I am a huge fan of spooktober games and normally just lurk and play but I literally had to create an account to rate this game because it was INCREDIBLE.

I'm shook at how much there is to this game?? The art and characters are amazing, the color and vibes IMMACULATE, the story is such a cool mystery, and the music and performances were the cherry on top. I wish it was longer just so that there was more to the mystery and more time to hang out with the characters. I also wish there were more hang out scenes with everyone (like ophelia meeting the gang) and more voiced moments because they really brought scenes to life. 

DLC WHEN?? haha jk jk...unless?? (TAKE MY MONEY!)

What an absolutely lovely game! I always try to explore multiple routes before leaving a comment, and boy did it pay off for this one! All the paths (and endings!) that I've gone through feel lovely and well-written, which is incredibly impressive given the scope of the game.  The voice barks and lines here and there also felt great without being obtrusive, and all the actors did a really great job. The little nods to characters' mythoses, both in their lives and their character designs, felt well-thought-out and incredibly fun to discover, and the flow of the minigames within the story worked really well (and the option to skip past them when failed was appreciated)! The characters all felt lovable and had great depth, and so many of them touched my heart (especially Garret and Sanraya's routes!). I also loved the diversity of character designs, and how human everybody looked - knowing that beings who could look like *anything* would find beauty and meaning in looking like you and me felt really unexpectedly beautiful and affirming. It's such a treat to find a game about the cosmic and unknowable celebrating the beauty in the mundane. 

The scope & completeness of this game as a work was wild to see - huge congrats for finishing this within the month!!!

I mean, everyone else has already covered everything I was going to say about how great the characters and visuals and monster design is, minigames, mechanics, etc etc etc, so instead I am just going to say "GARRET!!! <3 <3 <3" and hope that properly covers it.

There is a very particular, special kind of oddness that permeates certain small seaside towns, and this is honestly the first time I think I've seen that represented so well! Absolutely adored this start to finish; the character and monster designs are both phenomenal, the story is strong, well-written, and intriguing, the music melodic and whimsical--and I practically shed tears of joy when I found I could skip the fishing mini-game, because for reasons unknown fishing mechanics are my perennial bane, hahaha.

(Additionally: I see that Pan's Labyrinth easter-egg! Or rather,  heard it! 💚)

My only--admittedly greedy--complaint is that after falling in love with all the cast of characters, I was left wanting more of the ensemble interactions at the end; though then again, I still wouldn't be ready to let them go. ✨ Such wonderful work, team--one of my favorites of the jam by far! 

I finally got around to playing this game and I really adore the visuals, the character/monster design is incredibly and unique, and the majority of the sound design (at the beginning) and all of the music really cohesively blend well together to make an oddly comforting and unsettling vibe. 

The mini games are great to give my zoomy brain a break, a good diversion from the story.

The pacing is also commendable too, allowing me to ease into the world and the premise.

My main criticism is with the voice over, which in a sense I'm pretty particular/picky with because it's my area of expertise.

The actors aren't mixed too evenly, which wasn't bad for the majority of the time but it did get distracting from time to time. I also think there could have been stronger acting choices to convey their character more.

But regardless, this is definitely a juggernaut of a project, and I can't wait to see more from this team! Great job everyone.

Played the game and got all the love interests routes!
Really enjoyed my time and loved the overall atmosphere of the game.
FISHING IS HARD, but I managed to get two feesh :D
All in all for all routes it took me about 6 hours, really fun.
Good job everyone who worked on it!

Really was blown away by how polished this game was. I loved the atmosphere and how everything fit together to create a really immersive world. The art is gorgeous, the music is really a perfect to set the mood, and the mini games were a lot of fun (I felt very tense during the hiding games, great job!)

This is greedy based on the crazy amount of content, but I wish there were a few more "cutscene" moments and voiced lines. It really brought the characters to life when they spoke full sentences and I wish there were a few more instances of that. I also would have liked to see a cutscene image with all of our friends together!

It really reminded me of visual novels like Zero Escape except the cozy version. I think it would be a great game to play on console like that! 

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I absolutely adored playing this!!! It was so polished and impressive, especially for something done in a month - a massive props to the entire team for this incredible undertaking!!!

The aesthetic of the game was fantastic, the art was such a delightful tone setter, and the music added some really nice ambience. The voice acting was also such a good touch, and really added an extra layer of delightfulness to the characters. And the MONSTER DESIGNS!! I was blown away by them, and really loved the incredible variety of creepy-beautiful critters in this game. Sanraya’s true form was definitely a highlight for me. I also really appreciated the little artistic details, like the fish animation in the loading screen and the decal around the text box!! 

Also an honorable mention to Garret's little eye-stalk tears <3 I never thought I would see a crustacean monster cry!!

The story and characters were really lovely, I was really impressed by how much content you all were able to weave in, and how rich the story was even when working within a limited amount of time. The murder mystery aspect was really enjoyable, and I loved how the interactions with the romance-able cast were interspersed very nicely between the plot beats. I also was really struck by the dynamics between the eldritch horrors, the relationships they had with each other were such a nice touch and added some extra dimension of the world for me. I loved watching them banter and interact.

I ended up romancing Angélique for my first playthrough, and was so charmed by her. Honestly I was toast after the first "darling". I also really loved Mikel, and am planning to romance him in my next playthrough <3 I also have to mention our morally...questionable best friend. Ophelia was very compelling, I adore a mad scientist archetype sm.

I also adored the little very feesh-hungery critter...I love him...he's so cute.

There was clearly so much love and care put into every part of this, and it made the game such a treat to play through. Thank you all for the super fun game, and I hope you can get some rest this month after completing this amazing accomplishment! 

Whoa. That length in a month? Very amazing!

The monster designs are so cool and the characters are distinct and fun.

Thank you for the skip minigame option; I'm terrible at it.

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The art was so nice, and the overall vibe - even though I was solving a murder - was actually quite pleasant. I loved the little fish animation while everything was loading and the music. Tbh, I wish this crew of "monsters" could be my friends IRL.

I chose to romance Sanraya which undoubtedly was a great choice. She was so sweet and I 100 percent would visit the cosmos with her. Garret was also such a loveable character, he was the absolute best and I loved his goats.

The skill checks during important scenes was a nice touch and I actually liked this. The fishing minigame wasn't my favorite, however, the concept overall was super cool. This game really is well polished. I'm absolutely blown away by the level of effort and care that went into this game for a jam.

I spent a very interesting evening in the company of lovely monsters. I love the artwork in this VN and the unobtrusive music nd voicing really adds to it. I admit that I am not a fan of Lovecraft, but Mikel... Maybe I will warm up to this topic)) Thank you very much for the wonderful game! 

This game is soooo prettyyyyyyy!!
I love it. I really like the character interactions, and the sheer amount of writing, backgrounds, characters, minigames that are done for this is crazy! Atmospheric soundtrack, really capturing that sea vibe! Some of the voiceline recording/processing could have been a little better, but other than that I had a good time!

The UI Art is so stylized and pretty ;-;

The fish minigame is brutallll

(looove the designs of the horrors that may or may not be in the game)