The Night Fisherman
A visual novel about a fisherman questioned by an armed stranger
de Fault, Chard, Richard Campbell · Published by Far Few Giants · Released Jun 29, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 899
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Jun 15, 2020
What is The Night Fisherman?
This free, single-player interactive story takes place on the English Channel, where a fisherman smuggling goods into England encounters an armed man. In a single scene lasting roughly five to ten minutes, you read dialogue, choose the fisherman's actions, and switch between preset camera angles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark, dialogue-driven stories with philosophical themes
Not for you if...
- −you want action or exploration instead of reading conversations
What players say
83% of 899 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style and dialogue. Common player criticisms are that choices have little impact and that the story follows the opening of Inglourious Basterds too closely.
Screenshots and trailer
The Night Fisherman system requirements
Minimum: 1.5 GB, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- 1.5 GB
- Memory
- 4 MB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
Does The Night Fisherman have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Night Fisherman run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Night Fisherman use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam