Burly Men at Sea

Brain&Brain Adventure

PEGI 7

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 the waters of early 20th-century Scandinavia, the game's story branches through a series of encounters with creatures from folklore. You play as storyteller and wayfinder, shaping the narrative around three ungainly heroes. Play through once for a single tale, then set sail again to uncover paths to new adventures.

"5/5" —TIME

"9/10" —Pocket Gamer

“It’s a tiny-but-then-not-tiny, lovely thing with so much character and a wonderful sense of adventure.” —Rock, Paper, Shotgun

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BRANCHING STORY: Play through multiple adventures, each designed to be completed in a single sitting.

INTERACTIVE WORLD: Shape the narrative through interaction with characters and the world around them, set inside a draggable, interactive vignette.

PLAYFUL AESTHETIC: Colorful art style with handcrafted animation, set to a whimsical original soundtrack inspired by the game’s Scandinavian setting.

No in-app purchases or ads.

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Burly Men at Sea is the second game from husband-and-wife team Brain&Brain, developed during their own adventures as nomads and erstwhile farmhands.

Reviews

4.1

52 total

5 32

4 8

3 4

2 3

1 5

Graham Reid

This game is stunning on all levels. Very well made, and very compelling. It's definitely a must play, especially for Android gamers.

PHILIP EAGLE

Fun, gentle maritime adventure with some nice humour

The art is pretty, the music is good, and the storylines are quirky and cute! Not action packed but a good way to kill some time!

Wendy Kemp

Quirky tale Not sure this actually a game. Really just a story with different endings. Visually interesting but you don't actually do much.

Greg Nicolett

So good A beautiful, engaging and meditative experience. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. And extra kudos to the composer and sound designer for finding such a perfect set of timbres to compliment such a quirky game.

Nicola Scott

I have no words showing during game play..just a little wheel and an anchor....have no clue what's going on....not happy. In reply......will email you....and try the game on my phone

User reviews

Graham Reid April 9, 2017

This game is stunning on all levels. Very well made, and very compelling. It's definitely a must play, especially for Android gamers.

PHILIP EAGLE April 15, 2017

Fun, gentle maritime adventure with some nice humour

December 25, 2016

The art is pretty, the music is good, and the storylines are quirky and cute! Not action packed but a good way to kill some time!

Wendy Kemp November 12, 2016

Quirky tale Not sure this actually a game. Really just a story with different endings. Visually interesting but you don't actually do much.

Greg Nicolett October 13, 2016

Nicola Scott October 10, 2016

I have no words showing during game play..just a little wheel and an anchor....have no clue what's going on....not happy. In reply......will email you....and try the game on my phone

Brain&Brain October 8, 2016

Hi Nicola, this is an issue we're seeing on certain devices and are actively trying to fix. Can you send an e-mail to support@brainandbrain.co so that we can try to help? Thanks!

Adriel Lopez October 9, 2016

Unplayable Game will not start stuck at title screen

Brain&Brain October 12, 2016

Hi Adriel, very sorry about the trouble! E-mail us at support@brainandbrain.co and we'll do our best to help.

Adrian Syben October 5, 2016

It's not the destination, but the journeys. Flipping the point and click adventure game on its head, Burly Men at Sea is a story driven work of art. While adventures seem to come to an end just as you feel your getting started, the narratives branching nature kept me playing to try and find every single nook and cranny of the story. Making this game a completion-ist's dream!

Jordan Schrimsher January 11, 2017

😕Refund Possiblity?🙁 [Unlikely] The copy of |Burly Men at Sea| that shows in my Play Store purchase history was purchased [by my 1½ y/o angel c] an agreeably long time ago. I honestly couldn't tell you how long it's been in my inventory. If you could see my play time counter/times this application had launched, you would very easily be able to understand that shouldn't be in my game library, as I've never pl I apologise for the late request! I apologise that I waited this long to make serious notice of the ordeal. Thanks for being kind.

Janet B October 4, 2016

Cute but short It was a fun little journey. Given the cost and how short it was, I didn't appreciate being led to believe there was more at the end only to be directed to an advertisement.

Brain&Brain October 4, 2016

Thanks for the review, Janet! Just so you know, there's more content you may not have seen. It's designed to be replayed, so if you set sail again and make different choices, you'll have a different experience. Thanks!

Christoffer Greulich October 3, 2016

Adventure game must play Great take on adventure games for mobile. Funny, strange and a unique approach to sound, I loved it

Ben Wright October 3, 2016

Charming Brilliant storytelling, fantastic art style, and a great sense of discovery. You're basically buying a pocket smile generator.

Valentin Baltadzhiev October 5, 2016

Gane design at its finest Amazing quality. One of the best games I've played this year

Jake Reardon September 30, 2016

Plenty of fish in the sea A fantastic little journey created by a fantastic team.

Elizaveta Kishchukova October 1, 2016

I love the atmosphere of the game. And it's simplicity too

Aidan Hendricks October 2, 2016

Amazing story

Nick Rudzicz October 3, 2016

lovely lovely lovely.

melinda alston October 4, 2016

What was that:( I don't know because it went to fast.. and going from one thing to another And having it talk to you is NOT gameplay

Brain&Brain October 4, 2016

Thanks for the review, Melinda! Just so you know, there's a lot of content you may not have seen. It's designed to be replayed, so if you set sail again and make different choices, you'll have a different experience. Thanks!

October 19, 2016

Finally working! After experiencing the no-text problem, the most recent version is running fine on my device. A relaxing game, sort of but not totally in the vein of Monument Valley. Looking forward to exploring some more.

Brain&Brain October 12, 2016

Very sorry about your trouble! E-mail us at support@brainandbrain.co and we'll do our best to help.

Traci Takacs October 6, 2016

Boring Long, boring, and drawn out. Uninstaller. Too bad no refunds possible. Cute idea, just boring.

snikity April 6, 2017

Took my $ and wouldn't install

Brain&Brain April 25, 2017

Sorry to hear that the game gave you trouble! Burly Men at Sea can only be installed to internal storage, so the problem may have been that it was attempting to install to an SD card. If that doesn't work, feel free to contact us: support@brainandbrain.co. Thanks!