Nautical Life

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Buy yachts and customize the interior with furniture, besides fishing around the world!

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

45%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

music3 negative mentions

The game is fun and provides a casual experience, making it great for passing the time.
The grinding aspect of the game is enjoyable, allowing players to strategically place fishing boats and capture legendary fish.
Recent updates have improved the game's playability, making it more enjoyable than its initial release.

The game suffers from significant bugs, including random freezing and poor RAM utilization, making it borderline unplayable.
The gameplay can feel overly repetitive and grindy, with many players finding it boring after a while.
The tutorial is lacking, and the game feels like a poorly ported mobile game with a free-to-play model that doesn't translate well to a paid experience.

music
4 mentions
0 % positive mentions
25 % neutral mentions
75 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many players finding it annoying and unbearable. Several users reported that they felt compelled to turn it off shortly after starting, yet still encountered unwanted sound effects. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a significant drawback.
- “The music was so incredibly annoying that I clicked the option to turn it off, but you still hear annoying sounds and music.”
- “I tried to avoid South Shore just because the music was getting on my nerves.”
- “The only negative here would be the soundtrack; you'll turn that off in 20 minutes or less, guaranteed.”
grinding
4 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Reviews on the grinding aspect of the game are mixed; some players find it tedious and boring, feeling that the grind slows down progress significantly. Conversely, others enjoy the grinding mechanics, appreciating the strategic elements involved in upgrading equipment and capturing rare fish. Overall, the experience of grinding can vary greatly depending on individual player preferences.
- “You'll need to catch a lot of fish before being able to buy the better rods, and in all honesty, the grinding feels boring as hell!”
- “Overall, the game just feels way too grindy, slow, and boring.”
- “I spent an hour grinding up normal fish to get a new rod, which made bronze fish go from impossible to easy, but silver fish were just as impossible as before.”
story
3 mentions
100 % positive mentions
-100 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
The story revolves around an island where players engage in missions at a sushi bar, primarily focused on fishing. Progression is tied to acquiring better fishing rods through completing quests and selling fish, which in turn allows players to unlock upgrades and new items.
- “The story unfolds on an island where a sushi bar offers various missions that enhance the gameplay experience.”
- “Completing missions is a challenge, as many require better fishing rods to succeed.”
- “The narrative intertwines fishing and quests, where selling fish or turning them in to quest givers earns you money, which can be used to upgrade your rods and unlock new furniture and items.”
- “The story feels disjointed, with missions that often seem irrelevant to the main plot.”
- “Many of the missions are frustratingly difficult, requiring better equipment that feels out of reach.”
- “The narrative lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged with the characters and their quests.”
gameplay
2 mentions
50 % positive mentions
-100 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
The gameplay centers around a casual fishing mini-game where players engage in a power bar mechanic, clicking when their power exceeds that of the fish. It is praised for its simplicity and lack of time constraints, allowing players to enjoy a relaxed gaming experience.
- “Don't listen to the reviews on the discussion page; this game is fantastic! It features simple, casual-style gameplay where you're not racing against timers or facing any must-complete-by-this-time drama. You can take your time.”
- “The actual gameplay is fishing, a mini-game where you and the fish have randomly oscillating power bars, and you have to click when you have more power than the fish.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
- “The controls are unresponsive, which makes the gameplay frustrating and detracts from the overall experience.”
stability
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Users report issues with stability, citing random freezing and problematic RAM utilization as significant concerns.
- “Random freezing and buggy RAM utilization.”
monetization
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-200 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
The game is free to play on mobile but features in-app purchases that lock significant content behind a paywall, which users find frustrating. Players express a desire for the additional content to be accessible in the PC version through gameplay rather than requiring additional payments or DLC.
- “They have a mobile game for free, but they have in-app purchases that offer a lot more to the game. Sadly, the 'a lot more' content is hidden behind a paywall on the mobile app. I wish they would add this content to the PC version of the game, making it obtainable just by playing and not through DLC or a paywall.”
- “The monetization strategy is frustrating; it feels like the game is designed to push players towards spending money rather than enjoying the gameplay.”
- “It's disappointing to see that so much of the game's potential is locked behind paywalls, making it hard to fully experience without spending extra money.”