UMIGARI | ウミガリ

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
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Game: I expected weird stuff, fishing, and jank.

My expectations were met.

Performance: I did not have any performance issues, but I made sure I was playing on settings that would be comfortable for my PC specs because I saw common complaints about performance issues.

Overall: Game was what I expected from Chilla's Art, you're not going to get a AA/AAA game, but you're going to get a unique experience that feels unnerving or uncanny at times.

Very strange and atmospheric game with a lovable amount of jank. I really enjoyed the ending where a certain character gets the friendship they deserve.

Relaxing creepy fishing game. Do not play if you have thalassophobia.

10/10 would scream like an old woman in distress again with every chase scene.

This is amazing I love it so much, its creepy, its fun to find new fish, the graphics are really pretty - and its decently long maybe im slow but I feel like im only halfway through with 4 hours in

My feelings about Chilla’s Art have always been straightforward. When the studio leans into what it does best, compact horror stories rooted in Japanese folklore with strange, memorable ideas, the results can be genuinely impressive. Their early titles were rough around the edges, but they had atmosphere, curiosity, and a sense that the developers cared about scaring you rather than simply occupying your time.

Over the years, however, the audience seemed to respond more enthusiastically to the studio’s simulation elements than to the horror itself. Chilla’s Art began trying to satisfy both camps: the fans who wanted unsettling narratives and those who just enjoyed mundane, repetitive tasks wrapped in a spooky skin. The result has been an uneven catalogue of inspired horror games alternating with flat, grind-heavy simulators.

After a year of waiting, Umigari arrives firmly in the latter category. The premise is creative, and some of the grotesque fish designs clearly echo Junji Ito’s Gyo, but inspiration alone can’t carry a five-hour experience. The story has a few intriguing threads, yet it never develops the depth needed to make them resonate. Worse, the game simply isn’t frightening. There are only two moments that even attempt real scares: the sequence in the apartment with the approaching fish heads, which feels sluggish and toothless, and a bizarre transformation involving a takoyaki vendor that is so reminiscent of Jaws it becomes unintentionally comedic.

Outside those scenes, Umigari is neither scary nor particularly fun. The fishing loop grows dull within the first hour, yet the game insists you grind for upgrades in the barest form of progression imaginable. Even Far Cry 5, a shooter with fishing as a side activity, manages to make fishing more engaging. The main monster, effective in the demo when used sparingly to emphasize its massive scale, is reduced in the full release to a routine jump-scare that swims behind you between areas. The impact is completely lost.

There are bright spots. The variety of fish is genuinely cool, and the art direction occasionally hints at the unsettling game this could have been. But technical carelessness, such as missing collision in major buildings, reinforces the impression that the project was rushed out with minimal polish.

In the end, Umigari feels like another middling slice of simulation slop from a studio capable of far more. After a year of anticipation, it’s hard not to feel deflated, and a little foolish for buying in yet again on the hope that this time Chilla’s Art would return to real horror.

The gameplay is okishly fun.
And the story starts very unsettling, but it just becomes... weird, and not in a good way.
Just cringe weird.
The ending is just as cringe weird.
I dont know why people are so hyped about this guy, the development is terrible and the story is a 2-3/10 at best.
I am not trying to hate, but I played games and watched a shitton of good movies in my 37 year old life to say:
This is absolute dogsht.

If youre hessitant of buying, don't. It's not worth it, even the 5 bucks, just aint worth it tbh.

Imma be real... the demo was amazing, absolutely amazing. and when the finish product comes along... I can see how the developer probably got feedback from people who DO NOT know how to play sim like video games and or how to manage their money, or time. the mechanics are dumbed down and all subtly is lost. Like it's just in your face and spelling it out for you. EVEN THE STORY... Where is they mystic and mystery from the demo... (even the giant fish took time to catch...)
Im sad, bc the developer didnt have to do all that, but the people testing out the game probably complained, etc. Man... the demo was perfect with everything and didn't need to ruin the immersion, nor make obvious sign posts explaining to the player (who should have common sense) that you need an upgrade to get to point a to point b. Like really? lolol... I only played a little bit, bc i was so bummed that this is what came down to the first stage. I'll keep playing and see if its just for THAT starting zone and not the rest. But for now... Idk... don't recommend.

Thank you for giving me a chance to experience what it's like to be a fisherman in Japan. Couldn't have imagined it any other way. 10/10

Demo was great, good subtle horror elements with a feeling of vastness. The full game takes what was an open sea and cuts it into sections with giant ropes. The connecting points between sections are bright glowing tory gates. I'm guessing because "Crank the emission up on the material" was the easiest way to tell the player that. The subtlety is gone, although fish have some interesting mechanics he couldn't fathom not telling the player as clearly as possible that the fish was spooked. Thus, an exclamation point and a loud comedic effect is played. Somehow this dev managed to utterly ruin the atmosphere that he seemed to craft so well in the demo.
Anything you would expect from a good "horror game on a fishing boat" is not present here, only half assed imitations or a total lack of attempt.
The cherry on top is that he didnt even bother to do a final playthrough of his 5 hour-ish game. Although I ran into audio clips that were not controlled by the master volume and fully peaked out my headset. Right at the start there are multiple areas where the water has holes. But honestly, the way the rest of this POS is, this might'ive been intentional.
I wish I hadnt been tricked into buying this, and I hope you won't be either.

I really, REALLY loved this game!

Definitely a different direction to what we are used to from Chillas Art, but a welcome one in my opinion.

This is definitely not your usual horror game, there aren't really any jump scares or overly tense moments. The horror in this game comes from the surreal aesthetics and storyline, and I think it did a fantastic job at it.

Chillas are known for their wacky creations and oh my god I think we saw some of their best work within this game. There are some really creepy, gross (sometimes kinda funny) designs in this game.

The gameplay loop of fishing & upgrading your boat might feel boring or grindy to some. Personally, I really enjoyed this part of the game. It was a nice, chill vibe for the most part & super fun to see the different kinds of fish and different ways of catching them.

The aesthetics of this game are just downright beautiful, and so I really enjoyed taking my time and grabbing all the fish I could, soaking in the environments.

The story itself was very fascinating to me, I loved the different endings, and as weird and wonderful as the whole game is, I feel like it has a good hidden message underneath it all.

I’ve seen a few complaints about performance issues, I had no issues with a low end pc (2070 super), running the game on performance mode. Despite not using the highest graphics settings I don’t feel like I missed out, the game was still stunning and I feel like Chillas art style doesn’t really need to be jacked up to ultra to be appreciated.

An amazing game in my opinion, probably one of my favourite Chillas Art games despite the “different direction”!
BIG recommend


Reminder: fish are friends not food!!! 🐟

don't buy this game!!!
it's nothing burger with story that try to be deep but not it's better to just buy other stuff i'm pretty sure that later half of the game is clearly rushed cuz the asset in the game is clearly not integrated with other texture very well and the game design is kinda meh it is serviceable at best
anyway i will do a pro and con so people can just think for themself on to buy or not
pro:
1 it reminded me of some japanese horror like a junji ito fish with robot thing(Gyo)
2 the gameplay is giving some weird feeling in a good way i keep fishing more than anything else
3 you get to see a really cute girl at almost ending of the game and i'm serious that this is what make me enjoy the game a little more
cons:
1 this game is time wasting doing a repetitive job over and over again
2 texture that clearly doesn't belong in the game or to say the art style doesn't goes the same way
3 janky harpoon on boat this part is what annoying me the most since you have to drive and harpoon the fish the harpoon will decided to just give up and missed
4 world too empty you find hidden shell but it's literally just easter egg about youtuber and it doesn't even worth it in a apartment section of this game i wasted almost 10 minute searching for a secret and found nothing

after all these thing i've endure i give this game 10/fishs that niko the seal ate in one month

Im sorry but they changed it too much from the demo.
What is with the "barriers" you have to cross? Makes the world feel artificial and its just a bad idea. Its impossible to run away from the snake but they let you skip anyway, fun is completely gone.
Optimization is non-existent and the graphics of the game are hard on the eyes.
Im sad because I love the mystery and aura of the demo, but this is just not the same game, Im getting my money back.

Realizing they have a Patreon and still charge more than $5 for this low effort youtuber slop it's like how can you guys support such lazy devs. I can't get over the praise, it's terrifying to see a game THIS low effort, this unoptimized, this lazy get so much applause. The game has as much depth as a Roblox game from 2010, what a testament to the garbage pile that is indie horror in 2026. It's not scary, you can see the bottom of the "ocean" in most places, there is no suspense, there is no care, and everything reads as if it was run through Google Translate.

A decent game that breaks the mould for Chilla's Art, but definitely overstays its welcome.

I really enjoyed the demo for this game, and honestly, the full release is not BAD... but I will say that the novelty of it and the gameplay loop wore off after the first couple hours, and the last half of the game seemed to drag on.
It's definitly NOT a horror game like we are used to with Chilla's Art, but it does have some tense moments.

And the story, while I did find the concept interesting in the demo, having played it through to completion I can now say that the story felt a bit empty and overall random/pointless. Truthfully, I'm having a hard time convincing myself this game was not just a huge troll/joke with some of the additions to the credits cinematic with literal dancing fish, etc.

I can appreciate Chilla trying something different and new, but this definitely did not hit for me.
Chilla is one of the GOATs of indie horror, so while this was disappointing, I do look forward to their next project!

I Really wanted to play this game, but as it is right now, it is insanely poorly optimized, almost unplayable. hope an update comes out to make it playable

Chilla's Art does it once again.

I'm so happy to see them take on a much different approach on the horror genre even though this is mostly fishing/hunting & exploration.

The story is just as weird as ever, in true Chilla's fashion. The game itself is fascinating with its atmosphere, it switches things up every now and then but never takes away from the overall chill vibe of just fishing.

I've followed Chilla's Art games from the very beginning and can safely say they still have their own psychological horror charm as its primary presence, Fans won't be disappointed.

I was personally happy to see some lovecraftian aspects being included in their series!

If you don't mind some chill fishing with some obscure characters/story-lore and nightmare fuel, you will love Umigari.

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This might be my favorite Chilla's Art game yet. The last game I wasn't too fond of, so going into this I was a bit skeptical, but damn I'm so glad I bought it instead of watching YouTubers. The realization and just deep dread I felt upon reaching the third area and catching some of the new fish, just absolutely horrifying. I would highly recommend this. Also it's a pretty long game in comparison to their other works, but I think it paces everything out pretty well. It's also just very unique in Chilla's Art catalog (of which I've played almost everything.)

Theres only a few small problems that are mostly just game jank and possibly just Unreal Engine symptoms. The water has some weird issues with parts of the environment and the English translation feels a bit rough (although thats not New for these games)

This is going to be Chilla's highest rated, most streamed, most played game ever... and it's a fishing horror game. All is right with the world.

It's been a while I haven't been this excited for a Chilla's Art game! I love their other titles, but the demo for this one made me fall in love with it.

It's a fishing game in a surreal horrific setting. There are some very Lovecraftian moments of cosmic horror. A nightmare for those with thalassophobia. Even those without can find the open ocean unsettling and lonely.

The fishing is a repetitive task, but I like the game loop.

I'll update my review later, I just wanted to say how excited I am for this game after the demo.