Best Upgrades in Drink the Ocean

Start with belly capacity if you fill up quickly and spend most of each trip walking. Compare drinking tools if filling takes longest. If you spend most of the cycle waiting at the press, read the press upgrade description before spending your salt.

Which upgrade should you buy first?

You turn back after only a few sips

Look at belly capacity. Carrying more per trip can reduce repeat walks when the shoreline is far from the press.

It takes a long time to fill the belly meter

Compare the available drinking tools. Look for an upgrade that improves collection in the part of the ocean you can reach now.

You spend most of the cycle at the press

Read the press upgrade’s effect. Consider it if the change addresses the wait or improves the amount of salt you need for the next purchase.

A quick way to compare two runs

1. With your current gear, start at the press with an empty belly. Time the walk out, the time spent drinking, the return walk, and the time at the press. Write down the salt gained once the cycle ends.
2. After buying an upgrade, repeat from the same spots where possible. Keep the tool and active boosts the same unless the tool is the upgrade you want to compare.
3. Divide salt gained by elapsed minutes to compare earning rates. Compare that with the change in the Ocean Drunk meter if your goal is to clear the ocean. Recheck after the shore moves substantially.

When to revisit your choice

The same upgrade can feel different once the water moves farther from the press or you switch tools. Check which segment takes longest before your next purchase. The HUD image linked in the walkthrough shows separate belly and ocean meters and a task mentioning belly, press, and the Mouth Vacuum. Use the shop display for current costs and effects.

The Playgama listing describes the belly and drinking tools. The suggestions above are based on which part of the cycle takes longest. Upgrade prices, effects, and rankings have yet to be benchmarked for the current Playgama build. See our source notes.