Jumping Fish is a free to play endless swimmer that sees you tapping to control your fish's slaloming trajectory and dodging mines.
A clean, vibrant art style and soothing ocean sounds – albeit punctuated by seemingly random farmyard animal noises – do not disguise a game devoid, ironically, of depth. Progression simply means new skins and more mines.
There's a genuine sense of compulsion here, but it's driven by my own sense of inadequacy rather than any true desire to continue playing.
Any thrill quickly evaporates when faced with the next set of (often unfairly placed) mines.
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Jumping Fish - Better served elsewhere
There's some enjoyment to be had with Jumping Fish, but with frustration outweighing fun, this impressive central mechanic has been served better elsewhere
Oscar Dayus
Oscar grew up playing games in the 90s, and as such can't help but jump on any sort of moving platform. He hasn't yet perfected the art of double-jumping in real life, though, so has now turned to writing instead.