
Relax, and fish in a very strange lake.
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I've seen some people concerned about the use of AI in this game, so I thought I would clarify its usage in this game upfront. This game uses exactly one AI generated image towards the end of the game. It was made back in 2021 when many artist (such as myself) were much less critical of image generation models due to the fact they were mostly generating abstract nonsense imagery. It's the only time I've ever used something like that in an art project, and it's not something I ever want to do again.
Lake Ophelia. A strange little place full of fish from all around the world. Nobody is quite sure why, and it seems like most people don't really care to find out. Go ahead, sink your lure and see what you can catch.
In Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia you play as a young kid who has decided to fish at the titular Lake Ophelia. You'll find yourself simply fishing the day away and trading in those fish for either a yummy meal or some new gear.
30+ Fish To Catch
Cookin'
A Buncha Lures And Rods To Collect
Full Controller Support
Some Other Stuff
Created By: Bryce Bucher
Music: Simone Peltier
Additional Character Design: Simone Peltier
Additional Programming: Johnny Feverdream
Additional Assets: Modus Interactive, Kitet, Tim
VHS Conversion: Scorpy
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Themes across 42 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
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Neat little fishing game, though getting that over fished achievement sucked
fish
Does a great job of setting up an isolated, rural atmosphere.
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
weirdest shi ive ever played!!!!!
Not that bad for it's price but don't expect anything special. Mostly a fishing game with nothing special, except the ending. So what you get is a simple fishing game where almost nothing happens for 2 hours, and then a 30s "horror" ending. The fishing mechanics are okay, but they don't get any more intersting than "you can fish deeper". And there lies the problem: it's always the same thing, nothing new happens for 2 hours, no mysteries, no horror, and to me, it got annoying and boring very fast imo. Finally to be fair i think there's been some work put in the game, you can see it visually and for the first 30min, but i don't think making it 2 hours long was a good idea if no more work was done to make it interesting past the 20-30min mark. Wich is why i cannot recommend it. A bit sad, i was expecting more from it with a title this intersting.
Good.
Very good atmospheric game, it has cool fishes and at the same time it is really creepy and eerie Bryce Butcher good game! + BEWARE THE LAST ACHIEVEMENT IS HELL TO GET
Good chill fishing game
Gotta love a kinda weird, vaguely unsettling fishing game. Can feel a bit tedious when you're waiting a long time for the hook to sink into the deeper parts of the lake, but if you're looking to chill out and relax it's a good time.
An enjoyable and cozy fishing is what you should play this for. There really isn't much to the mystery or horror of this game outside of an ending cutscene. The gameplay loop is pretty enjoyable with upgrades that let you cast further and deeper into the lake to get more fish. I also liked the hidden references to other indie games you can find as a hooks.
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