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UMIGARI | ウミガリ

2026

Should you play it?

UMIGARI is a first-person harpoon fishing game set in the foggy waters off the coast of Japan. Hunt fish with your harpoon, sell your catch, buy fuel, and upgrade your gear. Alone at sea, the more you explore, the stranger the fish become.

What works

  • Unique fishing horror concept
  • Engaging surreal atmosphere
  • Fun fishing mechanics
  • Interesting story and lore
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Some performance and optimization issues
  • Game can feel grindy
  • Minor bugs and jank
  • Story and horror elements less strong than expected
  • Lack of autosave and some ui handholding

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Red Matter 2

  • Bear Simulator

  • The Last Caretaker

  • Manny's

  • Captain Bones: Prologue

  • Hubris

Less violent

Games that feels like UMIGARI | ウミガリ but with less combat and destruction

  • Sip Fisher

  • FAR: Changing Tides

  • Hypogea

  • Cat Goes Fishing

  • Breathedge

  • DREDGE

More intense

Games that feels like UMIGARI | ウミガリ but with a more intense feel

  • I Am Fish

  • Apartament 1406: Horror

  • Death in the Water 2

  • Gloomwood

  • Total Chaos

  • Psychopomp GOLD

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like UMIGARI | ウミガリ but with less survival pressure

  • The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed

  • The Norwood Suite

  • Sword of the Sea

  • ENA: Dream BBQ

  • Scale the Depths

  • Wretched Depths

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UMIGARI | ウミガリ: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026