Maneater 2 Is Bringing The Shark Back For Another Bloody Rampage

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 There are few games that understood the simple joy of being an absolute menace quite like Maneater.

Now, after years spent wondering whether the shark would ever return, Maneater 2 has finally surfaced – and if you were like us and had a whale of a time with the original, this is very good news indeed.Revealed during Sony’s State of Play, Maneater 2 is currently in development at Tripwire Interactive alongside co-development partner Demiurge Studios. The sequel is heading to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, with a 2027 release planned.And yes, that means we’re going back in the water.At A GlanceGame: Maneater 2Release: 2027Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC (Steam and Epic)Developer/Publisher: Tripwire InteractiveCo-development: Demiurge StudiosGenre: Open-world action-RPG / “shARkPG”A Bigger Playground for an Even Bigger SharkManeater 2 is taking its predecessor’s aquatic sandbox and dropping it into a rather more extravagant location.This time around, the action takes place in Neptune’s Kingdom, a luxury theme park and resort built around a glorified vision of aquatic entertainment.

Think lavish architecture, attractions, marine research and plenty of wealthy humans enjoying their five-star surroundings.Naturally, putting a hungry bull shark in the middle of all that seems like a terrible idea.The park is effectively a gigantic playground from the shark’s perspective, offering currents to navigate, secrets to uncover, attractions to investigate and an ecosystem packed with potential food. The developers are promising a world that can be explored freely, meaning there’s once again plenty of scope for getting distracted by whatever happens to be swimming nearby.And we’re guessing plenty of that distraction will involve eating it.Eat, Explore, Evolve and EscapeThe core philosophy of Maneater returns with four suitably sharky objectives: eat, explore, evolve and escape.Neptune’s Kingdom provides plenty of aquatic wildlife to feast upon, from pufferfish and jumbo crabs to piranhas and grouper.

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There’s also the small matter of the humans who have decided that taking a luxury holiday in a shark’s territory is a good idea.Meanwhile, exploration looks set to be an important part of the sequel, with the park hiding its own secrets and unusual attractions beneath the surface.And of course, evolution will once again play a major role too. Neptune’s Kingdom’s marine research programme has been pushing some rather questionable scientific boundaries, with five genetic modifications already mentioned as part of its work. For our protagonist, that could mean some particularly interesting ways to become an even more formidable predator.Neptune’s Kingdom Has ProblemsIt wouldn’t be Maneater without a ridiculous premise hiding some surprisingly dark ideas underneath it all.Neptune’s Kingdom may present itself as a gleaming luxury resort, but the marine research taking place behind the scenes has apparently gone well beyond simply studying the creatures that live there.

The developers describe an environment where technological and ethical boundaries are being pushed, creating a rather convenient reason for our shark to start pushing back.The ultimate goal is to escape this aquatic fortress of corporate greed and questionable science while restoring the balance of nature. Of course, you could probably describe that mission in considerably simpler terms: eat everything and get out.One particularly welcome return is Trip Westhaven, the disgraced reality TV host who narrated the original Maneater. Chris Parnell is back in the role, meaning we can expect another helping of his wonderfully one-sided commentary as the story unfolds.The Original Left Us Wanting MoreIt’s worth mentioning just how fond we were of the first Maneater.Our 4.5/5 review of Maneater called it “bloody brilliant”, praising its huge world, wealth of content, entertaining locations and revenge-driven story.