- September 17, 2025
- BigBraneStudios
- 2h median play time
Sushi Ben
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About Sushi Ben
Sushi Ben is a single player casual simulation game with comedy and anime themes. It was developed by BigBraneStudios and was released on September 17, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.
Make Friends, Catch Fish, and Save the Sushi Bar











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Reviews
- Charming and stylish anime-inspired art style with effective use of 3D manga panels that enhance character expressions and storytelling.
- Engaging, quirky, and lovable characters with quality voice acting in both English and Japanese, creating a cozy and humorous slice-of-life atmosphere.
- Variety of minigames such as fishing, archery, and ping pong that provide lighthearted activities and contribute to the relaxing gameplay experience.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs and softlocks that often require checkpoint reloads or restarting, which disrupts gameplay and story progression.
- Gameplay is shallow and repetitive, with many minigames feeling more like simple interactions lacking challenge or meaningful rewards, especially outside VR.
- The story feels incomplete and abruptly ends on a cliffhanger without a satisfying conclusion, giving the impression of an unfinished or early access release.
story
144 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story is a charming and lighthearted slice-of-life narrative about revitalizing a sushi restaurant in a small Japanese town, filled with fun characters and cozy, anime-inspired vibes. However, it suffers from numerous bugs that hinder quest progression, and the main story ends abruptly on an incomplete, cliffhanger note, leaving many players feeling unsatisfied and uncertain about future updates. Despite its short length and technical issues, the story remains engaging and enjoyable for those willing to overlook its rough edges.
“Sushi Ben is a plucky heartfelt love letter to slice of life anime spliced with an 80's underdog rag-tag to riches story delivered in a comic-y minigame 'em up 3D visual novel format.”
“At its best, it brings to life the coziest bits of titles like Animal Crossing, but it cuts through the chafe of banality to deliver a wacky story chock full of heart and memorable characters.”
“It has a good and unique story, where you're just helping a sushi restaurant reopen while also lending a hand to the various townsfolk as you get to know them, it has memorable characters, it has various extra quests and minigames to play, and even though it has a low-poly aesthetic they put effort into making it actually look good, unlike most devs that use a low-poly aesthetic.”
“I couldn't progress the game at one point because a trigger for one of the story quests refused to happen no matter what I attempted (this was the net tool needing to break).”
“The ending doesn't really feel like a proper ending to a story, it just kind of hangs at the end.”
“And the story does feel incomplete, ending on a rather anti-climactic and inconclusive note.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sushi Ben is a casual simulation game with comedy and anime themes. Common tags for Sushi Ben include first-person, indie, narrative, relaxing, fishing and others.
Sushi Ben is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Virtual Reality, Steam Deck and others.
On average players spend around 2 hours playing Sushi Ben.
Sushi Ben was released on September 17, 2025.
Sushi Ben was developed by BigBraneStudios.
Sushi Ben has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Sushi Ben for its story but disliked it for its stability.
Sushi Ben is a single player game.
Similar games include Mail Time, Fall of Porcupine, Little Witch in the Woods, Amber Isle, Hokko Life and others.









