The Ugliest Fish

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.47

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★1.95

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.79

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.39

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.77

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.69

You are the ugliest fish. You never knew this until you found a mirror in a shipwreck. Your quest is to journey to the bottom of the ocean where sunlight does not reach, and live out your days as an ugly fish. OR, maybe you will find out the real meaning of beauty and self-confidence, and find that the real treasure is the friends you make along the way...

Well, I ended up only having about 8 hours to work on this, so my plans for an epic quest of self-discovery is just a tiny swimming simulator. So this isn't a complete game, but I hope you enjoy swimming around anyway!

Programming by LoparPanda (me)

Art by Michael Firman https://twitter.com/michaelfirman

Music by Akira100 (used with permission, created before the jam)

Comments17

Isabelle Szeto27 Apr 2021, 02:37

Even though the game isn't finished, I hope you can continue it in the future!! I definitely swam around for a while to enjoy the delicious graphics (the fish SUPER adorable!) and the yummy audio my ears were SO blessed

Brigadeirim27 Apr 2021, 03:33

Very beautiful game and great atmosphere

paetramon28 Apr 2021, 00:59

Loved the art! All the fish looked so good, and I really liked the subtle god-ray effect on the edges of the swimmable area when you get near.

MEGA Marlon28 Apr 2021, 01:04

I agree with everyone else, the art is really good! Wish there was a game to play but nonetheless the art is great and I had a fun time swimming. Great job!

pvp28 Apr 2021, 01:05

The art is amazing its actually a cute "ugly" fish :p. Even if not finished you made something with a great atmosphere.

mbic28 Apr 2021, 01:06

I really dug the chill atmosphere of this game, and the art was beautiful, despite the "ugly" fish ;) Your original premise sounds really promising, and I hope you keep building on this because I'd love to play the finished product.

Studio Gomp28 Apr 2021, 01:08

The art was quite good! Although, my computer didn't like it very much lol, it was a bit laggy for some reason. I'm impressed you managed to do this in 8 hours!

Neo Mottel28 Apr 2021, 01:09

From everything that you had, it's pretty nice considering how much time you had on it! Has a very strong sense of tone from the art style and music!

gregfagan28 Apr 2021, 01:11

Great audio and visuals. The fish should point in the direction of my input, not his velocity. But I'm nit picking for something so well done in so little time. Good job!

Danny Sperling28 Apr 2021, 01:19

Beautiful game, absolutely love the art, the music, and the story idea. Hope to get to play the finished game some day!

Skleembof28 Apr 2021, 01:20

You made a good foundation for a game. The swimming mechanics work well enough to convey that you're underwater and not just flying across the screen, and the atmosphere is really great.

All it needs now is some ugly fish on fish action

Maduke28 Apr 2021, 01:39

Dang now I wish you had more than 8 hours for this. Loving the game so far from art to music. It all works really well together. Hope you expand on this later

lb0128 Apr 2021, 02:04

It's a shame you only had 8 hours to work on this. I would've loved to see what you could've done if you had more time. That being said, the controls feel really nice, the sprites are super charming, and the lighting effect works really well.

Kenneth Wheadon28 Apr 2021, 03:04

Lovely art, nice music, and the swimming was fun. I just wish you had more time to work on it >,

bitsandcrafts9 May 2021, 14:55

Oh too bad you had no time. Evertthing looks good so far. :)

chtimy10 May 2021, 20:01

Cool game :)
Maybe the control is too slicy :)