Hooked
The game was originally developed in 3 days for Ludum Dare 59:
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DESCRIPTION
The world is dying, but love lives on.
You are a tiny Sugar Glider in a world that shows no mercy. Corrosive acid rains, lethal radiation, and toxic gasesrising from the depths have turned the land and sea into a death trap.
But you won't give up. Your beloved is locked in a cage, held by a greedy Merchant. To buy her freedom, you must face the relentless elements and fish in the most hostile waters ever known.
Will you brave the deadly abyss to bring her back?
CONTROLS
Hold LMB to catch a fish
Press RMB to rotate fish & items
Press RMB in inventory to use items
POST-LUDUM UPDATES
(you still can download the Ludum version below or from LD jam page)
28.04.2026 update:
- major gui bugs & exploits fixed
- new gui animations
- new music & sounds
- new environment animations & effects
- death animation
- evacuation timer
- fixed Dark Trickster fish bonus
- added 1 more fish we forgot to include earlier
- balance tweaks
CREDITS
echerry - code X | telegram
qqruzkin - pixelart X | telegram
Chupachup (ฺIaroslav) - creative X | telegram
Dismox - sound youtube
CONTACT EMAIL
echerry.pixelart@gmail.com
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really cool game!
А я вас сразу узнал - Даже не знаю почему.. Серьёзно
Но это же выыыыы
Play it on a daily baisis genuine peak
this is a really great game. its about an hour long if you want to complete it. its got good replayability. 10/10 would recommend
SORRY BABE. THE SEA IS A CRUEL MISTRESS BUT SHE CALLS TO ME, OH GOD SHE CALLS TO ME
Great game! Love the atmosphere and gameplay.
great game. i would leave the controls up on screen. no need to negate the information just to have that not there. i had to restart it to take it in (remember the playing is literally parcing all of that information (images - what the game genre is etc) all at once at boot up. no time to take in the tut contrls.
other option is a close button for it.
after i figured out the fishing i didnt know what i was doing. onboarding the player is a pain in the arse but is so so important if you dont want ur audience to disregard your game.
great game. real cool visuals. could be a jem
My guy pls, PLEASE listen to the comments, this game would be fire
Not a bad game, it's like a copy of dredge but this thing is like more into 2D and the game at the beginning is kinda hard
A really enjoyable game that I think with a little polish could really shine. I really think this could do with a pause menu that let's you actually quit the game without needing to alt f4. Similarly the ability to save your game would be great for a longer run. Lastly like the latest comment says a fish encyclopedia would be so fun to see how many fish you've seen in your game.
beautiful game.... i do crave a fish encyclopedia. but i know this is merely my fishing completionism heart...
is it only my thing or is it a feature?
i cant save and every time i play i have to do everything again, is it supposed to be that way?
game is fun but you need to add a way to cut the evac time down
Лютейшая имба, мне особенно нравятся названия рыб.
I love the game, the artstyle is really nice and i love organizing the fish to get as much money as possible. Its a really fun game :]
ALSO LOOK I GOT 2 GOLD FISHES AT THE SAME TIME >:D and with all that money i saved my sweet sugar glider love, how beautiful
I really enjoy the game and i love the artstyle for it. Hope you make more of this.
Really freaking fun, i enjoyed a lot, however i didnt see any real reason to level hp
it saves a lot of money in heals over time and it allows you to go for longer adding bonuses together
The game is really good and fun to play, but I'm using a trackerpad instead of a mouse and don't know how to use the items :(
other than that it's really cool!
use two fingers i think that should work or double tap or soemthing like that
love it, great art and addictive gameplay, would instantly buy if this was made into a full game and expanded upon :)
Same.
i really loved this game and i loved the ending, i got all upgrades sadly it did not give me all of the inventory for the final upgrade hope to see more in the future
I love this game so much! It's very fun, though I was very sad when I crashed once I had all upgrades and 2/3 locks undone. I do need to restart, I wish I could have edited it T_T NOT AT ALL ON THE DEVS
The game isn't long enough to need a save feature, and overall I recommend it
Amazing premise, fun to play, but knowing the exact pattern of dangers (acid raid, radiation etc) removes part of the strategy around items, I think dangers should be random
lovely!
I LOVE THIS SETTING AND ART I want to know more about this world so badly!! Incredibly engaging gameplay and the vibes are so cohesive and eerie, will definitely be coming back to this one!
omg I love the sound design. the fish sound like HL snarks
Played a bit, want to share some suggestions
You do know its possible to catch 2-5 star fish without any upgrades right... The main game mechanic involves the red and green line when you hook a fish. As the bar fills up, it turns red, indicating that the tension of the line is high and it might snap. As soon as you let go, it turns green, and you basiclly gotta edge it until you catch the fish. The upgrades simply make that process easier. I caught a 5 star fish without any upgrades on my second run, after i noticed this mechanic. It wasn't easy but it is possible. That being said, the learning curve is steep as I feel the weather patterns simply make it too difficult to make enough of a profit during the begininning.
Also, I don't think the early game pace is too bad, as after the first 2 rod upgrades I was catching 6-star fish easy
Ah, I see — in that case, its need to add a tutorial. It's a really non-obvious mechanic for a fishing newbie, because all the game ever told me was: "it's biting — PULL."
Good job! (～￣▽￣)～🔥❤️
There's a problem with the browser version im not sure what but it seems to load then it goes full screen for a second and then i just get the sad dead square guy.
Incredible game. I cant begin to explain the feel of this game. Its so relaxing and uncomfortable at the same time. Wow
consider ME hooked!!! this is so delightfully dreary, and i would really really like a full release or a bigger game like this! strategy fishing is an untapped market. my other christmas wish is for a Linux port so i can play on my handheld....
Soggy cat spotted? Question mark?
so addicting! I love the gameplay loop along with the awesome dark style. Very very fun! :)
dude! what a game ... very nice
gang please make this a fully extensive game, I had fun and if there was a full story where we have to earn money to travel to different locations and get closer to the merchant that has our lovely lady captive (spitballing a potential idea), it would definitely be a worthy purchase. Good work
so nice!
lovely game, thanks!! great game design
this game is so so sweet. Love it deeply :)