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Don’t Sleep with the Fishes

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98%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
98% User Score Based on 181 reviews

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About Don’t Sleep with the Fishes

Don’t Sleep with the Fishes is a single player survival management game with a horror theme. It was developed by Taiki and was released on June 26, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

How much can you collect before the ship goes under? How will you use what you have? Act fast and make constant choices to escape the sea or become its next victim. Don't Sleep With The Fishes is a point-and-click survival horror game focused on rapid salvaging, resource management, and surviving day by day at sea.

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98%Audience ScoreBased on 181 reviews
gameplay4 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Engaging survival gameplay with strategic resource management and multiple endings.
  • Unique and charming art style combined with atmospheric audio that enhances tension and immersion.
  • High replay value due to randomized events, companion interactions, and varied outcomes that encourage multiple playthroughs.
  • Heavy reliance on RNG can lead to frustrating deaths and make achieving specific endings difficult or feel like a grind.
  • Limited number of events and scenarios can cause runs to feel repetitive after some playtime.
  • Some players experience technical issues like freezing and lack of controller support, impacting overall usability.

  • gameplay

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its simple yet captivating loop that emphasizes careful planning and survival strategy, creating a balanced and emotionally engaging experience. Its interconnected mechanics, randomized events, and meaningful companion interactions offer strong replay value without unnecessary complexity. While highly satisfying and immersive, some users have encountered technical issues affecting game continuity.

    • “It had me hooked within seconds with its simple but captivating gameplay loop and unpredictable nature.”
    • “Every mechanic serves a clear purpose, and the interconnected survival systems create meaningful consequences for nearly every decision.”
    • “Rather than overwhelming players with unnecessary complexity, it focuses on refining a handful of mechanics that work together remarkably well, making every successful journey across the sea feel both satisfying and hard-earned.”
    • “I can see how the gameplay could become repetitive over time, but for its price, it's absolutely worth it.”
    • “The main gameplay loop is drifting at sea, trying not to starve while facing many random events.”
    • “It was an incredible game while I could play it, but after about an hour of gameplay, I cannot start a new game or load my old one, making me unable to even play the game.”

  • replayability

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 43% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game offers strong replayability through randomized gameplay, multiple endings, and meaningful companion interactions, creating a consistently tense and memorable experience. While some note a limited number of scenes, its overall value and engaging survival horror elements make it a highly replayable and enjoyable game, especially given its low price.

    • “Don't Sleep with the Fishes takes a straightforward survival horror concept and transforms it into a tense, replayable adventure that thrives on uncertainty.”
    • “Its randomized gameplay, memorable atmosphere, meaningful companion interactions, and multiple endings provide strong replay value while maintaining consistent tension from beginning to end.”
    • “If you're looking for a small game with lots of replayability, this is the one.”
    • “For how much this game seems to encourage runs and what feels like replay value, there's a fairly limited number of scenes you can find.”

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The story is an intriguing and atmospheric survival horror experience set aboard a compromised vessel on a classified mission, featuring engaging character interactions and unfolding gradually. While it rewards careful planning and repeated playthroughs, some users desire a more complex narrative. Overall, it successfully blends suspense and character-driven storytelling.

    • “Players can experience the story alongside different shipmates, each bringing their own personality and conversations to the journey.”
    • “The story is also intriguing and takes its time to uncover.”
    • “But I need a more complex story about this game.”
    • “The story begins aboard a compromised vessel carrying out a classified mission before an unexpected catastrophe forces an emergency evacuation.”
    • “The story begins aboard a compromised vessel carrying out a classified mission before an unexpected catastrophe forces an emergency evacuation.”

  • atmosphere

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere in "Don't Sleep with the Fishes" is immersive and unsettling, enhanced by its stylized visuals and dramatic nighttime disturbances. It effectively combines tension, memorable companion interactions, and unpredictable encounters to create a compelling survival horror experience with strong replay value.

    • “Nighttime introduces a dramatic shift in atmosphere as mysterious disturbances interrupt the player's attempts to sleep.”
    • “Visually, Don't Sleep with the Fishes embraces a stylized presentation that complements its unsettling atmosphere.”
    • “Don't Sleep with the Fishes is a compelling survival horror experience that combines intelligent resource management, atmospheric storytelling, and unpredictable encounters into an engaging adventure that rewards careful planning and repeated playthroughs.”

  • graphics

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are praised for their unique, quirky, and creative art style that stands out within the genre. Combined with immersive visuals and audio, they effectively enhance the game's atmosphere and reinforce its sense of isolation. Some minor critiques note that a few cutscenes can feel slightly prolonged.

    • “Lovely and unique graphics, a fun loop, quirky and creative.”
    • “Together, the visuals and audio establish an immersive environment that reinforces the feeling of isolation throughout the adventure.”
    • “The artstyle stands out amongst the genre.”

  • emotional

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game effectively blends emotional depth with gameplay through meaningful companion interactions and character development, enriching the survival experience. Its use of contrasting visuals, such as serene daytime ocean views versus dark, oppressive nights, further enhances the emotional atmosphere and pacing.

    • “These interactions prevent the adventure from feeling emotionally empty, adding character development alongside the survival mechanics.”
    • “Instead of serving as background decoration, the companions help reinforce the emotional weight of the situation while encouraging multiple playthroughs to experience different dialogue and perspectives.”
    • “The contrast between peaceful ocean vistas during the day and the oppressive darkness of nighttime effectively supports the game's emotional pacing.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is both funny and slightly scary, creating an enjoyable and hilarious experience.

    • “It's super enjoyable, fun, and hilarious.”
    • “It's funny and kind of scary at the same time.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users highlight the music as a dynamic and impactful element that influences gameplay intensity and strategy, adding an engaging layer to the experience.

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The character development is praised for adding emotional depth to the adventure, complementing the survival mechanics and preventing the experience from feeling emotionally empty.

    • “These interactions prevent the adventure from feeling emotionally empty, adding character development alongside the survival mechanics.”
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Play Times

10h Median play time
9h Average play time
5-11h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs
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Don’t Sleep with the Fishes is a survival management game with horror theme. Common tags for Don’t Sleep with the Fishes include indie, choices matter, fishing, stylized, multiple endings and others.

Don’t Sleep with the Fishes is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 9 hours playing Don’t Sleep with the Fishes.

Don’t Sleep with the Fishes was released on June 26, 2026.

Don’t Sleep with the Fishes was developed by Taiki.

Don’t Sleep with the Fishes has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Don’t Sleep with the Fishes for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Don’t Sleep with the Fishes is a single player game.

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