Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
Shoal puts the Sardine Run in the player’s hands
A browser game lets you play as a sardine school, swordfish, great hammerhead, or dolphin during South Africa’s Sardine Run.
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$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- Players curious about marine ecology
- Worth noticing
- The four playable roles have distinct mechanics, including hammerhead electric-field sensing and dolphin aerial tricks.
Field notes
The interface exposes run telemetry—school size, depth, water temperature, coordinates, distance up the coast, combo, and a two-minute timer—alongside day/dusk, graphics, and sound settings. Each animal has a different control loop: sardines ball up or scatter, swordfish dash and slash, hammerheads pulse for buried stingrays, and dolphins coordinate a pod and score aerial flips. Mouse and keyboard controls are listed on the page.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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