fishy
A visual novel about confronting fears during an aquarium visit
I Choose Paradise · Released Aug 20, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 89
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Apr 22, 2021
What is fishy?
This free, single-player visual novel follows a middle schooler who uses a prosthetic arm. You read through her aquarium visit as she confronts anxiety and tries to make a friend, in a story lasting roughly half an hour.
For you if...
- +you value stories about acceptance and disability representation
- +you prefer psychological horror without jump scares
Not for you if...
- −you avoid body horror and loud noises
What players say
94% of 89 reviews are positive
Players praise the hand-drawn artwork and the story's treatment of friendship and anxiety. A critical review objects to the writing and lack of gameplay beyond clicking through dialogue.
Screenshots and trailer
fishy system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows Vista or higher.
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 256 MB available space
Does fishy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does fishy run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does fishy 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
