Voodoo Fishin'

First kind of proper review (if I remember right anyway), but I had bought this game for me, my partner, and my friend to all play together; We assumed it'd be a cozy semi-difficult fishing game with parkour and avoiding monsters, however I was extremely mistaken. I've tried to play this game a few times as a mix of on my own and with my partner alone, but we've just found in the span of 4 hours or so it's almost impossible to leave the starter area to find anything. The starter area however also makes it very difficult to progress at all and forces you to have to leave The Pier to go move into new areas, most of the starter fish don't cost enough to help you get better rods, bobbers, and reels - But the second you DO have enough funds to get a new rod, bobber, or reel you run the risk of losing it the second you go trying to catch newer and better fish from the other areas. I have very few issues with the monsters I've encountered, the crocodile you just walk away from, mosquitoes are the same way, peepers is just you avoid the area, etc. The one that I did have issues with WAS the ghost within the Spooky Gate area. If it spots you, you're toast in seconds. No time to react. Mos…

The game has a lot of good qualities to it, and has a good premise but the current state it's in makes it hard for me to fully recommend to others. If there was a neutral review option I would have put it as that. The gameplay loop is fun but extremely punishing in far too many ways with very little to balance it out. I could understand some of these aspects to the game if it was labelled as anything other than a 'cozy' game. Usually when I play cozy games where you can upgrade gear I'm not expecting to constantly have the gear I worked for half an hour to obtain to be gone in a single cast. Using baits in new areas experimentally feels like too much of a risk, but not doing it keeps me stagnant in progression. The games style and atmosphere is beautiful, though a little dark in certain areas in my opinion. It can become tricky to see in some areas even with boosted brightness, leading to issues where I jump expecting to hit a ledge and would either just miss the ledge because I couldn't see where it stopped and started or there wouldn't be one at all. Which wouldn't be as bad if the game had some way of showing you the ways you had previously explored on the map but with no…

This is probably the best fishing game I've played. There's so much more to do than you would expect. The game doesn't hold your hand at all so I find myself trying things and getting into places that I didn't know existed. The game creates the right amount of tension and adventure and is a blast to play with friends. In a lot ways, the game works really hard to make discovery really fun and rewarding. Every time I think I've found it all, I'm parkouring up some rock and discovering a whole new area, or finding another shortcut. The game has a lot of chill but also has elements to push you try new things or deal with problems. Everything feels very intentional and well crafted, to a point where you'll think you cheesed your way to an area, only to realize that was the way you were supposed to go and thats the game teaching you that you can do that. Note: Many people are confused about progress not persisting. These people are mostly wrong. Your rod, bait, and reel all persist. Your cooler, which gets size upgrades does not, yet I find I regularly max it out each session anyways, though it would be nice QoL if I kept that upgrade.

One of my favorite fishin' games to date. Gives a cozy AND horror vibe at the same time with really deep progression. Tons of customization, areas to explore, and of course fish to catch. Truly gives a challenge at first and feels rewarding once you start to master the swamps! With the insane amount of updates and game changing additions recently I can only see the game getting better and better! Bring your friends too!

I love this game I enjoy fishing games but I usually get bored fast with them. Having the monster element is just what I needed to keep me on my toes while still fishing. Could def use more places to sell your fish at but other than that great fishing game!

Good! It's so much fun, hope they add some kind of map soon because its a bit difficult to navigate, but other then that, fun!