Info about UMIGARI | ウミガリ:

Official game description:
**UMIGARI** is a first-person harpoon fishing game set in the foggy waters off the coast of Japan. Hunt fish with your harpoon, sell your catch, buy fuel, and upgrade your gear.
Alone at sea, the more you explore, the stranger the fish become.
*   _**Estimated playtime: 2–4 hours**_
*   _**Horror intensity: Very Light**_
*   _**This game is unlike our past games. If you’re looking for a hardcore horror experience, this may not be for you.**_
**Hunt with Precision**
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Skillfully use your harpoon to catch a variety of fish, testing your timing and accuracy with every strike.
**Upgrade Your Ship & Gear**
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Trade your catch for cash to enhance your ship’s speed and fuel capacity, allowing you to venture deeper into uncharted waters and discover new islands and hidden treasures.
**Utilize Boat Equipment**
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Find equipment scattered around the world to aid your fish hunting.
**Fish that react to you**
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Some fish are smarter than you think.
**_In-Game Music (Royalty Free)_**
**_Stock Media provided by AdiGoldstein / Pond5_**
**_Stock Media provided by tunes2you / Pond5_**
**_You are allowed to upload gameplay videos, stream, and create other broadcast content for all Chilla’s Art games._**

Release date: Feb 4, 2026

Categories: Fishing Simulation, Economic Simulation, Exploration, Upgrade System, Atmospheric Horror (Light), Resource Management, Single-player, Surreal Exploration

Feature scans:
- Steam Deck: score 90; verdict: Broken; summary: The Steam Deck experience is marred by significant technical issues, including frequent game crashes, performance problems requiring extensive tinkering, and specific gameplay bugs. These issues collectively result in a highly frustrating user experience.

- Hardware Profile: No data
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Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Creative and unique atmosphere (weight 0.82): The game stands out with its creative and slightly bizarre feel, offering a fresh and fun approach to the genre. Players enjoy the unique and intriguing gameplay elements, as well as the surreal and horrific setting.
- Enjoyable and unique gameplay (weight 0.82): The game offers a fun and engaging experience with its unique spear-fishing mechanics and enjoyable gameplay loop. Players appreciate the satisfying gameplay and the creative approach to fishing games.
- Positive reception of Chilla's Art style (weight 0.71): Players enjoy the unique style of Chilla's Art games, appreciating the creativity and the break from the usual horror mold. The game is considered a good addition to the Chilla's Art catalog.
- Good for beginners (weight 0.21): The game is accessible for beginners, offering a low entry barrier due to fewer horror elements and providing a good introduction to the series.
- Convenience features (weight 0.07): Players appreciate the convenience features in the game, such as the pause feature when accessing the menu and the save system that allows completing the game.
- Economic gameplay elements (weight 0.05): The game includes economic gameplay elements such as easy money earning in later stages and automatic money accumulation from collecting shells.

Common complaints:
- Performance and optimization issues (weight 0.97): The game suffers from significant performance issues, including crashes, poor optimization, and bugs. These issues make the game almost unplayable for some users.
- Repetitive and boring gameplay (weight 0.93): The game features repetitive tasks, particularly with fishing, which becomes tedious over time. Players report that the novelty wears off quickly, leading to fatigue.
- Lack of horror elements (weight 0.9): The game lacks the horror elements that were prominent in previous titles by the same developer. This has left many players disappointed and feeling that the game is misrepresented.
- Disappointing overall experience (weight 0.9): Many players express overall disappointment with the game, citing various issues such as lack of horror elements, repetitive gameplay, and performance issues.
- Excessive grinding and upgrades (weight 0.88): The game requires excessive grinding and frequent upgrades, which can be costly and time-consuming. This aspect of the game adds to the repetitive and tedious nature of the gameplay.
- Various bugs and glitches (weight 0.82): The game is plagued with various bugs and glitches, including issues with fish and bait falling through the floor, bait exploding on the boat, and other minor inconveniences.
- High price for content (weight 0.81): Many players feel that the game is overpriced for the content it offers. The high cost does not seem justified given the repetitive gameplay and lack of depth in the story.
- Unclear and unsatisfying story (weight 0.8): The story is criticized for being unclear, unsatisfying, and lacking depth. Players feel that the narrative does not justify the time spent playing the game.
- Save system problems (weight 0.07): The save system in the game can be problematic, leading to data loss and other issues. This adds to the frustration and fatigue experienced by players.

Gameplay feedback:
- Fishing and boat mechanics (weight 0.49): The game heavily focuses on fishing mechanics, including spear-fishing and using a boat to explore and unlock new areas. Players can upgrade their boat and equipment, although these upgrades may have limited benefits.
- Gameplay variety and length (weight 0.36): The game offers a variety of gameplay mechanics, including exploration, fishing, hunting, and cultivation. It is described as the largest and most gameplay-rich game by Chilla's Art, with a significant length and multiple endings.
- Horror elements and atmosphere (weight 0.33): The game features a mix of horror and surreal elements, creating an unsettling atmosphere. It includes tense moments, strange occurrences, and Lovecraftian horror, but is suitable for non-horror players.

Performance notes:
- Graphics Settings Ineffectiveness (weight 0.32): Changing graphics settings, including upscaling, ray tracing, and switching between DX12 and DX11, does not affect FPS. Players note that even high-end GPUs like the RTX 5080 only achieve 60-80 FPS regardless of settings.
- Game Crashes and Stability (weight 0.18): Several players report game crashes, especially during streaming and on lowest settings. Some players experience stable FPS on specific hardware, but crashes are a common issue.
- Steam Deck Control Issues (weight 0.03): Controls are reported to be problematic on the Steam Deck, making the game difficult to play on this platform.

Recommendations:
- Mixed recommendations based on preferences (weight 0.24): Players have varying opinions on whether to recommend the game. Some suggest it is worth buying based on reviews, while others advise against it, especially for those expecting traditional gameplay.
- Technical considerations for players (weight 0.15): The game may not be suitable for low-spec users. Additionally, players are advised to wait for updates regarding controller layouts, especially for Steam Deck users.
- Save game before ending (weight 0.05): Players are advised to save the game before progressing to the ending, indicating a potential issue or significant event at the end of the game.
- Value for price (weight 0.05): Some players feel the game offers good value for its price, especially for those who enjoy horror in a surreal world with unique elements like fishing.
- Refund awareness (weight 0.03): Players should be aware of the refund time and consider it seriously, suggesting there might be issues with the game that could lead to refund requests.
- Full purchase recommendation (weight 0.03): Some players fully recommend purchasing the game, indicating a positive experience overall.

Other player notes:
- FPS Workaround Used (weight 0.04): Players have reported locking the FPS at 80 and using lossless scaling x2 as a workaround for performance issues.
- Copyright Issues with BGM (weight 0.03): Content creators on YouTube have faced copyright issues due to the ending background music of the game.
- Pufferfish Not Worth Catching (weight 0.03): Players find that the pufferfish at the beginning of the game is not worth catching due to its flavor, and it is more efficient to aim for tuna instead.
- Movie Adaptation Mention (weight 0.03): There is a mention of '夜勤事件' being adapted into a movie, which could be of interest to fans of the game.

Emotions:
- Disappointment (weight 0.18): Players felt let down due to the game's lack of horror elements, making it feel more like a chore-based game. The story was unclear and lacked the emotional touch expected from Chilla's Art, leading to a repetitive and boring experience. Additionally, numerous bugs and optimization issues further contributed to the disappointment.
- Frustration (weight 0.17): Players experienced frustration due to game crashes, data loss issues, and gameplay mechanics not working as expected. The inability to increase FPS and repetitive gameplay also contributed to this frustration. Some players found the game unplayable even with high-end graphics cards.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.08): Players enjoyed the game's unique approach to fishing games and found the spearfishing mechanics fun. The overall gameplay was engaging and provided a fresh experience.
- Excitement (weight 0.08): Players were excited about the game's unique world, characters, and the adrenaline-pumping moments. The release timing, improvements, and enjoyable fishing mechanics contributed to this excitement.
- Frustrated (weight 0.07): Players were frustrated with the game's poor optimization, requiring lower graphics settings for stable performance. The long spear return time and high upgrade costs also added to the frustration.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.06): Players were satisfied with the game's enjoyable physics gameplay and convenience features. The game offered good value for the price and had good performance.
- Excited (weight 0.06): Players were excited about the game's fresh storyline, Lovecraftian aspects, and spooky atmosphere. The new visuals and fishing mechanics also contributed to the excitement.
- Bored (weight 0.03): Players found the gameplay to become tedious and boring over time, leading to a lack of interest.
- Anger (weight 0.03): Players were angry due to the game's poor optimization, requiring even high-end graphics cards to use the lowest settings. The game's lack of proper horror elements also contributed to this anger.
- Happy (weight 0.03): Players were happy with the game's different approach to the horror genre and found it enjoyable to play.
- Fear (weight 0.01): Players with thalassophobia experienced fear and nightmares due to the game's content.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Players were surprised by the jump scares in the game.
- Admiration (weight 0.01): Players admired the developer's continuous efforts to create unique games and break the mold.
- Engaged (weight 0.01): Players were engaged by the game's captivating plot, which gradually reveals the bizarre relationship between fish and humans.
- Immersed (weight 0.01): Players felt immersed in the game, particularly in the eel level, which had a very good and horrifying atmosphere.
- Confused (weight 0.01): Players were confused by the game's bizarre and difficult-to-understand lore and storyline.}