Tidekeeper

It's an interesting concept so far, keeping an eye on to see how early access treats it

Hello Devs! I saw your game in the New Releases tab on steam and thought I'd give it a shot. I know it's in the development stage so I won't be too harsh lol. I really love the concept of your game. Having to manage your schedule to maintain a good image within a group of island-folk is a neat idea. I just have some suggestions. It seems like the time aspect of your game is just too fast. One second is one full minute in-game. I would like to see a 5 second to one minute ratio or something similar. I say this because when you see the minutes ticking by so quickly, it's easy to panic and rush through a task. But, if I think I have all the time in the world and in reality I don't have much time at all, I'll meander through the tasks a little bit more. Secondly, the world-building isn't really there yet. Ya, you can wander in the water and look at the scenery, but I'd like to see free-roaming on land. There's so many cool structures that I'd like to explore. Also, if you add a land mode, maybe you can add puzzles where you control the fish in one section and the guy in another to help each other out. Thirdly, the graphics are okay, but I'd like to see more work on the shadows and the title screen. On the title screen of your game, it just seems boring. I have an idea for the title screen that I think you'd like. A top down view of the water with some small structures or items at the bottom so it doesn't just look super clean and boring where the guy riding his fish friend follows your cursor wherever it goes. Instead of those lifeless tabs with Arial font, you can turn those into interactive pieces of driftwood. The words for each tab would be etched into the wood. When you click on an option, the driftwood jumps and flips horizontally and then goes back down making a ripple on the water. I think that that'd be a fun mechanic. Anyways, I enjoyed your game and I can't wait to see where you go with it next :)