'What They Don't Sea' Looks Like The Perfect Primer For 'Endless Ocean'

Or you could play dave the diver, or the one that's literally just a 3d version of this.

I'm struggling to see how you get help from the not so friendly creatures. Which is disappointing because that could have been quite creative. The music is lovely.

I shall be picking this up!

Ecco the Dolphin looked better and that was 30 years ago. An ocean exploration game should be beautiful.

Here's some feedback to all the ocean exploration games out currently...
Just because an ocean/sea looks dull and drab color-wise in reality doesn't mean it has to for games. You can make it colorful and as beautiful as you want. People are attracted to colors and beautiful scenes.
On a side note...
Treasure hunting or even finding your ships parts in an open sea adventure would be cool.

@TenEighty Have you heard of Subnautica? Plays pretty well on switch, but it does have some rather terrifying sections of open ocean.

@GrailUK Some of the creatures you can use as platforms and a few of them have names and act as hint givers.

I bought it on steam , and it’s a respectable and fun aquatic metroidvania. Thoughtful level design and the aquatic wildlife sprites are highlights for me. I think at this age i was still trying to master not hitting the edge of the bowl, so these kids are eons ahead of where i was at. But most kids were tbh lol
I’m gonna get it on switch too because i prefer a controller when i platform.

I'm happy for those girls. I would have loved to had the chance to make a game when I was younger. I'm glad I've had a chance to see some footage from it, it seems like it might be a good passer game to play. Since NL mentioned it, maybe we'll get a review?

This is a student project? It looks like a game made by a modern indie studio!
This looks outstanding, and supporting game developers of the future is a cool thing to do. Absolutely will be checking this out.

@Crono1973 Ecco was a beautiful looking and sounding game.
It’s also one of the worst games ever.

@Diogmites If they open up new paths by dodging their attacks etc, then I'm in. If they are just npcs with attitude...not so much. (for clarity, I'm not suggesting the game looks rubbish. Not at all. Quite brilliant for just two people! Just lacking that spark that makes my eyes widen and I'm not talking about graphics. And must stress, for me.)

@GrailUK Nah, the npc critters are just talking heads who hint and tutorialise. The metroidvania bit, where you gain abilities to open up new areas , is solely determined by the color of collectibles you get. You gather kelp, which functions as ammo and different colored ammo types allow you to break different barriers that block access to new areas.

@Diogmites Thank you for the insight

@LadyCharlie It’s impressive. I wouldn’t have jumped to the conclusion that middle school students had made this. It’s not super short either. I dropped over an hour into it so far and i haven’t left the first zone. I think it would go quicker with a controller, but it’s not a tiny game. And you can tell they really put thought into the level design.
The wildlife pixel art is especially good!

@Diogmites Yeah but you haven't played this game yet, it could be ugly and suck.

@Crono1973 True. But, i have played it. Reading any of my comments will tell you that.
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Ok, the story about the developers sold me on this game. Definitely want to support them. And, it looks pretty good.

@sunny63 That one seemed kind of strange to me.

I bought it on Switch last night (US)! Happy to support them and I look forward to playing the game. 😊

I’ll wait for the one made by boys make games

@dartmonkey I saw you mentioned What They Don’t Sea in this past weekend’s What Are You Playing and i appreciate that ✌️❤️

Edited - fixed the game title!

@TenEighty It is a sci-fi ocean on another planet, so it doesn't feature any fish you'd find IRL. It is pretty strange in that sense, but if you're looking for an ocean exploration game, that's the best one I've found (Not that I looked very hard).