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FISH FEAR ME

84% positive of 214 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by HEATHER FLOWERS.

About the game

A top-down action roguelite about catching fish, fighting them, selling their bones, and catching more fish. Upgrade your boat and weapons, hunt down sea monster bounties, delve into eldritch mysteries, and try to pay off a cosmic debt millennia in the making.

Tagged by players

Fishing
Top-Down Shooter
Bullet Hell
Action Roguelike
Abstract
Roguelike
Capitalism
Dark Comedy
Roguelite
Sailing
Top-Down
Post-apocalyptic

What players say

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Very Positive

What players say

Recommended
This game starts out extremely tough. If you stick with it for a bit and find some strategies, it gets a little easier, and becomes just tough. The tone is perfect, the soundtrack is multiple bangers that I can't get out of my head, and I'm having such a good time that I want to try to 100% it. If you like bullet hell/survivor games, this is a winner
19 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Not much to say here, the game is fun. It's not too pricey, some of the worst bugs were fixed recently, and it's an experience. I won't lie, while I would have liked the game to have a bit more in-game stuff to play with, as well as more QoL things/changes that make sense to me, it's ultimately up to the developer. The game in its current state is very nice, even if I feel it's criminally underrated: simple art…
29 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Unfortunately I can't recommend Fish Fear Me. I absolutely loved Snake Farm and hoped for a similar experience. What made Snake Farm great was that it was tough, but fair. Fish Fear Me is tough, and unfair. First off, the boat is tough to control. Having done a bit of real world sailing, this is entirely accurate. However, for a game where accuracy and avoidance against fast moving enemies is of paramount…
4 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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