{"id":56134,"date":"2026-01-26T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=56134"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:51:57","slug":"chillas-arts-creepy-fishing-game-umigari-coming-to-steam-on-february-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-arts-creepy-fishing-game-umigari-coming-to-steam-on-february-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilla&#8217;s Art&#8217;s creepy fishing game UMIGARI coming to Steam on February\u00a04\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three\u00a0months\u00a0after <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?s=umigari&amp;ct_post_type=post%3Apage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unveiling<\/a>\u00a0<strong>UMIGARI<\/strong>\u00a0for the first tine,\u00a0Japanese indie developer Chilla\u2019s Art has\u00a0announced\u00a0that the bizarre fishing game will\u00a0finally\u00a0release on February 4 at\u00a08:00 am\u00a0UTC for PC. The updated release date follows\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChillasArt\/status\/2014639244384391284?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mislabeled\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cDyI_w5vdcM?si=XWHO20gCmbfpZ6CF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trailer<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30a6\u30df\u30ac\u30ea\ud83d\udc1f\u306e\u767a\u58f2\u306f2\u67085\u65e5\ud83d\udc9c<br>\uff08\u6628\u65e5\u306eYoutube\u306e\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u306f\u65e5\u306b\u3061\u3092\u9593\u9055\u3048\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\ud83d\ude05\uff09<br><br>UMIGARI launches on February 4th (Pacific Time) \ud83d\udc1f\ud83d\udc9c<br>The previous trailer and post had the wrong date!  Sorry about that!\ud83d\ude05<br><br>Wishlist\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hfFfgM99g7\">https:\/\/t.co\/hfFfgM99g7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/98EsWjGJpA\">pic.twitter.com\/98EsWjGJpA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chilla&#39;s Art\uff5c\u30c1\u30e9\u30ba\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8 (@ChillasArt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChillasArt\/status\/2015001634523529307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to\u00a0other Chilla\u2019s Art titles like The Convenience Store and Shinkansen 0, UMIGARI takes everyday scenarios in Japan and turns them on their head. As\u00a0a fisherman, your\u00a0job is to\u00a0hunt for fish\u00a0while sailing foggy Japanese waters all alone. These fish\u00a0(which get progressively stranger as you play)\u00a0can be\u00a0processed into bait or\u00a0sold to fishmongers. Using the money earned from your catch, you can upgrade your hunting harpoons,\u00a0improve your boat\u2019s fuel capacity and speed, as well as customize the look of your seafaring vessel.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30a6\u30df\u30ac\u30ea | UMIGARI | Release Date Announcement Trailer (\u4fee\u6b63\u7248 | Updated Version)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJaumAh8ngQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While UMIGARI features several strange&nbsp;phenomena,&nbsp;such as fish-looking fishmongers and sea&nbsp;creatures&nbsp;the size of a house,&nbsp;it&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;meant&nbsp;to be&nbsp;a hardcore horror experience.&nbsp;The developers&nbsp;explicitly say that&nbsp;the game&nbsp;is unlike their&nbsp;previous&nbsp;titles&nbsp;and&nbsp;classify the horror intensity as \u201cvery light.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UMIGARI\u00a0appears\u00a0to be more about the experience\u00a0of sailing and\u00a0making\u00a0new, surreal discoveries rather than\u00a0scaring\u00a0the pants\u00a0off you.\u00a0With unique locations to\u00a0explore (is that an underwater city in the trailer?) and massive,\u00a0unnamed\u00a0creatures to hunt,\u00a0there are more than enough incentives for you to get your sea legs ready.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UMIGARI is set to release on February 4 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3772960\/UMIGARI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). A free demo is also available.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-art-are-wary-of-live-action-adaptations-but-the-upcoming-film-based-on-their-horror-hit-was-handled-with-enough-care-to-blow-away-any-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chilla\u2019s Art are wary of live-action adaptations, but the upcoming film based on their horror hit was handled with enough care to blow away any concerns<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/weekly-japanese-indie-showcase-horror-games-starring-pets-and-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekly Japanese Indie Showcase: Horror games starring pets and animals<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMIGARI, a surreal first-person fishing game by horror indie game developer Chilla&#8217;s Art, is coming to Steam on February 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":56137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-56134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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