Kobold Fishing by Gawain Doell
In this game you control a boat of Kobolds as they try to catch fish with a magic orb that is sustained with the power of gold. You'll need to manage the fish populations as they are more valuable when they are going extinct but if they run out, they don't come back.
Click with the mouse to move the boat
Stop moving to fish.
Have fun.
*No Kobolds were hurt to make this game.

Update: Rebalanced gold drain to make game a bit faster/harder to play. Also added fish to the meters so they can be amazing.
| Playable PC Browser | https://moonbowentertainment.itch.io/kobold-fishing |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/kobold-fishing |
Ratings
| Overall | 308th | 3.622⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 207th | 3.703⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 254th | 3.541⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 301th | 3.851⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 650th | 2.892⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 97th | 3.875⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 33th | 4.167⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 183th | 3.819⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 31🗳️ | 50🗨️ |
I love the message the game sends: overfishing kills your fun as it destroys ecosystems. It reminds me of "Gibbon: Beyond the Trees" where when the forest is on fire you have less game giving a realistic feeling of what happens in nature.
Great entry !
Yeah, the balancing is eh, we were trying to balance the fishing and it was late, so we never even thought to increase the gold drain. eh live and learn. Thanks for the comments. have a wonderful day!
Thanks so much for feedback! We hope you enjoy fishing with Kobolds! Yip Yap!
Despite the very simple graphics, this is still a very charming and funny game. I love how satisfying it is, and the audio is suprisingly fitting.
Same for the controls, it's very snappy and efficient.
Amazing experience, Yip Yap
Yip, yap!
COOOOOL game!
I feel i am in the boat and yelling with them when i play!!!!!!!
seriously though this was so good, i guess you could build on it if you wanted but it already has kobolds and kobold noises so i don't really see what you'd add
The art is basic but clear, and the sound effects are charming. This game had me **hooked** (get it?) much longer than I anticipated!
- simple concept
- simple graphics
- awesome sfx
Bad:
- After some time it gets monotone
Ugly:
- Fishes take a lot of time to respawn which leads to high idle time
Yip.

Here’s the start of your game if you wanted to re-watch initial thoughts youtu.be/y26fNN5FUi0?t=17394
Love the rarity mechanic, with the risk of removing a source of income completely! Nice work!
Anyways, gg.