I really loved the graphics and sounds/music... but I must admit that I didn't understand what to do...

Fishing is not my best skill I would say.

I was immediately drawn in by the graphics:  ethereal, mysterious, elusive, and retro, and the music perfectly matched that atmosphere.  

Unfortunately, the lack of feedback made it unclear what to do and when, and after a good fifteen minutes of trying, we weren't able to save a single soul.  

The dot on the mini-map was nearly invisible; we only found it with a good dose of imagination.  

It’s a pity, because the game feels very promising and intriguing. I truly hope for a more playable version!

That was something. Controls of the boat was already hard, but then second cut scene came... Poor souls went to space after each strike, but somehow i managed to save at least 10 of them. I didnt have seasickness, but now i think i do. Very cool game, challenging and fun gameplay, amazing sounds, but im not a fan of visuals.

Oh man, this game was able to really capture the brutality of ocean sailing that you see in media very well. Where the enemy is the ocean itself threatening to smash you to pieces. Well done.

really cool take on the theme! very moody and creepy, and the sounds fit the vibe nicely - would say the steering of the boat was quite hard when the waves set in and it made me a little motion sick - I didn't really know where I was either on the map, and it made me a little confused as to whether I needed to go back to the start or if I had gotten lost at sea haha - but otherwise very cool!

This is the first game I've rated so far that has a full intro video! The concept feels fresh and original. Have you considered publishing this on Steam?

Everything was great but my control over the boat was, well lets say inconsistent. Also, fishes are so hard to meet. But overall, a game with great potential :)

This game has a really great, moody vibe to it. I really liked driving the lil boat around, and the visual of the wheel and the sound “clicking” into place as you turned helped make sure I was going where I wanted.

I do wish the camera didn’t fight the player so much, especially once the waves really kick up. I often couldn’t see what my boat’s orientation was because it was hiding behind rocks.

Overall great job!

Genuinely loved this game! Played till the very end to see what would happen. I loved how the boat controlled and responded so quickly to the mouse movements. It forced me to steer back and forth trying to get my boat to go in a straight line while the waves smashed me against the rocks. Cutscene at the start: Great world building. Cutscene in the middle: fantastic to highlight the change of pace that was about to happen. Loved the black and white aesthetic. My favorite part of the game was the waves that physically affected the height of the boat and seemed move the boat about in other directions too.

In general, I loved the game. However, I had a couple of issues. At the bottom of the first loop, the isometric view just made it so that I could not tell where the boat was in relation to the rocks. Whenever I went behind one of the rocks, I ended up spinning in circles, loosing a couple of souls each time. This was the same at the end with the white pillar of light. This could have a possible remedy if you stuck an arrow in one of the corners of the screen which showed the direction the boat was facing. That, or make a shader for the boat which allows the player to see an outline of the boat through the rocks. There also seemed to be a bit of a problem with how the mouse functioned because at some points, it felt like it was getting caught on something and the steering didn't turn as I was moving my mouse. This may have to do with how you captured the mouse input. Honestly, it felt like you made the mouse invisible and let it hit the corners of the screen to provide the natural minimum and maximum rotation for the steering wheel (I don't know boat terms lol).

All in all, loved the game. I think I might save this one and come back to play it again later!

This game was a very surreal and fun experience. The midway point level up in difficulty was cool.
I will say, there were many points where you cannot see your boat towards the end, and steering was not so easy to control. Those gripes aside, I thought it was a visually pleasant cool game with a very mysterious aura. Who was pawn gong guy? What is the spiral? Not sure. Didn't manage to save anyone because I was crashing nonstop for the last 5 minutes. But it was very cool regardless

Composer here for the game here, I was lucky to have found Tom, he is really talented and passionate. Looking forward to working with him again in the future and I hope you enjoy his game.