The Night Fisherman

The Night Fisherman

Steam Deck Playable

de Fault · Interactive Fiction · Jun 29, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

82%
Very Positive
766 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 166 sampled reviews

Based on 766 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 166 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise166 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
In this game—or rather, in this immersive narrative experience, where dialogue choices sometimes arise—we follow a night fisherman who sees a boat approaching in his direction.
75 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ The visual art style is beautiful and the color palette is striking
15 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack was also nice.
9 of 166 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters75 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.