Spilled! — a relaxing game where the player controls a small boat and cleans up the world's oceans from spilled oil and various debris. It was created by developer Lente, who dropped out of school two years ago and has been living on a similar boat since. According to her, the game's release was successful.
Spilled!
Spilled! was released on March 26, 2025, on Steam. As noted recently by GamesRadar, at the end of April, Lente posted on X that the game's sales exceeded 50 thousand copies. This is a very good result for a project mostly developed by one person*.
Spilled! also has an excellent rating. By the time of writing this news, the game had received over 2 thousand reviews, 95% of which were positive. Steam users noted that Spilled! is a very cozy game. It has plenty of content, but if desired, it can be completed in just an hour. Some players considered the game's short duration a drawback, while others pointed out that this prevents Spilled! from getting boring.
Here are some more figures about Spilled!:
- according to estimates by Steam Scout, 71.8% of reviews for Spilled! on Steam are written in English. This is followed by reviews in German (5.1%) and French (3.8%);
- as of March 30, Spilled! had 108 thousand wishlists;
- at peak, 494 people were playing Spilled! simultaneously;
- according to VG Insights, the game has been purchased 67.6 thousand times to date. The gross revenue of Spilled! (before Steam's commission and taxes) is estimated at $304,000;
- the Gamalytic service estimates current sales of Spilled! at about 61.1 thousand copies, with gross revenue ranging from $228.9 thousand to $424.2 thousand;
- the developer raised funds for the creation of the game through campaigns on Patreon and Kickstarter. On Kickstarter alone, she was supported by 1.7 thousand backers, who collectively donated 31.6 thousand euros.
*Lente received help from enthusiasts for some aspects of the game. For instance, they created some of the assets. According to the MobyGames database, more than 20 people are credited in Spilled!, not counting those who donated for the game's development. However, the vast majority of the work was done by Lente herself.