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Tainted Tide is an adventure, releasing 27 October 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Tainted Tide is
Tainted Tide is an unreleased adventure game, currently scheduled for 27 October 2026. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The world is drowning, and the Tainted are evolving. Scavenge, upgrade your raft, and survive each passing day in this roguelite survival RPG. Master match-3 combat, dodge deadly attacks, craft powerful abilities, and fight to finish a mission humanity cannot afford to lose.
How it plays
Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.2 GHz, 500 MB RAM and 1280x720. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.
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Quick answers
Tainted Tide — frequently asked questions
When is Tainted Tide coming out?
Tainted Tide is scheduled to release on 27 October 2026. That is 7 days away.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tainted Tide?
At minimum, Tainted Tide needs 1.2 GHz, 500 MB RAM, 1280x720 graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Tainted Tide?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Tainted Tide have controller support?
Steam's store listing does not list controller support for Tainted Tide. That may mean mouse and keyboard only, or simply that the flag was never set.
Can you play Tainted Tide on Mac?
Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of Tainted Tide.
Is Tainted Tide on Linux?
Yes. Steam sells a native Linux version of Tainted Tide.
Does Tainted Tide have Denuvo?
Steam's store page lists no third-party DRM for Tainted Tide. That is what Steam shows, not a test of the game.
Does Tainted Tide need a third-party account?
Steam's store page lists no third-party account requirement for Tainted Tide.
Is Tainted Tide available in Germany?
Steam shows it to German users with an age rating of 18 (a rating Steam generated, not a USK certificate).
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