · historical

http://www.strangeloopgames.com/^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support: Full controller support^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Strange Loop Games: Strange Loop Games^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: No^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: No^*

Publishers

IndiePub: IndiePub^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Mar 1, 2012^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 4 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

199^* min

Ccu

1^*

Developer

Strange Loop Games^*

Historical discount

0^* %

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Strategy^*

Historical US original list price

499^* US cents

Languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

82^* min

Name

Vessel^*

Negative reviews · historical

97^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

200,000 .. 500,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

699^*

Historical US price

499^* US cents

Publisher

IndiePub^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

Puzzle: Puzzle^*
Indie: Indie^*
Platformer: Platformer^*
Steampunk: Steampunk^*
Action: Action^*
Physics: Physics^*
Strategy: Strategy^*
Singleplayer: Singleplayer^*
Puzzle-Platformer: Puzzle-Platformer^*
Adventure: Adventure^*
2D: 2D^*
Sci-fi: Sci-fi^*
Great Soundtrack: Great Soundtrack^*

Tags votes

Puzzle

Votes · historical: 87^*

Indie

Votes · historical: 73^*

Platformer

Votes · historical: 63^*

Steampunk

Votes · historical: 50^*

Action

Votes · historical: 40^*

Physics

Votes · historical: 38^*

Strategy

Votes · historical: 34^*

Singleplayer

Votes · historical: 28^*

Puzzle-Platformer

Votes · historical: 27^*

Adventure

Votes · historical: 15^*

Votes · historical: 14^*

Sci-fi

Votes · historical: 11^*

Great Soundtrack

Votes · historical: 9^*

Specifications 5 · 25 fields

Features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

Strange Loop Games^*

Store genres

Action^*
Indie^*
Strategy^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

Metacritic score

81^*

Name

Vessel^*

Windows requirements

OS *: Windows 7 / Vista / XP Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 2GB System RAM Hard Disk Space: 1.5GB Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported) DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: DirectX compatible ^*

Platforms

windows^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

0^*

Historical store price

$4.99^*

Publishers

IndiePub^*

Recommendations total

415^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Mar 1, 2012^*

Interface languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support: Full controller support^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Strange Loop Games: Strange Loop Games^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier

Operating system: Windows 7 / Vista / XP^*
Processor alternatives: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor^*
Memory: 2GB System RAM Hard Disk Space: 1.5GB Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 2400 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better (Shader Model 3.0 needs to be supported) DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: DirectX compatible^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

IndiePub: IndiePub^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Mar 1, 2012^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Specifications 6 · 17 fields

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

full^*

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

playable^*

Store genres

Action|Indie|Strategy^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

4,066^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

moderate^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

20^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

platinum^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam release year · historical

2,012^*

Title

Vessel^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support: Full^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Playable^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Indie: Indie^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Platinum^*
Reports: 20^*
Community confidence: moderate^*

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