Goldfish

About Goldfish

Goldfish is a single player platformer game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Gabry Corti and was released on November 4, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Goldfish is a funny metroidvania set on a pirate island where all the characters are sea animals. In this delirious metroidvania you will play the role of an alcoholic goldfish in search of the Holy Grail, a legendary bottle of rum that is said to confer immortality. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3462330/Goldfish/

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77%Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

humor7 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

Incredible pixel art and hand-drawn characters that stand out and enhance the game’s atmosphere.
Challenging and fun Metroidvania gameplay with well-designed bosses, varied enemies, and satisfying platforming mechanics.
Engaging humor and dialogue that add charm and personality to the game.

The game is very short, with completion times around 2–4 hours, making it hard to justify at full price and lacking post-game incentives like achievements.
Some technical and polish issues such as inconsistent controls, bugs, imperfect pogo timing, abrupt music cuts, and missing promised features like the arena mode.
Early gameplay can feel slow, frustrating, or unrefined with janky combat and movement mechanics that may put off players initially.

humor
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently praised for its clever and down-to-earth dialogue, which effectively complements the adult themes. Players find the character animations and interactions genuinely funny, enhancing the overall charm and engagement of the experience.
- “The dialogue was often funny and it made the characters seem down to earth.”
- “The dialog throughout the game is funny and there are a few 'challenge areas' that you can get extra equipment if you complete them, but it's not necessary to beat the game.”
- “The humor works, the artstyle is nice to look at, combat feels nice, and it's difficult enough to present a challenge to veterans of the genre.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The graphics feature a beautiful and appealing 2D art style that richly brings to life the scenery, characters, enemies, and bosses. The visual design complements the gameplay well, enhancing the overall experience with detailed and charming artwork.
- “I loved the art style for the scenery, the characters, bosses, enemies, and everything in between.”
- “A pretty interesting 2D Metroidvania with a beautiful art style, lots of mechanics!”
- “The humor works, the art style is nice to look at, combat feels nice, and it's difficult enough to present a challenge to veterans of the genre.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its challenging and engaging 2D metroidvania design, featuring a beautiful art style and a variety of mechanics that players must skillfully combine to progress through levels.
- “A pretty interesting 2D Metroidvania with a beautiful art style and lots of mechanics.”
- “Very challenging, as you have to combine all of the mechanics after you unlock them all.”
- “I enjoy it so much when you have to combine so many mechanics at once to pass a level.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game is enjoyable but has limited content, leading to a short playtime with grinding required only for obtaining final shop items, which may not justify its price for some players.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game exhibits significant stability issues, with numerous visual bugs and some gamebreaking glitches affecting the overall experience.
- “Super buggy, with mostly visual issues but some game-breaking bugs.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Users find the music disruptive, noting that it abruptly cuts off when entering new rooms, which impacts the overall audio experience.
- “Music abruptly ends whenever you enter new rooms.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Players express frustration with the emotional impact of frequent and harsh respawns, feeling that repeated deaths due to spikes lead to a stressful and discouraging experience. Improvements to respawn mechanics could reduce this negative emotional response.