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How Fish Is Made

Buy95%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Wrong Organ · Surreal · Jan 14, 2022

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly 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
15
Full audio1 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy How Fish Is Made?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
How Fish Is Made offers a singular and deeply unsettling experience that combines minimalist gameplay with a rich, philosophical narrative told through the eyes of a sardine trapped inside a mysterious industrial machine.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A fun little diversion with bizarre visuals and a statement on choice and the ways we cope with having to make choices.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Still a game I am glad to have played, I see it as an exploration of a particular point of view.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sparse sound design and subtle ambient noises further immerse the player in this unsettling environment, creating a mood that lingers long after play sessions end.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story23 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
67% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

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