
Salmon Man is a unique VR platformer where armed with nothing but a paddle, you will climb upstream and explore a beautiful, absurd world filled with humor, physics-based challenges, and rage-inducing obstacles. Now with multiplayer!
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 25 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 10 places towards #1, and the 2,413 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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Salmon Man is a physics VR platformer where you climb upstream using nothing but your paddle.
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Fight your way to the top through a world full of wonder, physics based obstacles, and absurdity. But don’t expect it to go easy on you.
Your paddle is both your lifeline and your biggest enemy. One wrong move can make you lose all your progress, but skilled players can compete for the fastest times on the global speedrun leaderboard.
Unlock new paddles, complete achievements and side challenges, and push your limits as you master the physics-based movement. Salmon Man is made for players who love difficult games and the satisfaction of earning every victory.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Dutch, Spanish - Latin America
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10/10 peak gaming experience game of the year every year salmon man in barel with paddle and you go places and its hard this is my review salmon man
Salmon Man a été une excellente surprise. Le jeu propose un concept simple mais terriblement efficace, avec un rythme dynamique et une ambiance décalée qui fonctionne à merveille. Les mécaniques sont intuitives, l’humour est omniprésent, et on se retrouve très vite à enchaîner les parties sans voir le temps passer. J’ai également joué à la version autonome sur Meta, et l’expérience est tout aussi agréable. Le jeu tourne de manière fluide, l’immersion est très bonne, et c’est un vrai plaisir de pouvoir y jouer sans câble ni PC. Cette version renforce encore plus le côté fun et accessible du titre. En bref, Salmon Man est un jeu surprenant, amusant et parfaitement adapté à la VR. Une vraie petite pépite pour ceux qui aiment les expériences originales et rythmées.
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Hours played at review time, across 21 reviews with recorded playtime.
[h1]A VR MASTERPIECE 🤯[/h1] I did NOT expect to get this hooked. What looks like a simple idea turns into one of the most addictive and satisfying VR experiences I’ve played in a long time. [h2]Gameplay[/h2] The paddle mechanic is insanely precise. Every movement matters, every mistake is yours, and when you finally land a difficult climb the feeling is absolutely unmatched. It’s challenging, but never unfair, pure skill progression. [h2]Immersion[/h2] In VR this hits differently. You don’t just control the character… you become the struggle. Your arms, your timing, your coordination, everything is part of the gameplay loop. [h2]Why it’s amazing[/h2] • Unique concept that stands out instantly • Extremely rewarding difficulty curve • Hilarious and frustrating in the best way • One of the most memorable indie VR experiences I’ve tried [hr][/hr] If you like skill-based challenges, this is an instant buy. Honestly one of those rare games that reminds you why you love gaming.
I am for now just giving my first impression after making it to the (I guess) first checkpoint - the remains of the pirate ship. The presentation of the game including it's menus are super polished and feel great. The paddle movement is lets say interesting so far. My fear is that for me the challenge might be too big - I admit that I play most VR games on easy just to enjoy them. So not sure how far I will make it here. I can already tell you the game is a workout - this is an active movement vr game, so go for it, if that is what you are looking for.
Ce jeux est vraiment marrant et rageant à la fois! Je ne désespère pas d'arriver à le finir! Je recommande pour tout ceux qui aime ce genre de jeux. Il diffère des autres et les environnements sont vraiment sympas. Aussi sympa à jouer qu'à regarder. Have FUN!
Ich wollte nur entspannt ein bisschen in VR paddeln… und plötzlich kämpfe ich als Lachs im Fass gegen einen ganzen Fluss. 🐟🌊 Salmon Man ist ein physikbasiertes VR-Spiel, bei dem ihr euch mit einem Paddel stromaufwärts bewegt – und glaubt mir: Das ist deutlich schwerer, als es aussieht. Jeder kleine Fehler kann euch wieder ein gutes Stück nach unten schicken… aber genau das macht den Reiz aus. 👍 + super originelle Idee 👍 + fühlt sich mega gut an, wenn man Fortschritt macht 👎 – ziemlich schwer ohne Erklärung 👎 – nichts für Leute mit wenig Geduld 👉 Fazit: Chaotisch, frustrierend, aber irgendwie auch richtig motivierend. Wenn ihr auf Skill-Games steht, könnt ihr hier echt Spaß haben. 💡 Ich habe übrigens eine First Impression dazu aufgenommen – falls ihr sehen wollt, wie ich mich dabei anstelle 😅 https://youtu.be/-6clE5yKN6U
Fun game! Feels pretty rewarding to see yourself accidentally improve mid game lol. Will play more.
앉아서 하던 정신적 자학을 이제는 육체적 자학으로도 할 수 있음 물론 난 취향에 안 맞아서 바로 환불했지만... 딱 봐도 똥인데 굳이 먹어보겠다면 해보던지 아 그리고 조작감이 좋은 편은 아님 그냥 불편하다나 맘에 안든다는게 아니라 직관적으로 안 좋음
It's definitely entertaining. Made it past the pirate ship, up the climbing wall, through the dungeon room (screw those ceiling posts), and a few platforms further before hitting a waterfall that took me down to the picnic blanket with the pizza...would love some version of checkpoints for it! I'd love to explore more and experience the challenge with less....consequences. I know that's the point but I don't have the patience to redo all of it sadly. Overall, its fun and I'm sure a speedrunners dream. May come back at some point!
this game is very fun and satisfying. multiplayer however, is pretty bad. game does not save for a multiplayer run as there isnt really a way to reenable it after the hosts clicks continue on a run. ALSO, the game frequently crashes after around 30 minutes in coop leaving lots of progress lost.
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