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Pink House Games, Saydoer, Wah-hat (NikomeDraws) · Published by Pink House Games · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Take on a vital role in the ecosystem in this action-packed bullet hell. Control a charming sea otter and protect the kelp forest from an endless onslaught of devious sea critters. Skillfully dodge attacks, grab your prey, and eat them all at the surface for a huge satisfying snack.
Action, Indie · 2026 · More free games
Control a playful sea otter named Kelp Keeper and fend off relentless sea creatures in Pink House Games' 2026 action game. Navigate through the underwater world, dodging attacks and snatching snacks to thrive above the surface.
About this game
Become a Sea Otter
Take on a vital role in the ecosystem in this action-packed bullet hell. Control a charming sea otter and protect the kelp forest from an endless onslaught of devious sea critters. Skillfully dodge attacks, grab your prey, and eat them all at the surface for a huge satisfying snack.
Score-Attacking Arcade Fun
Kelp Keeper is a score-based arcade game with multiple levels that can be unlocked after achieving high enough scores on previous levels. Earn more points by eating multiple enemies at the same time!
Sea Food Combo Gameplay
The core gameplay revolves around dodging attacks and hazards while grabbing up enemies in the water, and then bringing them up the surface to eat. This gets a bit more interesting by grab meter mechanic: once the player grabs an enemy, a meter appears above their head indicating how long until they will drop what they are holding. If they do not reach the surface before it expires, they will drop everything. BUT: every time the player grabs another enemy, the meter gets completely reset. This allows the chain together huge combos while staying underwater as long as they are constantly snatching up new prey! Best of all, the bigger the combo, the more points they will score!
Eat Big Combos, Get Big Rewards
Points aren't the only reason to eat big combos. Players will get in-game buffs and abilities for scoring big:
4x Combo: Regen 1HP!
8x Combo: Temporary Speed Boost!
12x Combo: +1 Clambreaker Stock (use whenever you want to crack open a clam on your stomach and make a huge shockwave that clears bullets and stuns nearby enemies)!
16x and above Combo: the rewards start to loop! Never stop eating!
Multiple Game Modes, Multiple Levels:
The game will feature 3 main modes of play across multiple levels:
Challenge mode: Face off against hand-crafted sets of enemy waves uniquely designed for each level. Can you get the high score on each level?
Endless mode: Survive as long you can against endless procedurally-generated waves of enemies that get increasingly harder each wave. How many waves can you beat?
Time Attack mode: Similar to endless mode but with extra time pressure: The clock is always ticking down and once it hits zero, your run is over. But you can add on extra time by scoring big combos and picking up bonus time drops in between waves. How long can you last?
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256MB VRAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Demo Hotfix
List of fixes: FPS limit actually works now Low/Medium settings no longer turn otter into blurry mess Mode selection no longer bugs out when pressing left/right Please enjoy and post any other bugs you find onto the forum!Read full article on Community Announcements (Coldarmy)Patch NotesOfficial
Demo Update!
Happy New Year everyone! Thanks so much for being fans of the game and following us on the journey. We've been working hard on the game since September and wanted to update the demo to reflect some of the progress we've made so far. The biggest changes you'll notice in the demo: Improved Options Menu: better UI and added options to toggle on/off vibrations, and change FPS limit. Better Tutorials: Improved tutorials for different mechanics of the game. Bug Fixes: We stopped a few hard crashes and fixed a few UI glitches. Gameplay Tuning: Pacing has been increased a bit, and the clam bomb radius has been slightly decreased. Time Attack Mode Improved: Our goal is to make Time Attack mode the ultimate "hardcore" challenge mode of the game, and I think the new tuning of the mode hopefully reflects that. Newly added is that each new wave spawns a "time bubble" that must be touched to add on extra time, instead of just instantly adding new time to the player. We are hoping to finish the full game sometime in the spring now as we are now focusing on adding more levels and enemies to the game. Follow our twitter @pinkhousegames or bluesky @pinkhousegamer for more updates on progress!Read full article on Community Announcements (Coldarmy)AnnouncementsOfficial
Kelp Keeper Demo Available now!
Hello everyone! We have been hard at work since SFGE polishing up the build for public release and are finally ready to release the demo to the public. We can't wait to see how far you guys can push this game to the limits :) Please play the game and share it with all your friends, and let us know what you think! What is your high score? What sea creatures would you add to the game? What would you like to see added to the game? Let us know on the forums!Read full article on Community Announcements (Coldarmy)
