These Drink the Ocean tips help you earn salt faster and waste fewer trips on the way to the plug. They come from how the game works, not from tested timings, so treat them as sensible habits. They are written for the Pinidi Studio build, which you can play Drink the Ocean free on this site.
Best Drink the Ocean Tips for Beginners
- Fill your belly fully before pressing. The PRESS turns water into salt, and a trip with a half-empty belly gives you less for the same walk.
- Keep the trip short. As you drink, the shore moves farther out, so the walk between the water and the PRESS grows. Drink at the closest edge you can reach.
- Spend salt as soon as it helps. Salt sitting unspent does nothing. Visit the SHOP pad whenever you can afford something useful.
The three habits above are the foundation of every run, and the rest of these Drink the Ocean tips build on them. They cost nothing and need no purchase, so you can use them from your very first sip. A little care with each trip adds up over a long drain, especially once the shore has moved far from the PRESS. New to the loop? Start with how to play Drink the Ocean.
Faster Salt
- Buy capacity and speed in turns. A bigger belly saves trips, and extra straws fill it faster. If you walk more than you drink, buy capacity. If you stand at the water longer than you walk, buy drinking power. Prices are not published yet, so decide by feel. The Drink the Ocean upgrades page lists each option.
- Use T to go home. When the shore is far from the PRESS, pressing T takes you back, which can save a long walk. Try it once to see how it fits your route.
- Press Tab to free the mouse. If your cursor is trapped in the game and you need to click the page, Tab releases it.
Using Tools and the Sky Duck
- Switch tools with 1, 2 and 3. Once you own the mouth vacuum or pocket whirlpool, test each one. The best choice may change as the water level changes, and exact strengths are not published yet.
- Open the duck's gifts with E. The Sky Duck hands out boons. What each boon does is not published yet, so open them and see what you get.
Watch the achievements too, since they show how far along you are. When you reach the bottom, the Drink the Ocean ending guide explains what comes next.
Phone Tips
- Play in landscape. The game is built for sideways play, and you hold the DRINK button to drink. Rest your thumb on it so it stays pressed during a long gulp.
- Keep the tab in the same browser. Progress is stored by the game in your browser, so open the game in the same one each time. Clearing browser data can lose your progress.
Mana's original desktop game is not the same as this build, and it does not run on phones. Compare the versions in where to play Drink the Ocean, or see all our Drink the Ocean guides.
Drink the Ocean Tips FAQ
What should I buy first?
No tested order exists. A bigger belly cuts down the trips to the PRESS and extra straws speed up each fill, so a mix of both is a reasonable start.
How do I get salt faster?
Fill your belly completely, keep the walk to the PRESS short, and spend the salt at the SHOP as soon as it helps. Faster drinking and a bigger belly both raise how much each trip gives you.
Are there any tricks to skip the walk?
Press T to go home. Otherwise, drink at the nearest water edge and buy a bigger belly so you make fewer trips.
Will I lose my progress?
The game stores progress in your browser, so stay in the same browser and avoid clearing site data. If you want other games with the same pull, try games like Drink the Ocean.