Andrew "VAGRIENT" BrayAndrew VAGRIENT BrayApr 30, 2025Free to playView on Steam ↗

#7-J5Z: The Driftwood Experiment

A simple and short cozy game where you play as an unusual robot, exploring an underwater cave system.

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Free-to-play

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Est. copies sold

583

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Reviews

Review score

85%

8.5/10

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About the game

Set in a universe where gemstones are abundant... but fauna and flora are scarce.

A robot is sent to a newly found underwater cave to discover the fish and plants that inhabit the area. Sunken driftwood logs containing a fungus, rest on the beds of the cave. This special fungus with unique properties will be key to complete the mission.

SOLO DEVELOPED

FREE-TO-PLAY

Key Features

Discover and collect fish and plants
A colourful environment to explore
Simple and easy to play
Relax... enjoy the underwater vibe

NOTES:

This game is short and does not have a save progression feature. Depending on playstyle, it may take up to one hour to complete.
The full screen water motion effect can be toggled on/off in game for those who are sensitive to such effects.

Player reviews (27)

Recommended1h playedOct 2025

game was kinda fun

Recommended3h playedDec 2025

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Not recommended1h playedJan 2026

a game that, once you've played 3 minutes, you've played the game. you swim around using these fungus that you need to swim over and press Z ontop of plants and nearby fish to catch them. this function is the primary one, and does not work very well. your movement does NOT stop when you do, and you're constantly fighting against the movement which feels like skating on ice, meaning trying to catch the fish led to your fungi is a nightmare of spinning around them, and you constantly edge slightly too far trying to place it on a plant, making you miss. the fungus cannot be moved or picked up again, so you just stare as you groan and go find a new one. the map is huge and you find yourself lost and swimming aimlessly, and the fish run away or ignore fungi at random times. the ART and snippets of story seems very interesting, and i like the design of the robot and other items. but it sadly is too slow and irritating, you also lose all your progress by leaving, with no save function to come back to it.

#7-J5Z: The Driftwood Experiment

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