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Don't Sleep With The Fishes

How much can you collect before the ship goes under? How will you use what you have? Act fast and make constant choices to escape the sea or become its next victim.

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June 26, 2026
37 days ago
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About the Game

'Don't Sleep With The Fishes' is a point-and-click survival horror game focused on rapid salvaging, resource management, and surviving day by day at sea featuring:

  • Randomized scavenging and events.

  • 3 Different shipmates to take with you and talk to.

  • A cozy and creepy atmosphere that alternates between day and night. (This game contains Jumpscares!)

How To Play:

You’re the captain of a ship on a covert delivery mission with a small crew. Without warning, something strikes the vessel, causing severe damage. You wait for the emergency horns. When they sound, you know you need to evacuate immediately.

Time is running out! Gather whatever you can and toss it into your lifeboat, before the ship sinks. Every item counts! Escape by staying near the boat at the end! However, it can only carry one more person besides you.

Use the daytime to spend your energy on fishing, eating, doing small tasks, or chatting to your shipmate (if you brought one). When you run out of energy, end the day and try to sleep hoping nothing disrupts your rest.

If your night does get interrupted, use an item you brought to handle the situation. If you have no answer, you can try going back to sleep. Sometimes, that’s your only option.

Your adventure could end in many ways. In some, you will survive. In most, you won't.