Shoaly You Can't Be Serious! started life as a gamejam entry (available for free here) and was developed into a more complete game, with extra music tracks and SFX added, but more importantly lots of flexibility in how the game plays (difficulty - as in the number of sharks / nets / electric eels you face) and fish density (how quickly the fish populate) were incorporated. There is also an endless mode, the chance to just chill out and watch a virtual aquarium, and an extra enemy to deal with (jellyfish).

It's designed to be a challenging yet relaxing game - so while you will need quick reflexes, the two-player game gives you a combined score, if you want bragging rights that's up to you but the game doesn't assign a winner and loser! Part of the reason for this is that my youngest daughter was my chief play-tester. ;)

As you can see from the screenshots the game area can be quite serene or completely manic, it's completely up to you!

Thanks to Aruma Studios for Linux repackaging.

Shoaly You Can't Be Serious! (Deluxe version) screenshots