
Find supplies to maintain your stamina. Complete ten laps. Escape.
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Sharks and Minnows is an exploration-based survival horror game where players scavenge a haunted swim center and must complete ten laps to escape.
One autumn afternoon, your trip to the local pool takes a paranormal turn. After emerging from the water, you suddenly find yourself totally alone. Any attempt to leave just leads you back to the water.
The more you swim, the more your stamina drains, and running out has deadly consequences. The facility has scattered supplies that could replenish it, but you'll have to search for them.
It's lonely. Will you ever make it home?
As you explore deeper into the facility's alcoves for supplies, you get the sense that your search isn't solitary. If you aren't careful, you may end up trapped forever.
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BY FAR one of the best indie games I've ever had the opportunity to play, will be playing again and again just to enjoy it
If you're looking for a thalassophobia horror game, Sharks and Minnows is perfect for you. There is really nothing wrong with it. For a game made my kids, this is truly a gem. It's scary and creepy. The monsters (ocean creatures) -The Hammerhead Shark is a really cool idea for the first threat. It's simple and not too stressful, the pool is short, and enjoyable. - The electric eels provide a roaming, new threat. They're docile when they roam, but if you get too close to them you die. This mechanic makes the game overall a lot better. - The Stingray provides a spooky, "just appears" enemy. You have to do parkour to avoid it, and this makes the game even more fun. - The Crab is slowly crawling towards you when you try to solve a puzzle; and I love it. It's full of pressure, but still fair. - The Shrimp you have to scare away using light, which is another amazing mechanic. - The Anglerfish hide in deep parts of the water and in seaweed, which is a hiding spot. the enemy providing less places to hide is a genius mechanic choice. - The goblin shark is just roaming around the water. It won't chase, won't attack, but will kill. - The piranha's aren't too hard or stressful, as you barely run into any throughout the game. - The Megalodon is the last terrifying boos of the game. Overall, the monsters are great. I wish there were more in some secret areas (Like Orcas in the arctic "WHERE" achievement area or octopuses roaming around in the pool). The Dive Toys are fun collectables that make the game a LOT more interesting. Each lap in the pool has 5 dive toys. The stamina mechanic is also stressful. You can find energy drinks and bars, and water bottle to upper your stamina. Overall, this is a very good game with tasks instead of just repeating gameplay, and it gets harder as it goes on. Great job, Collin.
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
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highly recommend it especially the new Halloween update it's creepy but magical at the same time idk how to explain it,it reminded me of the dress to impress 2024 Halloween quest,I'll definitely make an artwork for the game soon
I love this game. I think it is very well done the extra content makes for a longer, better experience and adds more challenge (my spelling sucks). Want to thank the dev or devs for this creation it's something different and refreshing. The only gripe I have is a silly one but I think adding in a tiger shark instead of the hammerhead would be scarier but that is only my opinion. Anyway thank you for this game I really enjoyed the new content too. 9/10 for me.
Wow guys, I knew horror games were supposed to be scary- but Sharks and Minnows unlocks my fears in a way that just hits different. When I saw the YouTuber CoryxKenshin play this game, I was like- "It can't be THAT bad" until I had realized they updated the game to be twice as long and added a bunch of new scary parts. Personally, my biggest fear relating to water is pool drains- if it is a sink or bathtub drain, then I get scared some sort of scary insect will climb out, if it's a pool drain, I just get scared without knowing why, it's that 30-second jump scare moment. This game definitely taps into that fear in specific parts and I strangely hate it and love it, great game!
非常好玩,作者为了不让我们游泳时不无聊,还添了很多小动物陪我们游泳,第一次玩就找到彩蛋,真是太好玩了。
Fun game to play in one sitting, its a small indie game so I didn't expect great story telling but I expected atleast something, so a bit disappointing but not really an issue. Most fun to play while friends react on like a discord call for example as it can be a bit boring playing it alone (even if its singleplayer in the first place) Overall not bad, just kind of something to kill some time and to have a good time but not worth the price. 5/10
I have Thalassophobia, this game was absolutely horrifying. Despite that it was super fun and I recommend it for anyone who was interested in buying it.
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what a cool game! big shoutout to the coconut crab for somehow sneaking up on me.
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