Splashwick

You have $50, a rod, and a pond that is more interesting than it looks. Splashwick is a pixel fishing game about a village that runs on fish. Catch them, sell them, cook them, keep them alive in a tank at home, or donate them to the aquarium, where they get a little placard. There are 204 fish species across ten worlds, from a fish of 2 cm to one of 700 cm. 166 are real and 38 are invented, and every one has a card with a fact about it. Each has its own rarity, and some only bite at certain hours or in certain weather. Catching one takes some effort. Cast, watch the bobber dunk, then reel through the fight. Ease off when the line goes red or the fish bolts. It is not about holding a button down. You get hungry, so there is a kitchen. Pick a fish, cut it, season it, flip it in the pan and plate it. There are 67 recipes. Or order at the food stand in town and let someone else do the knife work. Keep a catch alive in your live well, then give it a home. The pet store sells tanks for fresh, salt and brackish water, small fish, decorations and flakes, and nothing in your tanks ever dies. Friends who join your village can visit your tanks. Around you, a village keeps a calendar. Four seasons, villagers with schedules and opinions about gifts, festivals, and a community hall that wants bundles of fish. Grow 78 kinds of crops in your garden. Build fences, paths, lamp posts and benches. Fit out a home. Then save up and sail. Every one of the ten worlds has its own harbour, its own fish, its own people, a story and a bounty board. Frostfin Fjord has ice holes and aurora nights. Pearl Atoll has a reef and a turquoise lagoon. Lantern Mangrove has pools that glow. Emberglass Caldera is a lake inside a sleeping volcano. Glowcap Deeps is a cavern lake under a mountain. Skyreach Tarn, Saltglass Oasis, Wreckwater Cove and Starfall Crater are waiting further out. There are 24 boats to sail. Up to four players can share one village over the internet. One of you hosts and shows a four letter code, and the others type it in. Co-op speaks in emotes and ready made phrases, so nobody gets to say anything rude, including the fish. The first hour is free. After that, one purchase of $4.99 unlocks everything, once. No ads, no subscription, no coins to buy. Plays in landscape and saves on your device.