One of TIME’s top ten games of the year 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.
The closest thing I’ve played to an interactive fairy-tale. —The Telegraph
It’s whimsical and charming; a real breath of fresh air. —Paste Magazine
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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.
No in-app purchases or ads.
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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.
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.
The closest thing I’ve played to an interactive fairy-tale. —The Telegraph
It’s whimsical and charming; a real breath of fresh air. —Paste Magazine
…
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.
No in-app purchases or ads.
…
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.
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