Coral Cove

Hex-grid merge puzzle about restoring reefs with careful coral placement

Sandro Figo, Iris Trummer, Johannes Schatteiner · Published by MediaCube Games · Released Apr 24, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 162
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 2; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; May 29, 2023
Minimum PC: MX150; 8 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Coral Cove?

This free-to-play, single-player puzzle game takes place on a seafloor damaged by pollution. You place coral cards and merge three same-level corals into higher-level ones to expand your reef. Each short run involves quests, useful structures, and underwater hazards, with a limited coral supply to manage.

For you if...

+you prefer turn-based puzzles to reflex-based challenges
+you enjoy nature themes and a relaxed underwater atmosphere

Not for you if...

−you want an unrestricted sandbox for endlessly growing your reef

What players say

94% of 162 reviews are positive

Players praise the easy-to-learn rules and the depth of the placement decisions. Complaints include heavy GPU use, unclear explanations, and hard-to-find advanced settings.

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Coral Cove system requirements

Minimum: MX150, 8 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: 7/8/10/11
Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U / AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Coral Cove have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Coral Cove run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, German.

Does Coral Cove use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam