Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing

I give it a cautious thumbs-up. It should be seen more as a neutral review than a positive or negative one, like a five and a half out of ten barely passed one. I might revisit it after a few updates over time because it has the potential to grow beyond what it is now. And don’t get me wrong, there are things I do love. Like, visually, I adore the pixelated little world, the fact that we can unlock new scenery and the lovely music that accompanies it all. But this isn’t it; it’s not there and doesn’t tickle my pickle, at least not yet. The core mechanic is simple: you cast your line, wait for a bite and reel it in. From quirky items like various rubber duckies, to all kinds of and sometimes weird fish like a turquoise discus, some will need more clicky clicks than others to be reeled in. However, the timer vs. the clicking didn’t always feel fair or consistent in time given vs the possibility to click that many times in said given time, even with swapping bait. And at this point, I’m unsure if that’s on purpose or a flaw. And I know, different baits can help here, but the ones I’ve fished with didn’t always feel beneficial, and there’s no way or means to buy any that’s better, sin…

[h3]A rudimentary desktop fishing game that took it upon itself to reimagine the iconic northern pike...[/h3] On paper this sounds nice. An minimalistic multiplayer fishing game that you can glance at while doing something more important in your life. However, when active in a multiplayer game you have to be active since all the actual fishing is done by a mindless clicking that can be enhanced by various lures. The artwork is mid, the various bycatch goes from charming to bland and even though I can see some effort being put into this, it lacks a sense of progression. I had hoped for a more soothing experience instead of this odd spot of having a gameplay in which you need to stay activated and hammer away at the mouse in hopes of getting a really mangled depiction of a pike. [b]Conclusion:[/b] Functional, but very barebones. I would give this a neutral score if I could and there are far better games out there at the asked price point. [quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/] Follow [b]IndieGems[/b] [/url] for more reviews like this one. [/quote]

While the graphics are retro-fun at first, you soon realize there's not much to them as the game is just a couple of frames that doesn't change while you play, its just playing a loop of maybe 3 animated frames on your computer. When the RNG determines its time to catch a fish a mini game opens up where you have to click a certain number of times to catch the first, that's pretty much the entire game. Some different backgrounds to unlock, some "bait" to use which just increase some of the RNG elements. The human generated content is probably just the naming of the fish for whatever seemed fitting after the dev saw the AI-gen'ed fish image. No real game to play here, it's apparent this is pretty much an AI generated "game" with some human-altered AI-content. If you're looking for an actual decent corner fishing game, try Cornerpond.

Strange Shores is a delightful little idle fishing game that will sit in the corner of any screen you put it on, and somehow distract you far more than it should! With a variety of baits, backgrounds and some unique catches, you'll find yourself pulling up Orca on far away planets in no time. The game could probably use a quick-join function so you can join people who haven't set up a lobby specifically, but the additions of an AFK mode and the ability to use your scroll wheel instead of destroying your mouse buttons are welcome features and the devs have already put out a post-launch patch which is always a good sign. Pick this game up, well worth the investment, i have it open as i'm writing this!

I caught a full sized Piano, I've always wanted a piano - Thanks!

would give this a neutral review if i could, as its INCREDIBLY simple. just catch fish and bait, thats the core gameplay. i mostly wanted to write this review to say there are no public lobbies, and i think itd be cool if there were