I Am Fish

I Am Fish is a hilarious physics-based platformer that challenges players to guide four determined fish friends on their epic journey to freedom. Developed by Bossa Studios as a spiritual successor to I Am Bread, this game combines challenging gameplay with charming visuals and an absurd premise that will have you laughing, crying, and occasionally shouting at your screen.

In this wacky adventure, you control a quartet of fish who gain sentience after eating special bread and decide to escape captivity to reunite in the ocean. What follows is a bizarre, over-the-top tale that feels like a nihilistic retelling of Finding Nemo, complete with town destruction and human chaos.

🔥 What is I Am Fish

I Am Fish is a 3D physics-based simulation game where you help four different types of fish escape their bowls and make their way to the ocean. After being separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank, these fish friends embark on a perilous journey through the fictional county of Barnardshire, navigating through dangerous obstacles and environments not designed for aquatic creatures.

The game’s premise is simple yet challenging: as a fish, you need water to survive. Stay out of water for too long, and your little heart stops beating, forcing you to restart from a checkpoint. This creates a constant tension as you navigate through environments where water is precious and scarce.

👉 Features of I Am Fish

Four Unique Playable Fish: Each of the four fish – goldfish, pufferfish, piranha, and flying fish – has its own personality and special abilities that must be mastered to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles.

Unique Fish Abilities: The pufferfish can inflate itself to roll like a ball, the piranha can bite and destroy objects in its path, and the flying fish can soar through the air, while the goldfish relies on basic swimming skills.

Creative Transportation Methods: Throughout your journey, you’ll travel in various water-containing vessels – from fishbowls and glass jars to janitor’s buckets and even blocks of ice. Each container has its own physics and handling challenges.

Diverse Environments: Navigate through homes, streets, sewers, rooftops, and more on your way to the ocean. The game features 13 main levels with varied challenges and obstacles.

Stunning Visual Design: The game features cute 3D graphics that bring the fishy protagonists and their world to life with charm and personality.

Gameplay

The gameplay in I Am Fish revolves around manually controlling your fish with four primary controls: movement, camera panning, and swimming up and down. When freely swimming, you can perform tricks like jumping through the air, but most of the time you’ll be confined to some form of water container.

The real challenge comes from the intentionally difficult physics-based controls. Like its predecessor I Am Bread, I Am Fish makes controlling your character a significant part of the challenge. You’ll need to carefully manage momentum as you swim inside containers, roll down hills, or flop desperately toward the nearest water source.

Each level presents unique puzzles and obstacles that require you to think creatively. You might find yourself rolling a fishbowl over rooftops using electrical wiring as guide rails or being swallowed by a drunk man at a club and having to navigate him to a bathroom from within his stomach.

Pros and Cons

✔️ Pros

Unique Concept: The fish-out-of-water premise creates situations that are both challenging and hilarious.

Diverse Gameplay: Each fish’s unique abilities keep the gameplay fresh and interesting throughout the adventure.

Clever Level Design: The environments are thoughtfully designed with impressive details that blend well with the overall platforming experience.

Checkpoint System: The game allows you to skip particularly frustrating checkpoints if a section is giving you too much trouble.

Emotional Journey: Despite its silly premise, I Am Fish creates genuine emotional moments as you struggle to reunite the fish friends.

❌ Cons

Frustrating Difficulty: Some sections cross the line from entertainingly challenging to genuinely infuriating, particularly the bottle sections which can feel unfair.

Checkpoint Issues: Certain areas go too long without checkpoints, forcing repeated attempts at difficult sections.

Limited Control: The intentionally unwieldy controls can sometimes feel too imprecise for the precision required by certain obstacles.

AI Companions: In some sections, AI-controlled fish allies can get in your way and cause unnecessary deaths.

Single-Player Only: Despite featuring four fish, the game is only available as a single-player campaign with no co-op option.