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Burly Men at Sea

Burly Men at Sea is a folktale about a trio of large, bearded fishermen who step away from the ordinary to seek adventure. Set in early 20th-century Scandinavia, the game's story branches through a series of encounters with creatures from folklore.

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Steam User 2761STEAMNot recommended

Burley Men at Sea is really more of a digital choose-your-own-adventure book than an adventure game, and I do like choose-your-own-adventure books. What's more the art and sound are good, it feels like a lost picture book from when you were a kid. The problem I have with BMaS is that as cute and well written and charming as it is, it's just really slow to play. I couldn't find a way to skip dialogue or fast forward through content I'd already seen which really turns it into a slog. I know the point is it's supposed to be appreciated slowly and over a long span of time, but how many time do you want to read the same paragraph and see the same giant octopus? I like to sit and play 1 game to completion at a time so this kind of thing is anathema since so much of it is just mindless clicking after you've seen it once.

If you're the type of person who can keep a game installed for a looooong period of time, and every now and again you'll come back to it to try a different route then probably you'll enjoy BMaS, but for people like me (people who fast forward past the opening of Die Hard) it's hard to recommend.

Feb 3, 2026·2h·Verified

Steam User 7294STEAMRecommended

This is an unexpectedly clever and cute point-and-click adventure game, simple enough a young child can get through it.

Jan 19, 2026·9h·Verified

Steam User 7972STEAMRecommended

A charming and delightful little adventure

Dec 1, 2025·1h·Verified

Steam User 5252STEAMNot recommended

Burly Men at Sea is basically an interactive story book with 12 different endings. I kept playing it hoping there would be more, but it's just a giant decision tree to show different scenes. It took me about 2 hours to see all the endings. It's quite repetitive, boring and the controls are not very good.

Sep 22, 2025·2h·1

Steam User 7273STEAMRecommended

パステル調の昔話のようなアドベンチャーゲーム。
グラフィックは良いが演出時間が長いので、サクサク進めたいせっかちなプレイヤーにはあまりおすすめできない。
セールで買って3周くらい遊び、「海って不思議なんだなあ～」とぼんやり考える分にはいいかもしれない。

Sep 9, 2025·1h·Verified

Steam User 5568STEAMRecommended

I don't remember how this game appeared on my account at all. It might have been a purchase in some bundle, but I noticed it thanks to a fairly quick platinum - all achievements can be done in 2 hours.

The game is a simple flat drawn story about 3 men who go on adventures. There are 12 possible endings in different variations.

Sometimes, this repetition starts to get boring, and the game itself is very white, which is definitely not pleasing to the eyes, accustomed to dark themes everywhere possible.

In any case, it was an interesting adventure and I'm glad that I got to know this game. Definitely recommend if you need something calm and simple.

Aug 21, 2025·2h·5

Steam User 6512STEAMNot recommended

30분 남짓한 플탐조차 지루한데 다회차는

Jul 11, 2025·1h

Steam User 3242STEAMRecommended

Na krótkie granie w sam raz, spokojne, relaksacyjne opowieści. Minimalistyczna grafika nie męczy.

Jun 23, 2025·1h

Steam User 0163STEAMNot recommended

No es que esté mal hecho ni nada, es un "juego" más bien mini juego narrativo con controles súmamente básicos. Quizás para otro tipo de público. La historia es demasiado sencilla para mi gusto, tiene rejugabilidad y esas cosas pero no es muy interesante. Tiene una buena banda sonora, es resultona, y el estilo es muy editorial y sencillo, no es algo malo, pero no creo que pueda llegar a decir que es un juego per se.

Jun 17, 2025

Steam User 3171STEAMRecommended

The gameplay and story took a bit time to get used to, but after that I enjoyed it.
There are 12 possible endings which you can play in any order. After having played a part of the story, part of the dialogues will change and some cutscenes are shorter so it's not as tedious as I expected to get all endings. Still there are some parts i wish they had shortened. Story is not as interesting but i was entertained enough by the dialogues, characters and possible choices.
Also I loved the funny sound effects.
Game is short and it takes around 3h to go through all endings and choices.

Apr 2, 2025·3h·1

Steam User 6304STEAMNot recommended

The Credits Rolled Before I Could Even Understand What the Game Was About

I don’t mind short games or ones with limited interactivity, but this particular game takes that formula a bit too far. The act of interacting with it felt almost meaningless, and I couldn’t help but feel disconnected from what was happening.

While I do appreciate the simplicity of the art style, some scenes—like the one with the island and the giant—are so convoluted that it's hard to discern what's going on. The game also features three characters, but it doesn’t really matter because they’re essentially just one asset. There’s nothing about them that stands out, and none of them have enough depth to justify their presence in the game. Why bother creating three characters if none of them are developed enough to make a difference?

The only redeeming quality I can give the game is that some of its sound effects are actually funny, but that’s where the positives end. Ultimately, I’d advise you to avoid this game. It’s a waste of time, and I’m sure you can find something far more creative and enjoyable to do with just 30 minutes of your life.

Mar 11, 2025·1h·2·Verified

Steam User 2115STEAMNot recommended

Such a pretty game, but also very boring. I'm not a fan of repeating things multiple times, and this game started to feel grindy even though it is a very short game. The idea is there and I liked the characters the burly men met. I just wish there had been less branching and more story for each branch. Now it was 3 clearly different main branches which then each branched to a 2 different sub-branches, and then these sub-branches branched again to two different endings. So there were a total of 12 different endings. The further you got, the less new content (changes in scenes, different dialogue) there was.

I feel a bit mixed about this game, because there wasn't anything major wrong with it. No issues, looks nice, nice idea and the story is there, albeit it is very very very short and keeps repeating way too much. If I'm being honest, I wouldn't recommend this game for a full price. If you enjoy a nice looking game and maybe play each ending with a week between each playthrough so you have time to forget the (super short) story and how repetitive the game actually is, I guess it's worth a try.

Feb 15, 2025·3h·2·Verified

Steam User 2126STEAMRecommended

This game slaps.

Feb 12, 2025

Steam User 8884STEAMNot recommended

got this 2018 in a humble bundle, finally played it as part of my goal to play through my older untouched games. it's...alright? the art direction is gorgeous, i love the acapella sound design and it has a very whimsical storybook charm, but it's charm doesn't carry it.

controlling it feels awkward as hell, the drag mechanic feels annoying in it's best moments and detrimental at worst. it's very obviously a mobile mechanic lazily ported over- just giving me the choice to use wasd+mouse would have infinitely improved my opinion of it.

getting all achievements is where cracks show. this game is SO tedious to repeat. everything that was cute the first time feels slow the second. by my sixth ending (there are 12), i just muted it and watched youtube on the side to quickly crack out everything. it somewhat tainted it in my mind- when i think of this game really, i think of tedium first. kind of a shame.

if you don't care to finish it, just experience it and get a few endings... maybe. it was super cute the first few times. but as a complete game, i feel like i wasted those 2.6 hours i spent on it. i can't really recommend it, unless you already own it. in which case.. ehh, only if you don't like achievements.

as a note, it was also pretty glitchy at times, with sprites being visible at the sides of the screen. i am however playing on linux, so that may be why, i won't count that against it

Jan 31, 2025·3h·2

Steam User 9402STEAMNot recommended

En animaciones se queda bloqueado, reiniciar varias veces pero no pareció avanzar. Me quedé esperando, moviendo ratón y pulsando botones nada.

El sistema de desplazamiento a veces da fallo y provoca crasheo.

Dec 24, 2024·Verified

Steam User 3899STEAMNot recommended

Is it a bad game? Nooooo?
Does this game make way more sense when you find out it was originally a mobile game? Yes.

Nov 16, 2024·2h·Verified

Steam User 5806STEAMNot recommended

Was quite a cute game until it lost its novelty, became quite tedious and boring towards the latter stages.

Oct 17, 2024·2h·8

Steam User 4027STEAMNot recommended

Boring

Sep 28, 2024·2h

Steam User 3744STEAMRecommended

A nice little game telling 12 small stories of adventurous journeys, taking path between three routes, each of which will make you choose between two choices, leading to another pair of last choices until you loop back to the beginning, ready to take on another of those 12 stories. :P

The stories are short and the actions simple, but sometimes you'll have to wait a bit as the characters transition from a scene to the next one, but it's not a problem unless you wanted to hurry through the game in a speedrun mindset. XD These stories are clearly meant to be experienced in a more chill way anyways. :3

Graphics are minimalistic, with a clean simple artstyle and it works for this game. There are also cool smooth animations as the stories unfold and we are being taken from one scene to another.

The soundtrack is simple and calm too, comprising mostly of ukulele music with some electronic sounds here and there, and often accompanied with non-verbal singing of voices too. Many sound effects in this game are made a cappella style too, which makes for fun sounds as you interact with your environment! :D

Sep 26, 2024·7h·2·Verified

Steam User 8540STEAMNot recommended

This game has a strong core idea and certain well-executed parts. You can tell where work and heart went into it - the music, for example, has this kind of a capella, homemade sound that makes me think it took time and passion to create. As a game, though, it's lacking in some ways that turned me off from it.

The controls for PC are irritating. They don't break the game or anything, but at no point do they feel good, and at times for me they didn't work without trying a couple of times. The little stories that are told in each route are cute, but they're made of compartmentalized parts, meaning you'll have to replay the exact same first three parts you've already played just to see a fourth part that's different. There's no way to make that process easier, like skipping dialogue or anything, so you'll have to just sit through the same 3/4 of each story a few times. They're really not interesting enough to warrant that. There's an achievement tied to each unique route ending.

The final achievement in this game (get all other achievements) didn't pop for me. They did a weird thing where achievements don't pop at all until you close the game - I saw the dev say somewhere that the choice was made so the achievements wouldn't interrupt the art of the game or something like that, which I thought was kind of pretentious. It makes achievement hunting a frustrating process because you need to keep closing your game to make sure they're actually triggering. Some of them took a few tries to pop for me, despite doing the routes correctly. Several other people have had the same problem with the final achievement not triggering and have posted on the discussion board about it with no response. I still haven't figured out how to make it pop, and that's a huge con for me in a game.

If you're really interested in this game, buy it on mobile. It's cheaper there by 50%, despite being the exact same game.

Sep 21, 2024·4h·3·Verified

Steam User 9954STEAMNot recommended

[h1]Introduction[/h1]
[b]Burly Mean at Sea[/b] is a stylish mix between a visual novel and a point and click adventure.

[h1]Pros & Cons[/h1]
[b]Pros:[/b]
+ Stylish minimalistic graphics
+ Nice soundtrack

[b]Cons:[/b]
- Boring gameplay
- Unskippable cutscenes
- Little to no gameplay

[h1]Story[/h1]
You play as three fishermen looking for an adventure. And they find not the one but the whole twelve of them. The adventure always begins with their ship being swallowed by the whale. There are multiple ways out of this situation, and the one you choose will determine the next scene. There, you will also find yourself in a situation where you can choose a path, which will lead to different situations, and so on. The lack of a global goal and unpredictable outcomes of your actions makes it feel like you’re reading a book for children. After reaching the end, the game offers you to try out different actions and starts up again. It gets boring pretty fast as you can’t skip cutscenes, you’ve already seen. All in all, I’ve found the story disjointed and, on subsequent playthroughs, pretty boring.

[h1]Gameplay[/h1]
It is a kind of point and click adventure, but there are little to no puzzles here. So, it feels more like an interactive book. Can’t say much about it.

[h1]Graphics & Audio[/h1]
The stylish visuals are what drove me to play this game (and the fact that I was reading Moby ♥♥♥♥ at the time). Well, the game does look nice. It provides this kind of warm, cozy feeling. The sound effects and music are great. It is very pleasing to listen to this game. However, there’s not enough soundtrack to cover all the 12 possible adventures. The soundtrack started to get on my nerves after finishing the half of them. There’s also no voice acting.

[h1]Performance[/h1]
Specs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU 8GB, 32GB RAM.

The game’s framerate is fixed at 30 FPS. The game runs flawlessly without any issues. It also doesn’t feature any graphical settings.

[h1]Conclusion[/h1]
[b]Burly Mean at Sea[/b] is a visually and aurally pleasing game, but the story and gameplay are lacking. It might be a good game to play with your little children, but for anyone who played video games before, I would not recommend it.

Aug 17, 2024·2h·1

Steam User 2897STEAMNot recommended

After 8 min of game play I already can't stand the controls which cause the game to be miserable to play. (only way that the game is bearable to play is by using cheat engine to do a speed hack to do a 10x speed so that animations don't take forever

Aug 14, 2024·2h·1

Steam User 7667STEAMNot recommended

Just not enough to it.

Aug 10, 2024

Steam User 5373STEAMRecommended

Petit jeu de 30 minutes pleines de magie et d’émerveillement

Jul 6, 2024·1h·Verified

Steam User 5569STEAMRecommended

⛵️

Jul 4, 2024·2h·1·Verified

Steam User 1522STEAMRecommended

It's like the video game equivalent of a bedtime story. Crisp visuals, whimsical music, LOVELY colors. It moves slowly but that's on purpose- more meditative than action. Only complaint is that some of the earlier parts of the game are repeated several times, and even more so if you can't figure out how to make the story branch off in a different way (ex click and hold a trigger rather than click it). Still- lovely small game.

Jul 1, 2024·4h·Verified

Steam User 0906STEAMRecommended

The music is the highlight of this one.

Jun 21, 2024·1h·1

Steam User 2775STEAMNot recommended

It's a choose your own adventure game that doesn't have a skip button meaning that you have to sit through certain scenes over and over again. The only appeal that it could have for anyone is the graphics and the sale price during a steam sale. And even then there's better games that have this play style with less repetitive story beats out there. I suppose it might be good for a young child that visits if you want to keep them occupied but it's a bit much to ask of even them depending on the age of the child.

It's rather frustrating to see games make themselves unfun because the devs didn't respect the players' time. Why should I have my time wasted when better designed games exist to be enjoyed? I'm getting older and don't tolerate poor game designs unlike the days of my youth.

Jun 12, 2024·1h·Verified

Steam User 2192STEAMNot recommended

Pas une grande réussite de mon côté ! Je passe mon tour cette fois-ci :)

Les - :
Manque de scénario
histoire peu intéressante
Jeu très répétitif avec pleins de mini histoire similaires mais avec des alternatives
Jeu lent...

Les + :
Belle musique & DA
Peut-être chouette pour des parents qui veulent faire découvrir l'univers scandinave avec des mini-histoires...

May 20, 2024·1h

Steam User 6948STEAMNot recommended

This game is atrocious. The controls are complete wack. The gameplay itself is non-exist. And the ending where you swim up to the surface as seals takes a million ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ years. Easily my most miserable perfect game on Steam.

May 16, 2024·3h·Verified

Steam User 9842STEAMNot recommended

This game is not for me. It is a phone game that doesn't work wonderfully on a PC. It worked better on Steam Deck. If you like walking story games with multiple endings this is for you.
Graphics aren't for me, the audio isn't for me and the humor did not make me chuckle.
I kind of felt asleep after getting my first ending. I hope you have more fun that I did!

May 2, 2024·1h

Steam User 2424STEAMRecommended

Colorful. Simple. Silly. And above all... *burly*. 🧔‍♂️

Feb 4, 2024·5h·Verified

Steam User 8881STEAMRecommended

小而独特，画面线条简单配色恬静。不像游戏，更像个儿童小绘本做出了可交互版本。这个价格咱也没什么好抱怨的，作为放松心情的小点心还行，对注重玩法的人不推荐。

Jan 13, 2024·1h·Verified

Steam User 1858STEAMNot recommended

As you may read in other reviews, this game is really cute and chill, and it's a bit of a "choose your own adventure" situation. The paths you can choose are rather short, and there are 12 of them. While the first few tries are enjoyable, having to replay the same first 3 parts of a path just to get a different thing on the 4th (repeatedly clicking through the cutscenes and dialog) gets old really fast.

Dec 29, 2023·3h·2·Verified

Steam User 1635STEAMRecommended

A ideia é boa, múltiplos caminhos pra se fazer, mas acaba tendo muitas partes repetidas, e só pode acelerar o diálogo. Seria bom poder acelerar ou passar as cenas já vistas.

Dec 29, 2023·4h

Steam User 5701STEAMRecommended

Not really a game, more of a storytelling vignette. I enjoyed my time in it, all of about 40 minutes, but I don't think I want to keep exploring to find everything -- I've already gotten the gist of it. The books are a great touch, but I'm way too late to this party for many reasons.

Dec 20, 2023·Verified

Steam User 7289STEAMRecommended

It's got burly men. They're at sea. What more do you need?

Dec 15, 2023·1h·1

Steam User 2913STEAMRecommended

Приятная игра на один вечер.
Прошел ее за 2 часа и закрыл все ачивки, так что рекомендую тем, кто повернут на 100%-ых прохождениях.

Nov 18, 2023·3h

Steam User 2727STEAMRecommended

Sympa, mais très court et un peu répétitif à la fin...

Nov 6, 2023·3h·2

Steam User 8961STEAMRecommended

电子游戏的根源魅力，诉说勇气，友情，冒险的奇妙童话旅程和充满神秘色彩的传奇故事。配上干净生动的画风，游戏性的高低反而不是第一重点了。

Nov 4, 2023·11h

Steam User 1613STEAMNot recommended

Nov 4, 2023·2h

Steam User 3851STEAMNot recommended

Eine tolle minimale Grafik, ein schöner Soundtrack, eine nette Geschichte - aber -
Ein mieses Gameplay; Immer wieder die selben Abläufe, Dialoge und Sequenzen. Und man kann sie nicht skippen. Ich war neugierig, alle Facetten zu erkunden, aber es nervt unheimlich. Einmal gespielt, wird es kein zweites Mal mehr geben.
Schade.

Nov 2, 2023·3h

Steam User 7398STEAMRecommended

画风简洁的的点击解谜小游戏，实际上也没多少迷要解，主要就是看故事了。
排列组合看完所有结局就能全成就。

Oct 17, 2023·4h·2

Steam User 8039STEAMRecommended

A brief interactive story with a mellow vibe. Took maybe 30 minutes to play thru once, and has maybe 1-4 plays before you'll feel done.

Best for tablet. Probably better priced at $3 for me.

Oct 7, 2023·1h

Steam User 6144STEAMNot recommended

Не люблю игры чья фишка это куча концовок, которые надо открывать. В целом игра приятная но не для меня.

Oct 4, 2023·1h·Verified

Steam User 1975STEAMNot recommended

26 Minutes... That's my entire first run through.

I'm aware there are maybe a dozen paths to the end but it's an awfully small game.

The art is nice the audio is cute. It's a fun story but there isn't that much there and it's not worth paying for, why this isn't free or a £1/2 at most IDK.

Aug 27, 2023·Verified

Steam User 3014STEAMNot recommended

It's cute but egregiously not worth standard price. My main frustration is that this game is SLOW. You always start the same way and end the same two ways: either above water or below water. These "cutscenes" are unskippable and your characters must walk about 5 minutes before you get to really DO anything again. Seeing that each of the routes is about 10 mins from start to finish, having half of your time playing come down to waiting while your characters meander over somewhere is a horrible and unnecessary time sink; moreover, this problem is exacerbated in your mind over time by the clunky mouse-only controls. If I was insane, I would almost reckon they intentionally pad the time out to get you beyond the two hour refund on Steam. I'm no conspiracy theorist but Steam's Policy on that was put in place 2015 and this game was released only a year later in 2016 so it might have been on their mind but... who's to say?

I don't know if this is the normal experience but the Steam achievements were only given to me after I closed the game too, so I spent an extra hour doing various slow, tedious paths again wondering what there was left for me to do, when I had really done it all. That they're all hidden achievements didn't help in this regard.

Dialogue is written charmingly but flat considering some of the mad stuff that happens to the characters. All-in-all it makes for a great toddler game but with only "12" paths (which really boils down to 6 since the last choice always merely determines whether you get above or below water ending, which in-and-of-themselves are identical except for the setting they take place in), there's simply other cutesy options out there with more and better content.

Aug 19, 2023·4h·Verified

Steam User 3256STEAMRecommended

Realismo mágico para noobies.
Su reducida duración hace que sea difícil catalogar Burly Men at Sea como un producto trascendental, o como un pilar de su género, pero a la misma vez, es otro indicativo del abrazo a la sencillez que pretende. Quizá incluso le sobra esa capa de bucles y de gran cantidad de finales ya que, puestos a simplificar, estaría bien haber llevado la apuesta al límite.

Análisis completo en El BloJ:
[url]https://elblojdeneojin.blogspot.com/2023/08/burly-men-at-sea-realismo-magico.html[/url]

Aug 18, 2023·1h·1

Steam User 6237STEAMNot recommended

可交互的绘本吧，美术和脑洞我还挺喜欢，单次流程挺短的。
但是不能选存档点为了刷全成就要通12次结局，而且不同分支其实都是大同小异，看了几个结局就很无聊了。。。。。刷全程就非常痛苦。。。。

Aug 13, 2023·3h·Verified

Steam User 3794STEAMNot recommended

[h1]Описание:[/h1]
Интерактивная визуальная новелла. Мы играем за трех бородатых братьев-рыбаков, которые находят загадочную карту в бутылке и отправляются в путешествие. Игра очень короткая и состоит из четырех действий, но каждый раз начиная новую игру мы как-бы продолжаем путешествие и можем открыть для себя что-то новое и таких концовок больше десятка... Я осилил две и плюнул... Уж слишком детское и скучное повествование... Игра красивая, великолепные звуки, неплохая задумка, но скука смертная и от происходящего хочется зевать. Не понравилось.

[h1]Оценка: 5/10[/h1]

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Jul 14, 2023·3h·6

Steam User 5380STEAMRecommended

[h1]A clever little piece sprinkled with humor[/h1]

Get greeted by cheerful vector graphics and Icelandic/Norwegian-esque visuals, humor, folktales and music. A very carefree, relaxing experience if you ask me. The game itself is quite short but if you decide to go through the whole shabang, it takes about 2 hours or so to get through it fully. A lot of the characters and their designs are cute and minimalistic, not to mention that the animations and transitions are done smoothly. The whole game and how it's visuals and gameplay work, is very clever, first time I've seen this kind of approach to games - so kudos for that! The ending mystery is also a great idea from the dev team!

Jul 2, 2023·3h·1·Verified

Steam User 4927STEAMRecommended

Placid, magical, and full of wonder. I love the soundtrack and sound effects. I often laughed at loud at the many gentle surprises. A very soothing and comforting adventure.

Jul 2, 2023·3h·Verified

Steam User 5153STEAMRecommended

Love the artwork and the general concept, but the controls (basically click and drag) feel sludgy. I tried different mouse settings, no change. I'll try a few more, but the gluey feeling takes away from my enjoyment of the game. If you like story-based games and aren't bothered by mousefeel, give this charming little game a try.
(I found out it was originally for touch-screen devices, which explains the awkward mouse controls, as it wasn't meant for mouse controls in the first place. Wish I'd known ahead of time, I'd have just bought it for my tablet.)

Jul 1, 2023·1h·Verified

Steam User 6073STEAMNot recommended

I wish there would be a thumb to the side. Though I like the idea and the art style I cannot recommened the game.

Because the strongness of replayability is also the weakness? You have (i think it were) 3 parts, and to reach a different 3rd part, you have to replay the first and second part. And there were quite a few different ways. This means you have to do the 1st part many times, which is in my view too repetetive. Maybe a skip button would be helpful to make it easier to reach different story parts.
If you or your child doesn't care about experiencing some story parts over and over again, give it a try!

Jun 25, 2023·1h

Steam User 9853STEAMRecommended

A cute game with many different endings. Not worth $10 but when it's on sale it's worth it.

Jun 6, 2023·5h

Steam User 4488STEAMNot recommended

clunky port of a mobile game thats being sold for way too much. the artistry is the only thing it has going for itself, otherwise really slow, boring, and tedious

May 20, 2023

Steam User 4525STEAMRecommended

A very charming and stylized choose-your-own-adventure type of game, and while an individual run doesn't take long it's VERY hard to stop yourself from going again and again! Some of the puzzles took a bit of patience to figure out, but the little prizes and self-satisfaction you get at the end make it all worthwhile.

Apr 16, 2023·4h·Verified

Steam User 5806STEAMNot recommended

I think this game is cute, but the endings felt a little bit stale/repetitive.

Mar 5, 2023·3h

Steam User 4519STEAMNot recommended

Decent looking game, but waiting for the transitions to be over is agonizing. Also to complete the endings one has to go through past decisions with only slight variations. A decision tree is much appreciated, thanks.

Feb 26, 2023·1h·Verified

Steam User 0203STEAMRecommended

This was a very unique narrative adventure game. Basically the game is just a series of yes or no choices with a tree structure of 24 potentialities. Each of these is a separate scene. The goal I guess is just to experience them all, and that will get you 100%. Its certainly unique, and I enjoyed it for the short little game it was.

Feb 24, 2023·3h

Steam User 9820STEAMRecommended

This was a fun game to play with my four-year-old. I am sure we will play it again.

Feb 22, 2023·40h·Verified

Steam User 8629STEAMRecommended

The men are burly and at sea. 10/10

Feb 18, 2023·2h·Verified

Steam User 7187STEAMRecommended

C'est un jeu-conte adorable avec des triplés hipsters qui vont à l'aventure. J'ai bien aimé parcourir les fins multiples du jeu, c'était agréable :)

Feb 8, 2023·4h·Verified

Steam User 8346STEAMRecommended

Burly Men at Sea is a sweet choose your own adventure game designed to be simplistic and charming. The music is easily the highlight, as it's catchy when it wants to be, dramatic when it needs to be, and relaxing every other time. The game is incredibly short, with a playthrough lasting about twenty minutes. Getting the true ending by unlocking all the endings was a painfully tedious slog, and the game lost its charm for me once I saw only a few endings. I think this game would be best for parents of young children, as it feels like a bedtime story that you can choose, and I think children would love that. The option to make the paths you chose into a real book at the end is a perfect celebration of the story you've made, which is another thing that would be great for a small child. Even if I was not the target audience, this was a sweet little game, and I'm happy for the opportunity to play it.

Jan 11, 2023·2h·Verified

Steam User 2035STEAMRecommended

ESP:
Es una aventura visual muy chill y cortita, que esta en loop, por lo que podemos rejugarla las veces que queramos hasta desbloquear todos los eventos/finales. Destaca muchísimo por su apartado artístico, compren en oferta.

ENG:
It is a very chill and short visual adventure, which is in loop, so we can replay it as many times as we want to unlock all the events / endings. It stands out a lot for its artistic section, buy it on sale.

Dec 30, 2022·3h·4·Verified

Steam User 2567STEAMRecommended

the plot could get a little boring by the 10-ish loop. but i like the music and the art design so it would be a 7.5/10 for me

Dec 26, 2022·4h·Verified

Steam User 1556STEAMNot recommended

[h1] Три бородача и Что Вообще Тут Происходит?[/h1]
[b] ОБЗОР СОДЕРЖИТ СПОЙЛЕРЫ!
ЧИТАЙТЕ НА СВОЙ СТРАХ И РИСК!!! [/b]
Данный проект является у меня самой первой игрой, которую я покупал не в Steam, а на стороннем сайте.
Думал, что всё будет интересно, мистически, продолжительно, ну и в общем просто замечательно!
Перед первым чем-либо всегда уверен, что это будет круто!
Ага, не тут-то было…
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2900172663
Вообще, я люблю рогалики: и кушать, и играть в них.
Однако, когда игра заставляет тебя перепроходить её снова и снова, и снова, и снова, и снова, и снова, и снова, и снова, и снова, и снова, и снова, а нового ничего почти не происходит, это не есть хорошо.
Зачем?
Финала как такового у игры нет.
Да, мы собрали полку со всеми двенадцатью книгами-путешествиями и что?
Просто так?
Тут даже заветный пирожок с этой самой полки не возьмёшь, потому что его просто нет.
Игру делали всего два человека, но это лютая халтура.
Дело не в графике, она тут настолько же проста, насколько и хороша, и не в музыке, которая временами напоминает саундтрек «Neverhood», так же наполненный звуками рта.
Дело в том, что продолжительность игры искусственно растянули до недокуда, хотя могли все развилки запихнуть в одну цельную историю и всё выглядело бы интереснее и более цельно.
Сюжета ведь даже нет!
Просто опробовать различные пути прохождения, чтобы что?
Заметил, кстати, такую вещь, что под водой у главных героев пузырьки ни изо рта не вылетают, ни из носа.
Может у них жабры или объёмные лёгкие?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2905767216
Временами можно увидеть красивые виды, но хочется чего-то большего что ли.
И да, частенько врубается белый экран, который аж слепит.
Ну это просто придирка уже.

Dec 23, 2022·4h·3

Steam User 5918STEAMRecommended

Juego corto simpaticote y sencillo, en plan aventura de tomar decisiones. Podía ser un juego para móvil perfectamente.
La gracia del juego está en repetir la historia de estos 3 barbudos que se echan a la mar (unos 5 o 10 minutos cada vez, aproximadamente) para ver todas las posibles ramificaciones de la historia que al final siempre acabará igual, en el mismo pueblo de donde salisteis, preparados para volver a empezar.

Es un entretenimiento casual sin más. Da de sí, lo que quieras perder el tiempo en probar diferentes caminos.

Nov 21, 2022·1h·1

Steam User 6260STEAMNot recommended

Really really slow paced. Controls are frustrating. Found out it was built for mobile, which would make more sense control-wise, but still wouldn't be good because of how slow everything is. I'd like to see more endings, but I don't know how much I can endure to see maybe 3 mins of new content after 10 mins or so.

Nov 19, 2022

Steam User 6225STEAMNot recommended

Controls are incredibly annoying. Mouse acceleration makes it frustrating to click on stuff. Story is just ‘meh’ and purely nonsense. Very repetitive very quickly. Game encourages you to “explore more” but it’s just the repeated 15 minutes of unskippable story with 1 minute of new content. Major pass.

Nov 10, 2022·2h

Steam User 5267STEAMRecommended

Neat!

Nov 1, 2022

Steam User 1913STEAMNot recommended

muy malo esta harto y los monos no se mueven bien.

Oct 9, 2022·2h·Verified

Steam User 0952STEAMRecommended

[h1] Genre [/h1] Ein simples Story Driven Point & Click Adventure

[h1] Story [/h1] Wir spielen 3 Fischer Brüder die eine Flasche mit einer Karte darin finden. Sie können diese aber nicht verstehen und gehen in die Stadt und fragen herum ob jemand etwas darüber weiß. Als die 3 genug Informationen gesammelt bzw. bekommen haben, machen sie sich auf um Abenteuer zu erleben

[h1] Gameplay [/h1] Das Gameplay ist relativ simpel gehalten. Man braucht nur die Maus zum spielen. Bewegen können wir unsere Charaktere indem wir das Bild nach rechts oder Links ziehen. Es gibt immer nur sehr kurze Abschnitte und überwiegend liest man sich durch die Story. Es gibt insgesamt 12 Enden die wir durch verschiedene Wege erreichen müssen. Die Puzzle sind auch sehr einfach, auch hier muss man lediglich mit der Maus auf etwas klicken oder ziehen. Die Musik & die Soundeffekte fand ich gut gelungen (die meisten Sounds scheinen mit dem Mund gemacht worden zu sein wie man es auch z.B. aus Hidden Folks kennt)

[h1] Achievements [/h1] Es gibt insgesamt 25 Erfolge. Man muss einfach alle 12 Enden gesehen haben dann bekommt man nebenbei auch alle anderen Erfolge dazu

[h1] Pro/Contra [/h1]
+ Gute Musik
+ Gute Soundseffekte
+ Mehrere Enden
+ Achievements

[h1] Fazit [/h1] Ich fand das Spiel hier eher Mittelmäßig. Die Story hat mich nicht wirklich gefesselt und ich fand es nach kurzer Zeit etwas träge & Langweilig. Das Spiel ist einfach nur "OK". Kann man mal spielen, muss man aber nicht gespielt haben

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Sep 23, 2022·3h·5

Steam User 1378STEAMRecommended

Игра позволяет вновь погрузиться в детскую сказку. 3 толстячка отправляются в приключение, а его исход зависит только от тебя: встретишь ты русалок или осьминожку? В игре множество путей, которым можно следовать, а еще она очень красиво выполнена <3

Sep 14, 2022·6h

Steam User 3861STEAMRecommended

Super cute!

Aug 21, 2022·14h·Verified

Steam User 4576STEAMNot recommended

Это все конечно забавно, а где геймплей то?) 5/10

Aug 15, 2022·4h

Steam User 4789STEAMNot recommended

Ehhh....Burly Men has a really great aesthetic with its wonderful graphics and charming sound effects, but it's very clear this was natively a mobile game. Using a mouse to navigate the environment and move the men is so so clunky and tedious. Even though you can beat a playthrough in about twenty minutes, that time feels like an eternity because of how often I'm fighting with the controls. Also, this is a game that encourages multiple playthroughs but has no options to skip dialogue and everyone moves slower than a slug in acid so have fun with that

If you're going to buy this, get it on sale when it goes for cheap

Jul 25, 2022·11·Verified

Steam User 5141STEAMRecommended

Burly Men at Sea delights with its simplistic pastel artstyle, smooth animations and pretty music.

It is a short choose-your-path story of three men who find a weird adventure map. Depends on choices their story has 12 different endings. What I really like about the game was that the story nicely loops and previously met characters remember meeting the men.

What I did not like was a pace of the game. The animations are very well done, but also they are very slow. At first route it was okay, but later, when some actions needed to be repeated few times to reveal other endings, the game became boring and tiresome.

Overall, I found the game very good, but if you would like to check all paths of adventures I would recommend doing this in more sittings than one or even two.

May 1, 2022·3h

Steam User 1626STEAMRecommended

Extremadamente corto, pero rejugable, aunque puede no ser un juego para todos

Mar 21, 2022·1

Steam User 5806STEAMNot recommended

This game immediately lost me because there's a LOT of mouse lag. Playing through three minutes I had this game open for was such an unpleasant tactile experience that I couldn't enjoy the game here despite me wanting to.

Mar 7, 2022

Steam User 9522STEAMNot recommended

This is another game that makes me roll my lips and go "prrrrbbbbbtttt...."

Burly Men at Sea is essentially an animated "Choose Your Own Adventure" book with a maritime theme. The art style is great, especially when they use it to do cool things (the background was a fishing net all along). The stories and mythology are good too as are the characterization of the three beards.

The problem is that BMaS is very... very slow. There are about 20 choices and it is very difficult for me to work up the enthusiasm to keep playing. Navigation is slow as you can only see half of any room you're in. Animations are slow. Text is slow. Each game takes roughly 30 minutes, but the more you play as you head toward completion, the more content you've already seen. It's the same problem as TellTale's The Cave.

Burly Men at Sea is simply okay. Neither good nor bad. The question of the thumbs down is: Would I ever recommend this game to others? No. I don't think so. It was okay, but I wouldn't go out of my way to play it, especially at the current price.

Mar 3, 2022·1h·Verified

Steam User 9251STEAMNot recommended

oynarken sıkıldım, farklı şeyler yapmama rağmen aynı sona ulaşıyorum. oyuna devam edersem de sırf farklı sonlsrı görmek için devam ederim.
5/10

Feb 8, 2022·1h·Verified

Steam User 4154STEAMNot recommended

As an art-project it is somewhat interesting despite the low production value, but as a game it is just boring. Even the most ardous PnC andventuregamer will grow tired of the gameplay in no time, and while it does offer three endings they are more or less identical so there is no real replay value.

Jan 29, 2022·5·Verified

Steam User 7149STEAMRecommended

Burly Men At Sea is the kind of game that you take adventure by adventure. Every decision you make determines the story you end up writing. Simple mechanics, endearing soundscapes, amusing escapades. Emergent gameplay at its finest.

All of the sounds (or most of them, anyhow) are made through vocalization, which led to some good hearty chuckles. My favourites are the blacksmith and coffee machine -- leave me yours in the comments!

I won't share too much (spoilers!) but I do recommend clicking through the environment. For example, if you click on the chickens in the barn on the main island, they get scared (dare I say, offended!), and lay an egg. [spoiler]If you click the egg, a baby chick pops out. Precious! [/spoiler]

In the words of Brave Beard, "Mischief, aweigh!"

Jan 4, 2022·2h·Verified

Steam User 0806STEAMRecommended

Where my majestic Viking beard got more sea breeze than actual adventure, but at least I got to name a whale 'Fluffington'!

Buy this game if you are into stories!

Dec 12, 2021·3h·3

Steam User 2238STEAMRecommended

游戏的节奏太慢了，花了太多时间在没有意义的走来走去，最后达成不同的结局也都看不懂，可能需要多开一些结局才能明白这个游戏在讲什么？这游戏音效真行，突如其来的阿卡贝拉。4/10

Nov 20, 2021·1h

Steam User 8918STEAMRecommended

Hello, I purchased this game a few months ago and was super excited to play it. I decided to play it on stream today and played through the game twice. Super excited to figure out the mystery of the numbers on the books and the different routes. THE NUMBERS MASON WHAT DO THEY MEAN! I'm sitting here pondering away at what super secret code I'm going to decipher as I play through the game. I'm like "Okay whale path, heres a different soltuion." BAM. New area unlocked. Trying my hardest to pick a path unique.

Finish round two. Go check the numbers on the library shelf in the coffee shop.

ITS A BOOK ADVERTISEMENT. You literally put an advert for buying a book in this video game. What kind of sick twisted person would make a game like this, and then tell me to buy their book of an adventure I just played. This nonsense is insane. Like why would I purchase a book in a game that I just played.

So anyways I now have the site on my bookmarks in case the hardbound copies come back in stop so I can buy them all

A+ game. Definitely going to try to get all endings.

Oct 15, 2021·1h·Verified

Steam User 7345STEAMNot recommended

[h1]There ought to be something else like this out there, but better[/h1]
[i]Burly Men at Sea[/i] is a book, quite literally. There was a run of hard copies of the game in hardback print form, which is a claim that not many other games can make at the very least. The trouble is that while Burly Men at Sea [i]is[/i] a choose-your own-adventure book at its core, and doesn't offer much beyond a couple of ten minute playthroughs.

It's surprising to me that there aren't more games in the style of classic choose-your-own adventure books. Games with branching dialogue options that affect outcomes down the line, e.g. Telltale's [i]The Walking Dead[/i] have some of the same flavour, and games like [i]This Book is a Dungeon[/i] are interactive interpretations of a story with branching paths, and deathtraps, albeit with minimal visual information. Visual novels are their own genre entirely, and while many include branching paths in terms of plot and character interaction, very few do much to actualise their worlds, continuing largely to use the medium of writing to introduce settings, rather than utilising animated environments.

Burly Men at Sea takes the concept a little further, and at least makes efforts to set the scene, with less of a focus on the dialogue, and more on the settings. As such, it manages to quite endearingly capture the feeling of a picture-book. It's unfortunately not a narratively engaging nor visually impressive picture book. The scenery and characters are vector based and minimalist, which is fine, but nothing particularly visually striking. The adventures that the bearded brothers embark upon are founded upon fairytale dream-logic, which - while cute in some ways - doesn't make for a story that holds ones interest for long. Alterantive endings can only be reached by means of playing through the same introduction sections repeatedly, and the same scenarios didn't get much fresher on repeat playthroughs.

The controls are sometimes a little buggy, but are pretty rudimentary. You either click or drag at a section to either reveal a new area or progress in certain direction. There's not much more to it. I spent my playthrough thinking just how much better suited this game would be for a child to play, with or without parental guidance. I also mused that there surely had to be something similar out there, but with a more ambitious art direction and storyline. There may well be, but for now, unless you're a parent with a young child that you want to read a simple story, I can't recommend this one.

3.5/10

Oct 11, 2021·3h

Steam User 7417STEAMNot recommended

Horrible game. I didn't understand the story or the "Artistic" values at all. 0/5 don't buy.

Oct 9, 2021

Steam User 7204STEAMRecommended

Funny and charming little game about three bearded brothers and their adventures on the vast seas!

One day our bearded fishermen find a bottle with a map in it. Each of it anticipates a different thing, but to their surprise it's blank with only their island being marked. They go home to ask about it around the village and they are told that they need to draw in it their own adventures. Adventure it is then! As they once more set sail something happens and what they do after that will shape their future. Many times again!

In each adventure you have three points where you decide how their story will unfold. The skeleton of each storyline (do you even say it in English like this?) is the same with different outcomes. For you to see all of the possibilities you have to revisit them. The parts you have already seen a few times can't be skipped, but they are quite short and our bearded trio even reacts to the fact that they have been there already, so that was a nice aspect. Minimalist art suits the game very well as the great sounds and music, very adorable. Writing is amazing and the game as a whole offers some great laughs.

If the game had some more ending sequences, it would be perfect. Truth is that it can be a little tiresome to go through the similar scene so many times, but we played only a few stories each play session so it wasn't so overwhelming. Otherwise it's a short game that will bring a smile upon your face!

Oct 5, 2021·4h·3

Steam User 5091STEAMRecommended

Juego sencillo y relajante con una estética muy bonita y particular. El juego es un recorrido por distintas situaciones con algunas variables en algunas de sus pantallas. En su primera pasada no dura más de 15 minutos, pero si quieres completarlo deberás repetir una y otra vez el recorrido en busca de todas las variables ideadas por sus desarrolladores. Esto en sí no está mal, lo que me ha molestado mucho es tener que repetir una y otra vez animaciones leeeeentas y pesadas. Por momentos se convierte en un horror y sólo las ganas de completarlo al 100% te hace tirar de estoicismo y repetir una y otra vez las mismas pantallas, las mismas animacines; y esto teniendo en cuenta que lo hagas perfecto en sus variantes, pues si no deberas repetir muchas más veces todo el proceso.
Lo he jugado, lo he completado pero NO lo recomiendo. Dejo el pulgar arriba por que lo pillé en un bundle y por lo que pagué por él no quiero desmerecer el trabajo de los desarrolladores.

Un saludo y feliz día!

Sep 17, 2021·5h·1

Steam User 7255STEAMNot recommended

В каком-нибудь 2005 подобные игры пачками народ клепал на flash в качестве саморазвлечения, они были бесплатными и никому не нужными. Но сейчас-то у нас 2021 крутой год с чипами и нанороботам, и всем понадобилось что-то тупое и бессмысленное.
По теме: сюжет минут на пять (я не [strike]преувеличиваю[/strike] преуменьшаю), который нужно невыносимо медленно (но всё ещё за пять минут) повторить 20 раз. Читаем текст, протаскиваем мышь пару раз вправо-влево, смыть-повторить. Всё, серьёзно, это буквально всё - топорная адово медленная анимация и десяток строчек текста.
Никаких "решений с последствиями" тут нет, ребятки, чтоб кто не писал. Есть три раза, когда игра предлагает повзаимодействовать с собой, в течение своего неимоверно тоскливого прохождения. Если это - "решения с последствиями", то Сапёр - просто военный стратегический симулятор-выживание.
Из хорошего - перевод нормальный, литературный, но, ещё раз, текста там десять строчек на заход.

Aug 20, 2021·3h·11·Verified

Steam User 2248STEAMRecommended

It s cute but incredibly slow.

Aug 8, 2021·9h·1·Verified

Steam User 4789STEAMNot recommended

Aug 6, 2021·1h

Steam User 6693STEAMRecommended

[h1]A quirky choose-your-own-adventure game that is full of charm but also full of repetition.[/h1]
[hr][/hr]
[h1]Do Play[/h1]
[list]
[*]if you want a lovely, lighthearted game
[*]if you enjoy offbeat games with personality
[*]if you enjoy very clever visual and audio design
[*]if your inner (or outer) child wants to play
[/list]

[h1]Don't Play[/h1]
[list]
[*]if you want a meaningful CYOA
[*]if you are bothered by repetition
[*]if you are bothered by awkward controls
[*]if you are bothered by slow walking and transitions
[/list]

[hr][/hr]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2560442356

When it comes to style or substance, these burly men have fully embraced style with their big and strong man-arms, leaving just a tiny bit of room to squeeze in some substance (but not enough of it, If you were expecting a meatier adventure). To be sure, the style is the very best part of the game. The vector art is so clean and crisp, like a perfectly ironed shirt with nary a stain on it. It's very pleasing to look at if you're into minimal art or graphic design or men with circular beards. And now imagine the visuals being paired with equally brilliant audio. The music is catchy, jaunty, and appropriately punctuated by mouth-made sounds. At one point, the men ended up swimming in the sea while the background music played along with what sounded like someone gargling a mouthful of water. It was completely absurd and genius and made my favorite scene in the game.

And what about: substance? There's not much, unfortunately. Burly Men at Sea, like its aesthetic, is intentionally simple. There is barely any interaction with the world and each decision is as impactful as a drop of rain splashing into the ocean. So while there is something admirable and pure about a casual CYOA that doesn't overextend itself by stuffing in extra bits and baubles, Burly Men's minimalist approach inevitably funnels you into a narrow and repetitive experience. Pursuing the other branches of the decision tree quickly becomes unsatisfying because you're only rewarded with trivial variations to the main story [spoiler]when there are actually only TWO endings[/spoiler] and there's no way to speed up or skip scenes you've already encountered.

But it's a very wonderful experience the first few times you cast off into a new voyage. It's an adventure that is positively awash with delightful and whimsical moments... until the novelty wears off. The game is like a kiddie pool version of a CYOA, it's amazing for a quick splash of fun but I wouldn't go looking for more than that. So if you're at the edge of the water, wondering whether you should wade into this sunny but imperfect little world, it's perfectly all right to step back and walk away. But if you're in a playful mood, consider giving it a visit on sale.

Jul 29, 2021·4h·8·Verified

Steam User 7590STEAMRecommended

Beowulf
Njál's Saga
Burly Men at Sea.

The pantheon of beard-based epics is complete.

Jul 8, 2021·3h

Steam User 3878STEAMRecommended

I like the a capella sound effects

Jul 8, 2021

Steam User 6693STEAMRecommended

是電子繪本......
沒什麼解謎與探索成分，就是繪本，也稱不上遊戲書。
適合低齡兒童，但繁中用字約在小學中到高年級，仍須陪念，有點尷尬。
節奏很好 (大部分時候很慢) 但無法自行控制，難免有些空檔令人難耐。
家中若有幼兒，很建議購入，空檔可以親子互動或換氣，就是繪本，但比繪本便宜超多。

比較奇妙的是，介面似乎比較適合觸控，強烈推薦使用WINDOS系統PAD。
IPAD只能遠端，或許加裝STEAM控制器也行但我沒有。

Jul 6, 2021·1h·Verified

Steam User 9059STEAMNot recommended

В игре нет ничего: ни сюжета, ни истории, ни смысла, ни марали, ни графики, ни gameplay. Плюс ко всему, чтобы "пройти" данный "шедевер" нужно начинать "игру" заново раз 10, чтобы в каждое новое прохождение получать одну новою строчку унылого текста... Вот что значит "Н" - Нелинейность...))

Я потратил на это 51 рубль и мне их жалко, а в официальном магазине это стоит $9,99, а в "PlayStation Store" 1069 руб. за "Maestro Beard Edition".
Вам мало? Хотите ещё дать денег "Brain&Brain"? У вас есть такая возможность.
$24 - футболка с корабликом, $25 - за книгу по игре без сюжета и графики, ну или можете просто занести донат на "Patreon"...
Разработчики из "Brain&Brain" я аплодирую вам стоя.

Jul 2, 2021·1h·5·Verified

Steam User 6714STEAMRecommended

This game is extremely charming. I enjoyed playing it with my sister and reading the text out loud like a story book! Quirky and relaxing, but definitely not boring. While it is quite short, it does have some replay value since your choices you make send the characters on different paths.

Jun 27, 2021·1h

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Russian	—	Y	Y
Spanish (Spain)	—	Y	Y
Turkish	—	Y	Y