Underplayed Gems

The Night Fisherman (2020)

The Night Fisherman cover
Developer
de Fault, Chard, Richard Campbell
Publisher
Far Few Giants
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 768 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You direct a tense, film-like conversation on a dark shoreline, choosing camera angles and dialogue as a lone fisherman talks with an armed stranger.

atmosphericdialog heavytensestylizedphilosophicaldarkly funnytext-basedsingleplayer

What players say

Players finish The Night Fisherman in about ten minutes. Many note it reinterprets a scene from Inglourious Basterds, and opinions split on whether the story is compelling or cliché. The art style is often praised.

Screenshots

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