Steam Facts
Data current as of Apr 22, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment95
Overwhelmingly Positive
Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.
Quick Stats
Reviews
4,217en
5,420 total (all languages)
Current as of Apr 22, 2026
Released
Jan 14, 2022
Price
Free
Velocity
2.6/day
Slowing
Metadata current as of Apr 22, 2026 · Source: Steam
Market Reach
Free-to-play — revenue estimates don't apply.
About
Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling. Now featuring a Katamari-like DLC!
Sentiment History
Sentiment over time
Playtime Sentiment
Sentiment by time invested
· 4,218 post-launch reviews?
0h
95%3,816 rev
<2h
97%319 rev
2-10h
100%62 rev
10-50h
92%13 rev
50-200h
100%3 rev
200h+
100%5 rev
Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.
Competitive Benchmark
Compared to 548 similar games in the Indie genre released in 2022.
Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 16%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 3%
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