Underplayed Gems

Umihara Kawase (2015)

Umihara Kawase cover
Developer
Studio Saizensen
Publisher
KOMODO
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 242 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A retro physics-puzzle platformer where you swing with a fishing rod through tricky levels, feeling precise but punishing.

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What players say

Players praise the rubber-hook physics and high skill ceiling but split on the difficulty: some call it fair yet satisfying, while others find it punishing, citing no continues, heavy RNG enemy spawns, and tedious boss fights. The Steam release lacks modern quality-of-life features like save states.

Screenshots

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