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Burly Men at Sea

A storybook adventure shaped by your choices at sea

Brain&Brain · Released Sep 29, 2016

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 204
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 29, 2026
Minimum PC
4 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Burly Men at Sea?

This 2D mix of visual novel and point-and-click adventure follows three fishermen into waters inhabited by creatures from Scandinavian folklore. You drag the viewing window and interact with what's inside to shape branching tales, each designed for a single sitting before the story starts again.

For you if...

  • +you want a quiet game with gentle humor

Not for you if...

  • −you expect complex puzzles and substantial hands-on gameplay

What players say

72% of 204 reviews are positive

Players praise the minimalist art, music, and sound effects. Common complaints concern slow pacing and repeated scenes when exploring different outcomes, with some players also criticizing the controls.

Screenshots and trailer

Burly Men at Sea screenshot 1

Burly Men at Sea system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Burly Men at Sea?

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1+
Processor
SSE2 instruction set support
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
275 MB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Burly Men at Sea have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Burly Men at Sea run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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
Achievements
25
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Korean, Polish, Turkish.

Does Burly Men at Sea 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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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