RadDad Basement Studio presents
Shark TalesReef Rogues
The fish want you dead. Bring backup.
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Small fins. Big trouble.
Four friends.
One very bad idea.
Swim through the swarm. Scoop up the pearls. Spend them on something ridiculous. Then see if your crew survives the next wave.
Full-game features shown throughout this page. The free demo has 10 waves, 2 zones and 4 starting characters.
Pick a dive. Bring a build.
A beautiful place
to get into trouble.
From open reef to sunken wrecks, the scenery is worth a look. The shoals rarely give you much time to admire it.
Actual R129 in-game screenshots, captured October 17. The free demo includes Reef and Galleon; volcanic depths are in the full game. Select an image to open it at full size.
A good idea. A ridiculous result.
Start scrappy.
End outrageous.
Your next evolution is right in front of you. The picture-led workbench shows your weapon, the item it needs and the upgrade you are working towards. See what is missing, choose your next purchase and build something gloriously unreasonable.
31 base weapons · 31 evolutions · 16 super evolutions in the full game.
There are stories beneath the swarms.
Something strange.
Just below the surface.
Misdirected letters. A lighthouse supply route. A crab that deserves a day off. Follow the clues between expeditions and uncover the ocean’s smaller stories.
Bring your curiosity.
Keep a little
unfinished business.
Investigate eleven mysteries, consult field hints and return with a new lead. There’s more to take home than your next weapon.
The sea gets a vote.
Read the water.
Ride the current.
Currents carry swimmers, enemies and loose pickups. Vents, clam beds and reef outcrops make the seabed part of the fight. Restore a sunken lighthouse for light and shelter.
Someone is still shopping. Obviously.
Ready up.
Keep swimming.
Your build is sorted. Your teammate is still deciding. Swim into Bubble Chase with the other ready players while the last shopper finishes up.
One screen, up to four local players, and something to do between the swarms.
Steam Workshop / creator-made chaos
Our weird ideas.
Your even weirder ones.
Our first four example packs are public on Steam Workshop. They are editable starting points for your own mods, with setup and creator instructions on every item page.
Midnight Reef
No safe sunrise. Night falls across all four zones.
Explore the pack ↗ 02 / ENEMY VARIANTSNeon Nuisances
A living bioluminescent glow. More danger, more reward.
Explore the pack ↗ 03 / WEAPON VARIANTSQuestionable Arsenal
Six dramatic advantages. Six very good reasons to hesitate.
Explore the pack ↗ 04 / SHOAL VARIANTSMinnow Madness
Fast Darts. Sturdy Bruisers. Rewarding Gleams. Tiny fish, big trouble.
Explore the pack ↗Make weapon and enemy variants, tune arenas, or bring your own music and sprites. Workshop requires the full game and is not included in the demo. Gameplay packs have separate progression and disable Steam achievements while enabled.
Browse Steam Workshop ↗Free demo / live on Steam
Enough talking.
Let’s get wet.
10 waves. 2 zones. 4 starting characters. Dive solo or gather up to four local players around one screen.
Play the free demo on Steam ↗On PC or Steam Deck, use Download in the demo section of the Steam page. The full game is available now from the same page.
02 / Made downstairs
Big imagination.
Basement roots.
RadDad Basement Studio is an independent, family-inspired game studio. Shark Tales began with a daughter’s spark of an idea, grew with a wife’s patience and encouragement, and found its rhythm with a son’s enthusiasm for the soundtrack and playtesting.
We’re making the kind of game we want to pile onto the sofa and play together. Strange, spirited, and full of one-more-dive moments.
October 19 / Launch day
Out now.
See you in the reef.
Shark Tales: Reef Rogues is out now on Steam: 20 waves, four regions, 16 divers and Workshop support. The free demo stays available if you want to try a run first.
The latest update makes useful weapon upgrades easier to find, rebalances Pearl Machine jackpots and chest rewards, and keeps late-wave spawning from growing without limit. Play solo, gather up to four local players, or invite friends through Steam online co-op.
Get the game or try the demo on Steam ↗
Steam Deck Verified is a separate Valve review. No Verified rating has been awarded.
03 / Stay in the loop
See you
at the surface.
Shark Tales: Reef Rogues is out now on Steam. The free demo is still available. Get the full game on Steam or try the demo. Join our community to share builds, report a troubled dive or help shape the next one.
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