Defy the food chain in this 2D arcade shooter! Stun predators with a pistol shrimp gun, slice them up with a mantis claw, and cash in scales for run-saving upgrades. Conquer a hand-drawn comic book story mode or blast through endless waves to rule the global survival leaderboards.
Shrimp Escape is an action-packed 2D arcade shooter where you play as a defiant shrimp blasting and slicing your way out of a hostile ocean. After a daring escape from a fishing vessel, you must weaponize the sea: stun predators with a high-velocity pistol shrimp gun, chop them into food with a molted mantis claw, and cash in their scales to survive the deep. Hand-drawn with striking comic-book styling, it’s a reflex-driven battle to escape the food chain!
Game Modes
Story Mode: The Journey Home
Progress through a series of handcrafted, linear underwater levels detailing the shrimp’s dangerous journey back to freedom.
Stunning Visual Narrative: Watch the story unfold through gorgeous, stylized comic book panels.
Meet the Locals: Encounter unique undersea NPCs, like trapped crabs needing rescue or a rogue mantis shrimp who gifts you a razor-sharp spear claw.
Epic Boss Battles: Adapt your skills to take down massive ocean predators, including a terrifying Angler Fish deep in the abyss.
Permanent Progression: Collect fish scales across your journey to unlock powerful upgrades that will help you from level to level.
Survival Mode: Endless Arena Score Attack
Test your absolute limits in a chaotic, closed-arena gauntlet against escalating waves of marine predators.
The Ultimate Loop: Shoot to stun, slice to cook! Slicing enemy fish turns them into cooked food items that fall to the ocean floor.
Meet Your Pit Crew: Find Enrique the Crab scuttling along the bottom to eat your cooked food and blow powerful prize bubbles (granting shields, speed boosts, and extra lives).
Robert’s Mid-Run Shop: Trade collected fish scales to Robert the Hermit Crab for rapid-fire weapon upgrades and temporary boosts that will help you in this mode.
Rule the Leaderboards: Fight for survival, build massive point multipliers, and claim your spot on the global Steam Leaderboard.
Key Features
The Fish Gallery Bestiary: Track your oceanic conquests! Log every unique fish species you encounter and view your total scale collection.
Fast, Skill-Based Combat: Master a high-speed movement system to dash, weave, and avoid hazardous underwater currents and tight spaces.
Immersive Controller Support: Fully optimized for gamepads (or Keyboard & Mouse) with tailored haptic rumble that makes every blast and claw strike feel incredibly punchy.
Pure Arcade Spirit: Hand-drawn by a solo developer, Shrimp Escape is built to be highly challenging, endlessly replayable, and easy to pick up but deeply rewarding to master.
Whether you’re pushing forward through Story Mode or testing your limits for a global high score, Shrimp Escape is about staying alive, learning fast, and escaping the ocean one close call at a time.
