stillwater's story : a fishing adventure
I wanted a in-depth 2d fishing game that was moderately low spec with online leaderboards. I also didn't want the player to just stare at a tension gauge. so, in my version you have to watch the fish, keep it away from snags while also managing tension which is conveniently displayed on your string that leads to the fish. making it very easy to manage both simultaneously. as is the only active leaderboard is biggest catfish.
game will likely give warning at install. do what you will. i have no malicious intent.
there isnt a tutorial.
pc controls :
change_item_in_hand: 1 and 2 (important for accessing your tacklebox or holding your pole)
move: wasd
cast: click drag release quickly
reel : M
cut line: space bar
manipulate fish: Q and E (allows you to pull the fish away from snags)
basic gameplay tips:
1. find a bait shop
2. buy bait (worms are free)
3. walk away from the shop and press "2" or the upper left hand "right" arrow.
4. youll see your tacklebox. drag and drop bait to equip.
5. find water and cast in it.
6. use M or the on screen action botton to real.
note if you submit a fish to the leaderboard it will start your day over in game and you will have none of the bait you have purchased.
Development log
- sinkers work, added a bird51 days ago
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I found this game after chatting with the dev on Reddit — really glad I checked it out. It’s got a calm, atmospheric feel and a nice start to something that could grow into a very relaxing experience.
There are a few rough edges:
Y-sorting issues here and there
Instructions are a bit vague
If you cast too close to yourself, you instantly catch a fish
It also crashed for me at the end when I tried to cast again
Still, it’s a charming beginning, and I’m excited to see where it goes. Keep it up!
Hey man thanks for the info! The fish do have endurance and I think I'll implement something that forces their endurance to be under X before you can catch them. That should fix the Insta-catch issue.
As for y sorting I wish you could show me a specific issue. I redid a bunch of my game for y-sorting recently. Makes me wonder if I didn't upload that version or if I missed something.
Instructions are indeed vague haha
The crash is surprising. I've caught many fish with no issues. More info would be appreciated. If it was the web player version I have heard some people have issues with it crashing. I don't know why.
No worries at all! Love to help out fellow gamedevs where I can.
One more thing I wanted to add was the way you're dealing with opening and closing the bait shop. At first I got stuck in the UI and had no idea how to get out, I now know you have to just walk away from the shop. Might be better to open the shop when the player gets close but then allow the player to press X somewhere to close.
This is where I was finding the most y-sorting issues. South East from the spawn point.
I crashed at this lake when I attempted to cast my rod. South of spawn point. Id check your rod casting logic just to see if there is a bug somewhere getting the player stuck in a loop.
OS: Windows 11 Home
Version: 10.0.26100 Build 26100
CPU: 11th Gen Intel Core I7-11370H 3.30GHz
RAM: 16GB
GPU: RTX 3060
NVIDIA Drivers: Version 576.52
Was playing in the browser using latest version of Chrome
I absolutely agree haha. I might make a second one if I can drum up some interest and it will be all around much better.
Thank you for the feedback. Especially this bit. The shop has been around for a while now and I kinda forgot how clunky the actual opening and closing of the menu was. Good reminder.