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They Breathe

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App ID 294140
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher The Working Parts
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 28971452
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 01:37:37 UTC ()
Release Date 23 May 2014 – 22:00:32 UTC ()
😎 80.09%
1k reviews
0
In-Game

They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!

Additional Information

Developer The Working Parts
metacritic_name They Breathe
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher The Working Parts
Store Release Date 23 May 2014 – 22:00:39 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 23 May 2014 – 22:00:32 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2019 – 16:53:26 UTC () (1572368006)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 84
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, XNA Engine, Wwise SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 October 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7009399
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 3 April 2014 – 20:31:15 UTC (), in changelist #454813

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🎒 Survival Horror 🌲 Survival 🗺️ Adventure 😨 Dark 🎨 Hand-drawn 🎨 Stylized 📚 Story Rich 💥 Action 🌿 Nature 🤏 Short 🌫 Atmospheric 🏽 2D 👤 Singleplayer 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌊 Underwater 🗺 Exploration 🧸 Cute 😱 Horror 🐙 Lovecraftian

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp7 January 2025 – 11:50:27 UTC
Trailers
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User File System

Key Value
quota 500 B (500)
maxnumfiles 1
ignoreexternalfiles 1
hidecloudui 1
savefiles
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platforms/1Windows

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/The Working Parts/They Breathe *.sav
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