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South Scrimshaw, Part One

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4.6/5

( 14 Reviews )

4.6

14 Reviews

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South Scrimshaw, Part One
Description
"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert. It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body." South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science. It is composed of over 400 illustrations, pai...
Genre:
Adventure - Visual Novel - Sci-fi
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, Science, show 6 more... Casual, Visual Novel, Emotional, Nature, Free Game, Underwater
User reviews

4.6/5

( 14 Reviews )

4.6

14 Reviews

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Product details
2023, Nathan O. Marsh, ...
System requirements
Windows 7, 1 Ghz, 512 MB RAM, DirectX or OpenGL compatible card, 1 GB available space, Requires a 64...
DLCs
The Art of South Scrimshaw, Part One
Time to beat
1 hMain
1 h Main + Sides
1 h Completionist
1 h All Styles

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Description
"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert.
It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body."



South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science. It is composed of over 400 illustrations, painted in a mix of watercolor, ink, and digital media, set against a rich audio backdrop of music and sound effects.



This release contains four chapters, detailing one life from birth to the end of adolescence, along with world building details about the interplanetary human expedition.



"South Scrimshaw is made possible through the support of viewers like you. Thank you."
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
1 hMain
1 h Main + Sides
1 h Completionist
1 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Visual Novel - Sci-fi
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Sci-fi, Science, show 6 more... Casual, Visual Novel, Emotional, Nature, Free Game, Underwater
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04)
Release date:
{{'2023-06-09T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Nathan O. Marsh / Nathan O. Marsh
Size:
1.2 GB
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Game features
Cloud saves
Controller support
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
DLCs
The Art of South Scrimshaw, Part One
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User reviews

Posted on: January 3, 2025

everset

Verified owner

Games: 332 Reviews: 10

Beautiful

I've lost myself in this story, questioning what I know about life and what is even naturally possible. It is a very colorful and imaginative world presented as a visual novel, more like a documentary as there are no choices or gameplay. Inspired me to study and learn about our world again and enjoy wonders of life.

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Posted on: April 20, 2025

DerGeistSeinerZeit

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Games: 70 Reviews: 4

Mesmerizing and Captivating

It is short, but full of heart and emotion, amazing storytelling and artwork.

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Posted on: August 27, 2025

reaglest_9920

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Games: 175 Reviews: 2

story is imersive

and draws you in. where is part 2 lolol! hopefully soon

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Posted on: July 1, 2024

Strix-CZ

Verified owner

Games: 392 Reviews: 54

Comic book with audio commentary

I appreciate the effort to create something different but the game part is missing from this "game". All you can do is clicking to advance to the next slide / piece of commentary. The art style is beautiful (though the slides are 95 % static) and the voice acting is good. I'm just not sure about the medium - it would work much better as a short movie with some animation. As it is, we have a game with nothing to "play" really. So I'm actually being generous with my rating since it's available for free and I can tell a lot of thought went into it...

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