Sayonara Umihara Kawase
Released Oct 2015
Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!
94% positive · 179 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Sayonara Umihara Kawase launched on Steam on October 5, 2015 as a port of the PS Vita version of the game. Following launch, the developer added two notable updates: HTC Vive VR support in June 2016 and Oculus Rift VR support in August 2016. These were the last substantive updates to the game. There have been no developer communications of any kind since August 26, 2016 — nearly a decade ago. There are no unreleased DLC items listed, no roadmaps, no announcements of future content, and no developer statements about ongoing plans. The game is part of the Umihara Kawase Trilogy bundle, but no additional content for this specific title has been signaled at any point. The game launched as a complete product and received its final update in August 2016.
Evidence
Oculus Rift VR support added — the last official update or communication from the developer for this game.
HTC Vive VR support added as a free update, allowing Diorama Mode in VR.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
KOMODO
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Note!: This is Sayonara Umihara Kawase, one game in the Umihara Kawase Trilogy. It is based on the PS Vita version of the game. Below is a description of the entire trilogy.
Easy to play, difficult to master, the Umihara Kawase Trilogy is a collection of three physics-based puzzle/platformer games with over 20 years of gaming history. Developed by the creators of the original game (Kiyoshi Sakai and Toshinobu Kondo), this cult classic was a Japanese indie smash hit!
Umihara Kawase is the name of our backpacking, Japanese, sushi chef heroine armed with a fishing rod, elastic fishing line, and a fishing hook. Face fish-like enemies, conveyor belts, spikes, watery pits, time travel and more. Collect items, and find your way to the end of each level. The deeper into this dream-like world that you venture, the more challenging the solutions and the greater the time pressure becomes. Along the way, look out for shortcuts and secret exits, and unlock bonus levels.
The elasticity of Umihara’s fishing line sets the Umihara Kawase Trilogy apart from other games, giving unprecedented levels of mobility and discovery. Tightening the line or giving lots of slack can be the difference between success or failure. The elastic nature of the fishing line allows the player to stretch down to otherwise unreachable areas or be catapulted upwards.
Trilogy Features
- Physics-based puzzle/platforming that challenges your reflexes and brainpower
- Extreme elastic fishing-line physics give you advanced control
- Many stages with branching paths across three complete games
- Steam Workshop support in all three games for sharing replays
- Four playable characters (in Sayonara Umihara Kawase)
- Face giant, aquatic bosses like a tadpole, a seahorse, and more
- Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, Leaderboards, and Cloud Saving
- Full Steam controller support for all three games (optional)
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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