The Night Fisherman

Buy82%

Very Positive · 766 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

de Fault · Interactive Fiction · Jun 29, 2020

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Night Fisherman?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 166 sampled reviews

Based on 766 player reviews · updated

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
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
59 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
The innovation here is in providing several different camera angles for each story frame, which can be scrolled through as you like.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
The scene is set within a highly stylised seascape consisting of low-poly models and made up of bright colours, dark shadows, and high contrast visuals that are simple but effective.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
The environment is further brought to life by the sound of the waves and the subtle but atmospheric orchestral soundtrack that manages to build tension in an unobtrusive way.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story59 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Gameplay
80% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable