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Fish Photography by Turquoise Moon

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made by Turquoise Moon for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Explore the depths of an underwater cave and photograph all the plants and fish!

Use arrow keys or wasd to move.

Press c or spacebar to start taking a photo.

Press tab or shift to open your notebook

The camera will only work if a fish is in range. Keep the fish in range until the progress bar finishes to add it to your notebook.

I unfortunate didn't have time to add sound effects or music. I might have forgotten that was a thing until it was too late... whoops!

Link https://turquoise-moon.itch.io/fish-photography
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/fish-photography

Ratings

Overall 692th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 462th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 375th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 285th 3.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 617th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 581th 2.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 669th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

ZettaSimp
08. Apr 2025 · 17:33 UTC
Very polished. Not much content, but what's there feels very complete. Very visually appealing. Great work!
engoneer
08. Apr 2025 · 23:33 UTC
I love the procedural graphics, pretty cute game!
Brain Delay
08. Apr 2025 · 23:36 UTC
This game was very cute and I liked it a lot. Thanks for making it!
breadstick
08. Apr 2025 · 23:38 UTC
A nice little callback to the flash game era! My one and only complaint is that this man needs to upgrade his camera equipment... talk about a slow photo warmup :(

(fastfish was a monster to catch, but satisfying when I finally cornered him)
Jack Turpitt
09. Apr 2025 · 12:26 UTC
I really enjoyed this game :) I like how it was able to create a bit of a challenge (the fastfish) without a lot of conflict. It was very relaxing hanging out with the fishies, would love to see more! Great entry, thanks for making it :)
CaptAndrey
09. Apr 2025 · 21:18 UTC
Simple and fun! The game length felt just right for the mechanics — better to keep it short and sweet than stretch a single idea too far. The “walk backward instead of turning” mechanic might’ve been intentional, but it felt a little awkward to me in this context.
Dandee
10. Apr 2025 · 06:58 UTC
Cute game, simple and fun, well done!
AlphaBetaSoup
11. Apr 2025 · 03:43 UTC
I enjoyed this; it reminded me of a Subnautica! I agree with others that the move mechanics felt a bit awkward, but I enjoyed the capture mechanic!
dasMaichen
11. Apr 2025 · 14:41 UTC
Finally I got a picture from the fast-fish! :D Like the gameplay
toreskovic
12. Apr 2025 · 22:05 UTC
Simple and adorable! Loved the little doodles in the notebook. And kudos for making a chill peaceful game.
Ollie Hall
13. Apr 2025 · 12:36 UTC
Nice and short! Pretty fun, audio would take it to the next level :)
r8teful
19. Apr 2025 · 12:41 UTC
This was a nice little game :) It was very relaxing to play! It had a nice atmosphere despite the lack of sounds/music which was good. Only wanted more of it! Nice work!
MadelineF
20. Apr 2025 · 17:31 UTC
A relaxing game, I liked it. Finally got the fast-fish by chance.

![poisson.JPG](///raw/8bb/f5/z/6c5ad.jpg)
Catusfelony
20. Apr 2025 · 22:54 UTC
Beyond the sound I really do wish there was a win state... I also couldn't figure out how to make my diver turn around, seemed like I had to move a lot in a direction in order for them to decide to face the other way, which was a little frustrating :(

I really like the visuals, they remind me of Flash and the little games I'd play when that was still a thing, and I loved the little smiley when I completed the notebook :) This is a really cute entry!!
Molpe
03. May 2025 · 21:38 UTC
Cute small game, the fast fish was surprising and challenging to catch! Wish there were more fish (and the sound :slight_smile: )
https://youtu.be/QX0lfou9pqs