
Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling. Now featuring a Katamari-like DLC!
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You are a sardine in a machine, but is life that simple? This place imposes on you and your fellow fish a prophetic choice. Will you help them, or lead them astray? Will they do the same to you?
HOW FISH IS MADE is a short narrative-driven experience about talking to fish and making choices. Live the ultimate power fantasy of being a sardine. Seek guidance from your fellow flounders. Ponder the vast sea of fishly existence. Flop around. Destiny is in the fold of your fin.
Explore a wet and squalid world of sin and sardines. A place of fragrant mystery, the inhabitants of this place seek solace in the whirs, bops, and gentle slaps that echo through the halls. Though few can face the terrible choice all fish must make: UP or DOWN? But you’re no coward, are you?
Everyone needs a reprieve from the horrors of existence. Features the original song "Little Lily Swing" by Tri-Tachyon
Featuring the fantastic free katamari-like DLC, The Last One and Then Another. Absorb fleshy bits and your fellow fish in the noble quest to BECOME MASSIVE. Featuring a very special appearance from MOUTHWASHING’s very own Captain Curly!
The sardines look just like the real thing, so you can really believe they have emotions. Guaranteed!
- TRYPOPHOBIA inducing imagery.
- Potentially disturbing subject matters.
- Just a pinch of cum
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese +3 more
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Themes across 58 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
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Cool pre-game to Mouthwashing where you live out the cycle of a fish being brutaly dismembered and probably eaten. Fis
good not great
Amazing if you like bizarre humor, it's the game I wish I had made if I made games.
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Hours played at review time, across 58 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
스토리가 꽤나 심오하고 특유의 게임 분위기가 좋았다
I loved this game. Give it a play if you can! There's a part I would listen/watch over and over, I won't say when so I don't spoil it. You just are going to have to play and find it yourself
Ein sehr skurriles, aber cooles Spiel. Da es gratis ist, ist es definitiv sehenswert
Невозможно проийти игру из-за тупого застревания в текстурах во второй части игры. Выброться невозмодно. Не рекомендую. Потратите время.
10/10, would choose Up again.
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This game is really special. The Artdesign is... odd. But it fills you in quite soft. Like a plunsh of "this is our pixel style, now... swim!" Then... your quest is to... make a choice. Do you want to go "up"? or would you prefer to go... "down"? What is the difference? Why is every fish so conflicted about their decision and does it really affect anything? Well... welcome to "how fish is made"! Where you can question your own life choices in mere 20 minutes! And now choose! Do you want to "install" or do you want to "close steam"? The choice is yours! (I guess?)
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