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Burly Men at Sea

70% positive of 198 Steam reviews

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To finish
1 h
To 100%
3.7 h
Released
2016
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation, itch.io

Made by Brain&Brain.

About the game

A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.

Tagged by players

  • Sailing
  • Mythology
  • Minimalist
  • Short
  • Visual Novel
  • Point & Click
  • Nonlinear
  • Adventure
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Choices Matter
  • Casual
  • Family Friendly

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What players say

  • Recommended
    i really enjoyed it! it's definitely more of a story than a game, but it has the most charming art style and it was fun to play on a summer day with a glass of iced tea. maybe not for the "serious gamers" but i had a lovely time.

    1.4 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Now that the game lost the ONLY redeeming quality, the print adventures, it's absolutely not worth buying. (Why not make them print-on-demand is beyond me. Ebooks just totally don't cut it.) The problem is, it's TOO repetitive. There are only 12 paths, each consisting of 4 parts. The beginning (part 1) is ALWAYS the same. The ending (part 4) is also always the same with a very minor variation. The part 2 has only 3…

    58 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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