Burly Men at Sea (itch)

A folktale about a trio of large, bearded fishermen who step away from the ordinary to seek adventure.

With gameplay halfway between a visual novel and a point-and-click adventure, Burly Men at Sea's branching story carries its ungainly heroes into waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore and other misadventures. You play as storyteller and wayfinder, shaping a custom tale that begins again where it ends.

• Branching Story: Play through multiple choice-driven adventures, each designed to be completed in a single sitting.
• Innovative Controls: Shape the narrative through a unique, draggable viewport and your interactions within it.
• Playful Aesthetic: Colorful art style with handcrafted animation, set to a whimsical original soundtrack inspired by the game's Scandinavian setting.

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"Artful interplay of visual minimalism, waggish writing and hilarious but also haunting sound effects generated by gorgeous a cappella voices. 5/5" —TIME

"It's a tiny-but-then-not-tiny, lovely thing with so much character and a wonderful sense of adventure." —Rock, Paper, Shotgun

"The closest thing I've played to an interactive fairy-tale." —The Telegraph

… RECOGNITION

• IndieCade Selection (E3 2017)
• Excellence in Narrative Honorable Mention (IGF 2017)
• Top 10 Video Games of 2016 (TIME)
• Best Story Game of 2016 (Rock, Paper, Shotgun)
• Gamer's Voice Single Player Award Nominee (SXSW 2016)

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… ABOUT THE DEVELOPER

Burly Men at Sea is the second game from husband-and-wife team Brain&Brain, developed during their own adventures as nomads and erstwhile farmhands.