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A sardine flops through a grim industrial machine, questioning other fish before choosing whether to go up or down.
Released 14 Jan 2022
Choose Up or Down
Question the Other Fish
Watch a Parasite Musical
Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling. Now featuring a Katamari-like DLC!
Developed by Wrong Organ, Johanna Kasurinen, Jeffrey Tomec, Martin Halldin · Published by Wrong Organ, CRITICAL REFLEX









You play as a sardine trapped in an industrial machine, moving through its damp, unsettling corridors. Along the way, other fish ask you to choose between going up and going down.
Flop along conveyor belts and speak with fish who offer conflicting advice, stories, and arguments about choice. Their conversations frame your journey toward a final decision.
The free expansion adds a Katamari-like mode: roll around, absorb fish and fleshy debris, and grow larger. It also features an appearance by Captain Curly.
In the supplied reviews, players often enjoy the game’s surreal, uneasy atmosphere and its mix of dark humor with conversations about choice and uncertainty. The parasite’s musical performance is a memorable highlight for several reviewers. Some appreciate how much the short journey leaves open to interpretation, while others find it too brief, too simple, or unclear.
You are a sardine in a machine, but is life that simple? This place imposes on you and your fellow fish a prophetic choice. Will you help them, or lead them astray? Will they do the same to you?
HOW FISH IS MADE is a short narrative-driven experience about talking to fish and making choices. Live the ultimate power fantasy of being a sardine. Seek guidance from your fellow flounders. Ponder the vast sea of fishly existence. Flop around. Destiny is in the fold of your fin.
Explore a wet and squalid world of sin and sardines. A place of fragrant mystery, the inhabitants of this place seek solace in the whirs, bops, and gentle slaps that echo through the halls. Though few can face the terrible choice all fish must make: UP or DOWN? But you’re no coward, are you?
Everyone needs a reprieve from the horrors of existence. Features the original song "Little Lily Swing" by Tri-Tachyon
Featuring the fantastic free katamari-like DLC, The Last One and Then Another. Absorb fleshy bits and your fellow fish in the noble quest to BECOME MASSIVE. Featuring a very special appearance from MOUTHWASHING’s very own Captain Curly!
The sardines look just like the real thing, so you can really believe they have emotions. Guaranteed!
- TRYPOPHOBIA inducing imagery.
- Potentially disturbing subject matters.
- Just a pinch of cum
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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