An updated, handcrafted game about fishing with guns, chainsaws & toasters.
Follow Billy as he tries to find redemption from his uncertain past. Chase your destiny on the high seas and embark on a heroic quest for gills and glory.
An all-new 3D Ridiculous Fishing built from the ground up by the original award-winning team, with new features:
+ Gorgeous 3D art
+ An all new Pro Fishing Tour endgame mode
+ Exclusive new content
+ Leaderboards
+ Total rewrite from the ground up
+ All new guest fish
+ BikBok™
Based on Vlambeer’s popular 2013 original, Ridiculous Fishing was lovingly handcrafted over the course of two years by Vlambeer (Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne), Zach Gage (SpellTower, Knotwords, Good Sudoku, Really Bad Chess, Card of Darkness) and Greg Wohlwend (Threes, Hundreds, TumbleSeed), and remade in collaboration with KO_OP (GNOG, Winding Worlds).
Winner of the Apple Design Award 2013; Nominated for the 2011 Independent Games Festival Awards; Declared Most Important News Story 2011 by industry magazine Control International; Featured in The New York Times
Praise for the original *Ridiculous Fishing*:
"Ridiculous Fishing is such a complete package that it's an effortless recommendation." ~ Eli Hodapp (TouchArcade) - (5 / 5)
"Every aspect of the game, from the rewarding upgrade system to the unique graphics, displays an intricate craftsmanship we rarely see on the App Store." ~ Chris Reed (Slide2Play) - (4 / 4)
"Vlambeer's game is, as its title suggests, ridiculous. In its simple, gleeful rhythms of play, it's sublime, too." ~ EDGE - (9 / 10)
"One of the most mechanically satisfying experiences you'll ever find, and wrapped in a dazzlingly cool aesthetic." ~ Eli Cymet (Gamezebo) - (5 / 5)
"It makes the mass destruction of innocent sea life absolutely adorable." ~ Andrew Webster (The Verge)
"I've come to think of Ridiculous Fishing as the unofficial game of Wes Anderson's movie The Life Aquatic." ~ Rob Hearn (PocketGamer)
"Ridiculous Fishing is from an alternate iPhone gaming universe where Nintendo is the production quality standard and action is everything." ~ Robert Ashley (A Life Well Wasted)
"A rare pearl amidst the endless sardines of iOS games." ~ Chris Bateman (International Hobo)
"I'm hooked up to an IV and playing Ridiculous Fishing. One is medicine, the other is a painkiller." ~ Ben Kuchera (PA Report)
"Ridiculous Fishing is something very special." ~ exp. Magazine
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This game hasGorgeous remaster with updated graphics
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This game hasSmooth and responsive controls
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This game hasExtremely fun and silly gameplay
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This game hasNew game+ feature encourages repeat playthroughs
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This game hasPro Fishing Tour adds replay value
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This game hasIntuitive and easy-to-learn mechanics
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This game hasHilarious descriptions and overall goofy vibe
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This game hasDetailed Fishopedia to collect all variants
Negative highlights
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This game hasSignificant battery drain and device heating issues
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This game hasOccasional bugs and performance problems
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This game hasInaccurate shooting mechanics at times
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This game hasProgression can feel gated by expensive upgrades
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This game hasTilt controls can be finicky and imprecise
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This game hasFrustrating to lose progress when starting a new game
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This game hasCertain areas (like Arctic Flows) can be overly challenging
What's New in Ridiculous Fishing EX
1.0.11
November 20, 2024
Hello fish folk!
In this patch we've tweaked the difficulty of the Fly Fishing challenges!
Thanks for playing!