Fishgun

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Fishgun is a single player action game. It was developed by FISHGUNNERS and was released on July 5, 2023. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Fishgun is a chaotic fish-person shooter where you feed your sentient gun random upgrades to defeat hordes of evil fruit.

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96%

Audience ScoreBased on 314 reviews

gameplay14 positive mentions

replayability3 negative mentions

Surprisingly fun gameplay with unique mechanics that tie healing to weapon upgrades, keeping players engaged and challenged.
Vibrant and chaotic visuals combined with smooth movement mechanics create an enjoyable experience, especially for a free game.
The game offers a variety of weapon combinations and power-ups, allowing for creative playstyles and strategies.

The game suffers from a significant difficulty spike, particularly with certain enemies being overpowered and frustrating to deal with.
There are issues with soft locking and crashes, which can disrupt gameplay and lead to lost progress.
The short length of the game and lack of additional content or modes may leave players wanting more after completing it.

gameplay
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by its engaging mechanics, particularly the innovative power-up system that ties healing to weapon upgrades, creating a dynamic and challenging experience as difficulty increases. Players appreciate the fluid movement mechanics, including sliding and wall-running, which contribute to a fast-paced and enjoyable shooter experience, despite some criticisms regarding graphics and overall polish. Overall, the game offers a unique blend of humor and frantic action, making it a worthwhile play, though many express a desire for more content and refinement.
- “At first I found the gameplay a little trivial, but as the difficulty ramps over time I found myself challenged and engaged.”
- “Fun gameplay, funny theme, really innovative mechanic of tying your health potions to power-ups, lots of hilarious combos (lasers spawning lasers that spawn lasers!).”
- “It's 5 levels with a decent amount of enemy variety and great projectile madness, nearly one hour of quality, frantic, fast-paced FPS gameplay with fluid sliding mechanics, jumppads, and hordes of enemies.”
- “The gameplay and visuals really could use some work.”
- “About 1-2 hours of campaign gameplay total, kind of upset because otherwise a masterpiece.”
- “Fishgun has poor graphics, about 5 enemy types, no real narrative, yet it manages to be satisfying just with its jumping and shift mechanics.”
graphics
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are a mixed bag, featuring a unique and stylized low-poly art style that some players find charming and psychedelic, while others criticize it for being low quality and unpolished. Despite the vibrant visuals and creative design, many reviewers feel that improvements are needed to elevate the overall experience, especially in comparison to other top games on Steam. Overall, the visuals contribute to a distinctive atmosphere, but they may not meet the expectations of all players.
- “Gaming is a visual medium, and to be considered one of the best games on Steam, the graphics have to be some of the best on Steam.”
- “The visuals are very unique and the pick-up system keeps you thinking on the fly.”
- “Amazing visuals and super creative mirror mode.”
- “On the important subject of visuals, this features fairly low quality stylised/cartoony low poly 3D graphics.”
- “Fishgun has piss-poor graphics, about 5 enemy types, no real narrative, yet it manages to be satisfying just with its jumping and shift mechanics.”
- “The gameplay and visuals really could use some work.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for its fun, chill, and fitting soundtrack, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Players appreciate the upbeat and synth-driven tunes that complement the vibrant visuals, with many expressing a desire for the soundtrack to be made available for listening outside the game. Overall, the music contributes significantly to the game's energetic and engaging atmosphere.
- “Pretty good game, I wish there was a soundtrack to support the dev because the music is pretty fitting and just good to listen to.”
- “Great synthie soundtrack, too!”
- “My biggest request is that the soundtrack be made available.”
- “The soundtrack is pretty swag too.”
- “It's just very visually manic with super-saturated glowing colors and also with surging music urging you forward.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of "fishgun" revolves around a quest for vengeance against mutant fruit that have devastated the world, featuring a lightweight yet engaging narrative that encourages player imagination. While it borrows elements from "High on Life," such as a talking weapon, it lacks the depth and humor of its inspiration. Despite its simplicity, the game offers a compelling backstory and unique character interactions, enhancing the overall experience.
- “Compelling story, unique enemies, great gimmick with the very customizable (fish)gun, nice levels with cool parkour.”
- “It's story is also lightweight but enthralling - a light frame which you can use your imagination to fill in as the titular fishgun talks to you about his and your motives.”
- “Story is that you and your fishgun are on a quest of vengeance against the mutant fruit that destroyed your world.”
- “Fishgun is basically 'High on Life' from Temu... although 'High on Life' has a plot and much higher quality, this game effectively borrows the 'gun is a character' schtick from 'High on Life' without delivering any of the hilarity.”
- “It's main gimmick is its weapons system; enemies drop random orbs which can change the main weapon or two attributes tied to it (swapping weapons and attributes is also the only way to heal, meaning you can't keep an OP combo if you can't dodge). Its story is also lightweight but enthralling - a light frame which you can use your imagination to fill in as the titular fishgun talks to you about his and your motives.”
- “The story is that you and your fishgun are on a quest of vengeance against the mutant fruit that destroyed your world.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its innovative and humorous gameplay, featuring a funny theme and a variety of hilarious combos, such as lasers spawning more lasers. Players appreciate the game's sense of humor, with standout moments like the "Whalecopter" eliciting genuine laughter. Overall, the humor enhances the fun and chaotic experience of the game.
- “Fun gameplay, funny theme, really innovative mechanic of tying your health potions to power-ups, lots of hilarious combos (lasers spawning lasers that spawn lasers!).”
- “I just played and beat this game in one night; I thought this was a fever dream of some kind! Hahaha, funny and crazy FPS, lol.”
- “Whalecopter had me laughing out loud at a game for the first time in a while!”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the game to be an emotional roller-coaster, evoking a mix of excitement and sadness, with many highlighting that the ending is particularly impactful, often leading to tears.
- “An emotional rollercoaster filled with excitement and sadness.”
- “The end made me cry.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players feel that the game could benefit from additional modes, such as an endless run option, to enhance replayability. While the current difficulty is generally fair, some suggest that introducing more challenging difficulty levels beyond the existing mirror mode would further increase replay value.
- “I think having an endless run mode would be fun and allow for more replayability.”
- “Fair difficulty overall; could use another difficulty increase option for replay value other than mirror mode.”
- “The game has fair difficulty overall, but it could really benefit from an additional difficulty increase option for replay value, other than just mirror mode.”
- “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to replay it, as the content feels repetitive and lacks variety.”
- “The lack of meaningful choices and consequences makes replaying the game feel pointless, as the experience remains largely the same.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization model is praised for its simplicity, featuring no graphics or microtransactions, which users appreciate as a significant advantage with no apparent downsides.
- “No graphics, no microtransactions, no downsides.”
- “The game feels like a cash grab with constant prompts to spend money.”
- “It's frustrating how much content is locked behind paywalls.”
- “The monetization system ruins the overall experience, making it feel more like a chore than fun.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game particularly frustrating, with some bosses, like the level 2 boss, being described as tedious and unenjoyable to battle.
- “The level 2 boss is one of the most tedious pieces of trash I've had to face in my life.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game experiences stability issues, particularly with a significant difficulty spike in the middle and end sections, alongside an overpowered laser mechanic. Additionally, players have reported buggy death animations that detract from the overall experience.
- “This game has a huge difficulty spike both in the middle and end, making it frustrating to progress.”
- “The laser is extremely overpowered when combined with the right orbs, leading to unbalanced gameplay.”
- “The death animation is a bit buggy, which detracts from the overall experience.”