This is a really clever take on a fishing game that almost feels like a shoot 'em up. You can get into a fun flow state trying to maneuver past more common fish to get deeper. Really appealing aesthetic, too. Awesome job!
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Risky Fishing's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #81 | 4.053 | 4.053 |
| Gameplay | #165 | 3.702 | 3.702 |
| Audio | #188 | 3.632 | 3.632 |
| Visuals | #200 | 4.175 | 4.175 |
| Overall | #215 | 3.649 | 3.649 |
| Innovation | #511 | 3.193 | 3.193 |
| Theme | #809 | 3.140 | 3.140 |
Ranked from 57 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
A quick decision between going for the bountiful fish harvest and possibly risking losing more fish, or even worse, losing your entire line. Not to mention the risk of going for a fish that could be perilous.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Just the sound effects, royalty free.
How many people worked on the game?5
Comments
Love the art style! It's a very pretty game, super tough though!!
I would have loved to see the upgrades scale higher with more costs, at the moment you can get all of them in not too long, and it feels like there could be more levels to them (specifically the biscuit one)
Regardless, it got me and my friend playing for quite a while trying to fill out the book. Well done!
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Trench!The art is next level and really elevates this game into the big leagues. The music is adaptive to the depth of the ocean, and the vibe overall is killer. What kept me coming back was wanting to see what lay deeper in the ocean, the different species of fish. The fishing itself didn't quite do it for me, but it didn't spoil the cozygame vibes, and I dug the time I spent with Risky Fishing. Cheers!
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Risky Da Rat & The Dank CookieI really like the fish, they're super cute, and the art in general was really nice! The gameplay was relaxing although still difficult, and the music fits really well. Definitely worth a play if you like fishing games!
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The Cat's PawGreat game! Really liked the concept of avoiding after a certain point and then suddenly doing the opposite, would love to see more of that kind of game. I would love to see this developed further, maybe having gold multipliers for reaching the end of your current max depth based on the fishing line used.
Definitely one of my favourite games this jam, wonderful work guys
Great game, it is addicting too which is good. I was getting angry every time I would get a small fish and not the heart fish lol
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Taking My ChancesHello, it is a really great game, and it reminded me of a game I used to play as a child, where you also had to fill a fishipedia. I enjoyed the music, the design of the fish, and the very responsive rod. Very good game! I only feel sorry for the little fish that bit my bait cookie in the shallows and got carried down to the deep.
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Risk' it Bisk' itThis is awesome my friend! Great stuff ahaha reminds me of a mobile game!
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SnackrificeThis is such a silly chill game! I love so much the fishpedia, makes me want to collect all the fish like they were pokemon. I saved this game to play it more after and see if I can get them all, good job!!
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How do we get them?One of my faves from this jam. Excellent presentation! I would totally buy this if it were a complete game. I love the fishpedia, it makes me want to 100% it.
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Do it for BiscuitSimple and chill fishing game. I enjoyed the mechanic of reeling in after hitting the first fish. Nice game!
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No Biscuits, Boy!I also made a fishing themed game but its really interesting to see someone with a similliar idea but i completely different approach.
very polished for a jam game and the fish pedia is a big plus keep it up . Great job!
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Depth AnglerReally loved the concept and reminded me of dredge, I wish I could progress quicker for the sake of the JAM since there are so many games to try, would have loved to see more fishes. The only bug I found was that sometimes 2 fishes were stuck on the bait when releasing again. Thank you!
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Gamb BizkitHi! What a cool fishing game! The risk is for sure there! I've had a lot of fun playing it.
Fishipedia is an amazing touch! Very fun to open up new species like in Dredge! Also - pretty art and music!
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Lonely BoyLove fishing games. The speed was a bit much for my old-man reactions so it took me a while to get any upgrades, but between the art and the music the vibes are immaculate so I didnt mind so much. Great design and execution.
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Crab's GambitI dont know why but playing this made me remember Dredge
its so good I cant even believe its been made in 7 days
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Santa's FortuneThe art is so cool! It took me a while to realize you can go right and left as well =)).
The shop prices are a bit high.
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Little PandasSo polished! I love the art, and I love the take on the theme. I love that you catch as many fish as you can on the way back up! I was avoiding fish for as long as I could on the way down but at some point the reel got sent back up despite me not catching anything. Not sure if that was intentional but I would have liked to keep on going until I catch something!
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Alice in BiscuitlandYoo! This is so well made. The vibe is 10/10 and the way the game moves between menus and fishing gameplay is smooth as hell. Well done! I also love how you just rack up fish when pulling the line up. What a chill and satisfying game this is.
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Betsy the Biscuit Better
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