

Lake Minnewaska
Bait Shack · June 1, 2024 · Indie, Adventure, RPG, Fishing, Free to Play
Lake Minnewaska is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.
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Lake Minnewaska price
Lake Minnewaska is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.
About Lake Minnewaska
Lake Minnewaska is a narrative-driven first-person fishing game where you cast your line to help Sosa reconnect with his daughter while uncovering the mystical secrets of the lake. Search for fantastical creatures across lush and stormy environments, solve journal clues to find the right fishing holes, and tire out your catch through immersive rod mechanics to complete an emotional family story.

Cast your line and join Sosa on an emotional journey as he navigates the mystical waters of Lake Minnewaska to fish and reconnect with his daughter. Lake Minnewaska is a narrative driven first person fishing game. Fish, explore, and uncover the secrets of Lake Minnewaska as you guide Sosa's journey in becoming a better father.

Embark on a Personal Journey
Join Sosa on his quest to reconnect with his family. Learn more about Sosa and his daughter Rue while uncovering the mystical secrets of the lake.Fish up Fantastical Creatures
Search for the correct fishing hole based on clues in your journal and then fight to reel in the fish you've hooked. Tire out all sorts of fish by pulling your rod in the opposite direction and then reel them in to add them to your journal. Catch all the types of fish in the lake to complete Rue's fishlist.Explore Extreme Environments
Travel through a variety of lush, stormy, and mystical environments all while listening to a jazzy soundtrack. Get caught up in the ambience of the lake and the vibrant colors of the fishing holes you visit.
Lake Minnewaska is an Advanced Games Project (AGP), a student-run game out of the University of Southern California, where students from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and USC School Viterbi School of Engineering, collaborate on large projects from all over USC, including Thorton and Marshall. This project is Lloyd Campbell III's MFA thesis capstone at USC in which he to tell an emotional story through a narrative-heavy fishing game. Lake Minnewaska was made over the course of a year by a team of 35 students.

Lake Minnewaska — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Lake Minnewaska is a short, free narrative-driven fishing game praised for its beautiful art style, engaging voice acting, and emotionally resonant story about grief and fatherhood that players can complete in 25-30 minutes. The main criticism centers on the fishing mechanics being overly simplistic and somewhat janky, particularly the rod-pulling controls, though most players consider this a minor flaw given the game's focus on storytelling and presentation rather than gameplay depth.
the artwork and voice acting in this game is really lovely, and it doesn't overstay its welcome. it's short and the fishing mechanics are a bit rough, but the final area is so pretty and the storyline is simple but interesting to follow regardless. worth the ~30 mins of playtime!1 found this helpful
A nice, short, and free game. Lake Minnewaska is a small, narrative-driven game about a father fishing for his daughter. This game focuses on dealing with grief. Outside of the narration, the game is very simple. It plays more like a point-and-click style of game. I loved the graphics, but the audio seems a bit quiet on my end. The only issues I had were the settings and the tutorial. I wished there was a mouse sensitivity option. As for the tutorial, it was fine, but it made me think I was softlocked (the game did not tell me to move to the next page).
Pretty cool. Got the impression it is a student made project. Short but neat for what it was. Ran well, no hitching or problems to speak of.
This is such a cute short story game I love it so much 10/10 and also the graphics and design are amazing
A nice short game - not really about fishing so try a different game if that is why you are here. Narrative is interesting for 20-30mins of your time (and its free)
Short narrative game with rudimentary fishing mechanics. It's not very in-depth and feels kind of janky in terms of gameplay especially with pulling the fish on the rod, but it's a student project, so I can't be too harsh. The way the short runtime conveys an emotionally charged story is neat, as well as the art, modelling etc., just presentation wise is great. It's definitely still worth checking out, since it's a free game.
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