Undesired Catch
Ferran Costa Casanova · 2025 · Fishing, Psychological Horror, Singleplayer, Sailing, Horror
PC
Positive86% · 43
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About Undesired Catch
FISHCapture Amalgams using your craneCAPTURECollect Amalgams in your ship's holdSAILTraverse The Installation with your fishing shipLOREAfter a mysterious accident, a secret scientific facility is left unused and abandoned, however, there are still objects of interest inside.Your job is to recover Amalgams, creatures created from a mass-manufactured microorganism that has the ability to merge multiple animal species into one, or exaggerate characteristics of existing species.Amalgams are manufactured in cells isolated from each other. Due to the nature of the microorganism used, the facilities must be partially submerged in a liquid specifically created to favor its reproduction.This is why the installation can only be accessed by ships, so the facilities are designed for transport and circulation with maritime vehicles.Once the Amalgams are created, they are captured in F-Pots, cages designed for their safe transport. These cages are kept submerged with the Amalgam inside until they emerge via activation of their associated buoy.Your ship is equipped with a crane capable of transporting and activating F-Pots, you must use it to pick up the Amalgams and store them in your hold.At the time of the accident the Amalgams were sedated by the automatic safety system, but it cannot be ruled out that some of them are still active.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Players praise this short horror game for its creepy atmosphere, unnerving creature designs, and clever fishing mechanics that create tension despite being relatively brief. Common complaints center on occasional control jankiness and bugs with the crane and buoys, plus some frustration with overly dark visuals and repetitive environments, though most agree it offers good value as a budget horror experience.
A pretty damn good little horror game with fun mechanics and a consistent creepy vibe throughout. I enjoyed it quite a bit, and can see others doing the same.3 found this helpful
Fun fishing experience, didn't get much horror from the gameplay but there is a slight tension to the atmosphere of the environment. Enjoyed the art direction and how the amalgams were modeled.1 found this helpful
Short but decent quality. The designs of the creatures are all unnerving and the different environments all gave just enough detail to feel like entering the unknown. The boat steering and crane mechanics seemed difficult at first but were intuitive enough to adjust to by the third region. I thought it was clever how the crane being on the side of the boat meant the player would almost always be facing the same direction when interacting with buoys, which would set up more occasions for good scares/effects but it didn't seem to get used after the first encounter. $4 might be a little much for how short the experience was but definitely worth getting on sale.1 found this helpful
I made a turtle friend and we had a good time in da boat
How do you know? Maybe I did desire that catch...
I wish steam would allow a middle of the road review haha. Overall, it's a decent little horror game for the price. The good parts would be the designs of the fish, the concept, and the atmosphere. I genuinely jumped at some of the scares even if it was easy to tell they were coming. It's very unique compared to a lot of cheaper horror experiences out there. My biggest complaints are that the controls can be a bit janky, and it's easy to make the buoys and crane bug out. It can be hard to tell what you're doing wrong and the resulting frustration can make it difficult to enjoy. Equally, the game is a little too dark and the surrounding areas can look very similar. The starting area itself I thought I was walled in and spent a good 10 minutes (which translates to about half the game's normal runtime) trying to navigate it before I found the crevice to leave through. If you can look past that and want a quick scary game to finish in one sitting, then I can recommend it. If it sounds frustrating from this review alone, you won't have fun.
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