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
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows |
| Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (448 total ratings) |
| Authors | echerry, Iaroslav Khakhalev, dismox, qqruzkin |
| Genre | Simulation |
| Made with | Unity |
| Tags | 2D, Atmospheric, Fishing, Ludum Dare, Ludum Dare 59, Pixel Art, Retro, Short, Singleplayer |
| Average session | About a half-hour |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Mouse |
| Links | Ludum Dare |
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Hi, I played your game and made a video about it. Just wnated to let you know.
I thought the heartbeat health bar was cool idea, I thought that the heart "monitor" sped up when you were low on health and went back to normal if you healed up. Sad that it got changed.
The atmosphere and the fishing mechanics are amazing, navigating these hostile waters is a real challenge! If you love testing your survival skills and patience against unfair traps, check out my impossible troll game called LOSR. Let's see if you can beat it: itch.io https://gameprompt.itch.io/losr
I checked out after getting 10 fish that were "too strong" for me even with a max fishing rod. Fish that are able to be caught with your fishing rod should be guaranteed as long as you're quick enough imo. Sorry. 7/10 The graphics are really cute and I enjoyed the gameplay other than that game-ruining balance flaw.
I played it on my phone, I found it really difficult to use the objects (I barely used them) but it was fun! In the end, I think my screen glitched or maybe that's how the ending was supposed to be, but I enjoyed it anyway. I remember playing it in June on Computer classes, I already graduated, lol.
I would love seeing more of this! I adored this gameplay it was very fun, and the art was lovely.
Yeah! It's a masterpiece. Nothing superflous. Clean and simple gameplay. Cool fishes. I really was hopefully that there will be something after green red sky =)
Yes, I too enjoyed this
This is amazing— I really hope you expand upon it in the future (It definitely has room to be a full game on Steam, and I'd HAPPILY buy it lol)
Great game! Backpack optimization idea was amazing! Love how you need to plan safety vs more space for fish! Difficulty/balance is great, since it didn't feel like grinding too much, but at the same time not rapidly progressing!
I fished. I loved. I played stinky fish tetris in my pockets.
My fishes :))
Hey guys, feel free to play and support my game!
So good game
Solid mechanics and level design
i love this game
PLEASE ADD SAVE FILES!!!! begging u plz
makes a lot of fun! great game!
LOVE IT!
So good ;3
THIS GAME IS SO COOL
I like this game! Short and sweet with a charming style that reminded me of Ukraine for some reason. A nice balance of risk vs reward as you fight against the ocean and its sometimes unforgiving RNG. I also just really like fishing games. Check this one out!
maybe can be the post-apocalyptic environment
Great game! super fun
an absolutely awesome game! short, sweet, and insanely addictive. love the art and designs and learning how to order your priorities was such a fun challenge!
Very good game!
Very nice game.
There were situations were I had to make a choice of wether to risk it and get one more fish or not. More often than not, getting the extra fish killed me. After 2 or 3 deaths like this once my health dropped bellow a certain point and I didn't have additional health kits I just dropped everything and asked for extraction, even if I was in the middle of catching a fish.
I would say it taught me a bit of prudence.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely little game
Fantastic little gem of a game! Love the pixel art as well
here from Demora's showcase of browser games, and this is great. I would love to see more, this was great fun !
greatly enjoyed this game, wonderful little gem that's just the right length! really relaxing :)
does this game save when you leave
It does not. I think that's part of the charm though.
the multitasking is fun and the ending was sweet
It's been fun. Don't think I didn't notice what that death scream was. The only bug I've run into is sometimes using items leaves the text of what they do on until you get your next fish. Not sure what causes it, it's only sometimes. Also I wouldn't mind a fish compendium/bestiary to see all the fish you've caught/missing and what their bonuses are.
This was great!
a sweet, satisfying experience ^_^ the fish are made with such lovely pixel art hehe, i wish there was a bestiary!
I LOVED IT!!!!
These nuts and more after it breaks some s***
:D