It’s pretty good, but it ends quite abruptly, leaving you wondering why you bothered grinding out most of the ship upgrades. Feels like the writers wanted to write, the designers wanted to design, and they ended up with a compromise of a game where the story and gameplay are just Ok together, and kind of tag eachother in-out (e.g. you’re enjoying the story and then you hit a wall where you have to go find 8 different kinds of fish, then you’re enjoying fishing but there’s not really any point to it so you have to return to the story…).

That being said, it’s very atmospheric, and is long enough to feel valuable but short enough that it respects your time, I’m a fan of high quality, shorter games.

From a game design standpoint, this game is a well crafted indie game. Unique. But at the same time - i wouldnt recommend it to any of my friends. I thought it was boring, not catchy enough - the gameplay loop is the same from minute 1 until the end of the game. Im very surprised the reviews are as good as they are. I did play it all the way until the end. The story starts catchy but unfortunately doesnt really go anywhere too exciting. Its also barely 10 minutes in total, if you exclude the driving around and fishing part.

Great game from a design, idea and artistic standpoint, just boring to me. If that makes sense.

"Atmospheric" doesn't even begin to describe this game. Others have talked at length about the actual fishing systems and the resident evil style inventory management that is admittedly fun in its own right, but what I believe really sets this game apart and elevates it beyond so many others is its ability to make you feel small. The intentionally distant camera angles and already small stature of your little fishing trawler set against the dangers of the open ocean has this incredible way of making the player feel vulnerable, as though we are intruders in the domain of forces greater and more powerful entities. It feels uneasy in the best way possible. Completely worth it at full price.