Fishing the Depths by zerocomms

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made by zerocomms for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Dad Mode jam (1-2 hrs a night, kids really put a damper on jam time). Simple fishing game, cast line, catch/sell fish, buy upgrades. Fish prefer their own lure and the lures of the fish at shallower depths. Be careful not to overspend in one area. It is possible to soft lock (sink lock?) the lure!

Ratings

Overall 758th 3⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 585th 3.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 850th 2.295⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 566th 3.455⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 408th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 370th 2.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 669th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 28🗨️

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07. Apr 2025 · 14:49 UTC
nice little fishing game :)
Prunus Padis
07. Apr 2025 · 15:57 UTC
Reading the line "Dad mode LD57 game" and saw a fishing game. Is the game about living or dad mode or does it mean lifesitutation :D

Note to self: do not buy so heavy lure that you cannot drag up. (spend all my first money for sinking speed xD)

I like the things that are there and it somewhat works but is hard. There is a quite a many things but just not fully fleshed out and balanced.

Thank you for your generous starting money, and then earning just couple coins from fish, I was think if this was somekind of allegory? ;)

Great audio!
TolMera
08. Apr 2025 · 02:15 UTC
+1 for the Dad Mode :)

It's hard with distractions
Wind1e
08. Apr 2025 · 02:18 UTC
Impressive game given the time constraints! 10/10 sound effects.
Xivo
08. Apr 2025 · 02:25 UTC
The game was very nicely done for the time spent working on it! Although not much variety in ways of catching the fish, I had fun playing it.
LoopyPickleHead
08. Apr 2025 · 04:37 UTC
This was astonishingly good for 6½ hours of work. The voice acting was nice, and I like the overall mechanics. Very nice upgrades and would love to see how it could evolve!
xpoho
08. Apr 2025 · 07:12 UTC
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I am also a father of three kids (4, 6 and 11) and, oh god, i understand you very good xDD

Amazing job! Just want some goals maybe ^_^
Pusheeneiro
08. Apr 2025 · 22:48 UTC
Dad Mode is everything ;)
FoxEcho
09. Apr 2025 · 03:21 UTC
fun little fishing game :)
Borabee
09. Apr 2025 · 14:37 UTC
Simple yet fun game! Impressive that you could pull this off with so little time. I liked the little SFX when you throw the line XD I would have preferred the fish to be attracted a little faster to the bait, although maybe that's a personal issue I have with fishing in general XD
Civ92
09. Apr 2025 · 17:37 UTC
Nice simple game :) I understand the time constraints but I think a little relaxing background music could be a really nice addition !
Jacky San
11. Apr 2025 · 17:55 UTC
Nice game ! :fish:
WhaleJam
11. Apr 2025 · 21:52 UTC
Cute little game! Very relaxing to catch some fish. I would prefer some alternative to repeatedly pressing space, something that doesnt require pressing over and over, maybe wiggling the mouse or something, but thats just a small thing, very nice job ^^
jtap
11. Apr 2025 · 21:55 UTC
Funny little game, it was fun to play, thanks
ljol3
12. Apr 2025 · 04:21 UTC
sometimes simplicity is just the way to go
Miku
12. Apr 2025 · 05:37 UTC
The sound effects of this game is amazing, and good job on making this with all of the things going on! It was really simple and easy to pick up and had all of the right UI elements to display what I needed to know. With more polish, these elements could make the next simple fishing game a smash! Honestly, great scoping, too.

One thing to note is that you could probably mess up at the start and invest all into sink speed, which causes it to go all the way down but since you don't have the lure level, none of the fishies bite, so maybe give players a bit less money to start out with so they don't make that mistake.
ColeSlaughter
15. Apr 2025 · 02:38 UTC
Very impressive for 6 hours! I struggled to catch the gold fish because I upgraded the "lure jiggle" a bit too much, but that seems like it was a me problem :sweat_smile:
Papaver
23. Apr 2025 · 19:25 UTC
Haha, I love the sound effects! Nice little game, especially for only 6 hours! :open_mouth:
I managed to reel in at least one fish per color. :)
I wish I didn't have to use the mouse to retry (when I'm not buying upgrades), but maybe that's personal. Well done!