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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Polish | #28 | 3.229 | 3.286 |
| Creativity | #33 | 3.439 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #40 | 3.106 | 3.161 |
| Theme Interpretation | #42 | 3.088 | 3.143 |
| Gameplay | #44 | 2.667 | 2.714 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Nice entry, the idea is clear and really good to play, thank you for that and nice polish !
Incredible game, it honestly surprised me. The mechanics, the jump scares, the art—everything is so well done. I loved it, and it even scared me a little, haha. That's what happens when I try to grab everything. You honestly did an amazing job in every aspect. 10/10 ( ´◔ ω◔`) ノシ
I didn’t really understand how to escape from the big fish. I think it would be cooler if the player grew bigger after eating. Still, it’s a nice game, good job!
This was so cute! Reminds me of a mobile game I used to be obsessed with about raising koi -- I really enjoyed playing as a fish and swimming about -- really cute idea.
Hah, that was cool. I thought it was going to have a bit more depth with the growing system, so would love to see more. The lighting and overall darkness was really well done.
You got me scared there for a second. Nice game! The intro was nice.
I LOVE THE INTRODUCTION :DD
Genuinely one of my favourite games so far. The minimalist setting works really well, and everything feels somewhat unsettling. The anglerfish is terrifying and genuinely made me jump the first time it appeared! The gameplay is simple but feels smooth, and I loved the fish animation :D
As I mentioned on stream, I would try to make it full screen if possible OR make the itch page background dark - having a light background around felt distracting to me.
I really like the sound design of your entry. I love this ambient hypnotic dark tones. Also the first jump scare of the big baddy got me good ;D
Really cool and creative game. You actually got me with the big fish jump scare so congrats. As an avid horror enjoyer myself, not much horror can do that. My only criticism of your game is that the game play is kind of lackluster. It'd be cool if there was more to do than just collect food.
definitely a game I want to expand on! This is my first game so I had more planned, but I suck at code so it turned out kinda bare bones sadly. Glad you had fun!
The intro goes unbelievably hard.
the ending song is even better 😉