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Burly Men at Sea
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.
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Mostly Positive (187) - 72% of the 187 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Sep 29, 2016
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Brain&Brain

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Recommended
By pcgameit December 25, 2019

“Short interactive storybook with distinctive geometric art & based on Scandinavian folklore. Branching choices, 12 endings. However, there's no skip feature for successive plays. 🏆25 🕒2hr 😃Easy”

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Awards




Best Story Game of 2016 (Rock, Paper, Shotgun 2016)

Top 10 Video Games of 2016 (TIME 2016)

Best 2D Visuals Nominee (Unity Awards 2016)

Indie MEGABOOTH Selection (PAX West 2016, PAX East 2016, PAX Prime 2015)

Best Adventure Game/RPG Finalist (Intel Level Up 2016)

Gamer's Voice Single Player Award Nominee (SXSW 2016)

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Reviews

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

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

“The closest thing I’ve played to an interactive fairy-tale.”
The Telegraph

About This Game

Burly Men at Sea is 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, the 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.

FEATURES


  • 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 folk music of the far north.

ABOUT THE DEVELOPER


Burly Men at Sea is the second game from married duo Brain&Brain, developed during their own adventures as nomads and erstwhile farmhands.

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    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
    • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 275 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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    • OS: macOS 10.14+
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Storage: 275 MB available space
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