King Of Water (2022)

Developer: Little Studio
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 51 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 30 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You start small and vulnerable, cautiously eating smaller fish while dodging bigger threats, slowly growing stronger but always facing new dangers from pollution, hunters, and deep-sea monsters.

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What players say

Players describe King of Water as a challenging open-world game that drops them in with no map markers or quest log, forcing them to remember NPC dialogue. A later update made the early game harder by zooming the camera in, and some feel it ruined the balance. Players consistently praise the developer for fixing bugs quickly.

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