Fish'n Feathers for Playdate

Welcome to the strange seaside town of Featherston, where fish are falling from the sky. You play as a hungry penguin who ate the town's only fishing rod, and now must use it to support their rapid growth. Try to collect all the fish while surviving to get a new high score in this arcade fishing mashup inspired by Bird & Beans. 

Features

• Two play modes: Classic and Advanced
• Optional but intuitive crank controls
• 16 unique fish to catch
• High score tracking 
• 30 FPS on device (most of the time)

Gameplay tips

• Classic mode: Use your fishing rod tongue to catch fish early for more points! Use the A button or crank to cast the line.
  • A button controls require better timing but are quicker to use
  • Crank controls are more precise but can be slower to use
    • Rotate the crank clockwise (forward) to cast from the vertical position.
    • Each time the crank is reset to the vertical position, the line can be cast again.
• Advanced mode: control a vacuum tank and suck in multiple fish at once for more points. You have six uses before your battery needs to charge, which happens as you move or score 3+ combos.
  • Use the crank to aim and the up button to suck.
  • Alternatively, dock the crank and use A or up to use the vacuum at a fixed 45 degree angle.
• Not all fish require skillful play to catch! You always have the chance to see a rare fish appear at a lower score threshold than normal.

Leaderboards & Feedback

Submit your high scores or any feedback you have for me on the Google form here! 

Leave a Rating 

You can leave a rating in the top right of this game page (on mobile you might need to view the desktop site). Look for the transparent black button.

Credits

Programming and design: Mac Vogelsang
Music: royalty free (by Hupple)
Sounds: royalty free from zapsplat.com
Misc. textures and assets: 1-bit textures by VectorPixelStar and building sprites by Rad Potato 

The game engine is adapted from my Bird & Beans port which can be found on here on Github.