Do you speak Dolphinese?
Whistle words to her and slowly learn hers.
SHARK BAY RESEARCH STATION · GATHAAGUDU
25.7833° S, 113.2988° E · REAL 4K GAMEPLAY
OceanPal
A Wild Dolphin Your Research Station
A wild young dolphin visits your research station at Shark Bay. Whistle words to her and slowly learn hers.
Station Philosophy · Ethology First
She is wild and free
She comes to the station's window when she likes and leaves when she likes. Some days she stays for a long look; some days she has her own plans. You are a researcher, never an owner. Wild means free to say no.
INTERACTIVE STATION HYDROPHONE · REAL GAME AUDIO
Try the Whistle Composer
Tap any whistle word below (or trigger a random call) to hear the actual in-game audio and send acoustic ripples across the water.
Do you speak Dolphinese? Neither do we.
Real 4K in-game capture · Spy-hop outside the Shark Bay station
Official 4K Gameplay Capture · Watch
Experience Shark Bay in Motion
Filmed directly inside OceanPal at Shark Bay. Watch the official trailer smoothly in our native 60fps player with captions, or switch directly to the YouTube player at any time.
Station Dispatches (Vertical Shorts)
Three short moments from the station window, with captions.
Why do dolphins leap?
Scientists have a few good guesses. Our best guess? Because she can.
The night shift at Shark Bay
A green turtle drops by, and the night shift gets the stars.
Research Station Operations · 6 Core Pillars
Life at the station
Every image below is captured directly from the live OceanPal build at Shark Bay. No mockups, no HUD fakes.
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Whistle words to her
Compose short whistles and send them out from the station. Hello is a good start.
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Slowly learn hers
When she whistles, notice what she was doing. Over time her whistles become words. No one can fully translate dolphins yet: our translations are best guesses, inspired by research on dolphin whistles.
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Note what she does
Every behaviour and moment goes into your field guide, with a fact from Shark Bay beside it.
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Find treasures on the seabed
Scan the sand for replicas inspired by real seafaring history, from a sextant like the ones that charted Shark Bay in 1858 to a Spanish piece of eight.
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Grow the station
Letters and grants from the Saltlight Foundation help the station grow, one parcel at a time.
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She has her own life
When she leaves, the sonar shows where she went. Sometimes her pod is waiting.
10 Real In-Game Screens · Build of 7 Nov 2026
Inside the Research Station Interface
Explore all ten real gameplay screens from OceanPal: from the Whistle Composer and Shark Bay Field Guide to historical seabed replicas and passive pod sonar. Click any screen to inspect in full high resolution.
24-Hour Cycle · Living Ecosystem
Day and night at Shark Bay
Golden evenings, starry nights, and the visitors that come with them. A green turtle drops by, probably to check on you.
Global Accessibility · 43 Languages in 50 Store Locales
OceanPal speaks 43 languages
Choose yours the first time you open the game, and change it any time in the Menu. Dolphinese is a work in progress.
43 languages in 50 store locales.
- العربية AR
- বাংলা BN
- Català CA
- Čeština CS
- Dansk DA
- Deutsch DE
- Ελληνικά EL
- English EN
- Español ES
- Suomi FI
- Français FR
- ગુજરાતી GU
- עברית HE
- हिन्दी HI
- Hrvatski HR
- Magyar HU
- Bahasa Indonesia ID
- Italiano IT
- 日本語 JA
- ಕನ್ನಡ KN
- 한국어 KO
- മലയാളം ML
- मराठी MR
- Bahasa Melayu MS
- Norsk bokmål NB
- Nederlands NL
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ OR
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ PA
- Polski PL
- Português PT
- Română RO
- Русский RU
- Slovenčina SK
- Slovenščina SL
- Svenska SV
- தமிழ் TA
- తెలుగు TE
- ไทย TH
- Türkçe TR
- Українська UK
- اردو UR
- Tiếng Việt VI
- 中文 ZH
Expedition Roadmap · New Research Stations
Future Research Stations
Different Environments
Step beyond the warm seagrass flats of Shark Bay into cold green Arctic estuaries, misty northern fjords ringed by mountain forests, and sunlit Pacific giant kelp forests.
New Wild Animals
Observe wild beluga whales, matrilineal killer whale pods, and agile California sea lions in their natural coastal and pelagic habitats.
Distinct Characters & Behaviour
Every animal and group has its own temperament and rhythm: curious vocal beluga pods, closely bonded orca families travelling together, and playful sea lion colonies.
New Research Challenges
Master new station instruments and observation methods: distinguish voices inside a vocal pod, track family dialects across deep fjords, and log fast behaviors through dense kelp.
In development
Concept Plates:
Sub-Arctic Estuary · Northern Waters
Beluga Station
White whales, cold green water and a new station far to the north.
New Environment
Cold green-blue Arctic estuary in summer, where glacier meltwater meets the sea and soft sunbeams pierce down to a kelp-lined sandy seabed.
New Wild Animals
Wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), known to mariners as the 'canaries of the sea' for their extraordinary acoustic range.
Character & Behaviour
Gentle, expressive, and deeply social. Unlike a solitary visitor, belugas often approach the seabed camera in small pods, turning their rounded melons toward the lens with quiet curiosity.
New Station Challenges
Untangle a rich chorus of chirps, whistles, and clicks when several whales vocalise at once, and adapt your research schedule to cold-water visibility and seasonal estuary tides.
Planned
Misty Coastal Fjord · North Pacific
Orca Station
Wild orcas and the families they travel with.
New Environment
A deep, glassy northern fjord at dawn, framed by dark forested mountains, drifting mist, and cold tidal channels.
New Wild Animals
Wild killer whales (Orcinus orca) travelling in enduring matrilineal family groups.
Character & Behaviour
Majestic, coordinated, and family-centred. An adult male's tall dorsal fin rises alongside younger family members as they surface together and pass at their own pace.
New Station Challenges
Combine shoreline telephoto observation with deep-water hydrophone arrays to study family-specific call dialects and map long-range pod passages across the fjord.
Planned
Concept Plates:
Giant Kelp Forest · Pacific Coast
California Sea Lion
A curious colony on a Pacific shore.
New Environment
Towering golden-brown Macrocystis kelp canopies swaying in clear blue-green Pacific swells beside sunlit rocky shore haul-outs.
New Wild Animals
Wild California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) sharing a vibrant coastal kelp ecosystem.
Character & Behaviour
Energetic, acrobatic, and boldly inquisitive. Young sea lions twist and bank playfully between kelp fronds, pausing nose-to-lens with dark eyes and whiskers before darting back to the colony.
New Station Challenges
Keep pace with rapid three-dimensional acrobatics through shifting kelp corridors, and connect underwater foraging behaviour with social life on the sunlit rocks above.
Station Communications · Reach Us
Contact the Research Station
Write to us about OceanPal, upcoming research stations (Beluga Station, Orca Station, California Sea Lion), press coverage, or player support.