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2025 · Wombat Brawler · Casual · Indie

Cast n Chill

Nintendo console exclusive

Cast n Chill is a cozy idle (and active) fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.

Released: 16 June 2025
Platforms: Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 Windows macOS
Genres: Casual Indie Role-playing Simulation Sports
Developers: Wombat Brawler
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Country: Australia
Age ratings: ESRB E PEGI 3
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Turkish
Time to beat: 17hmain story25hcompletionist

About

Cast n Chill is a cozy fishing simulation video game developed and published by Australian studio Wombat Brawler. It was released for Windows and MacOS on June 16, 2025, and for Nintendo Switch 2 on December 18, 2025. The game uses a pixel art style and features two-dimensional side-scrolling movement with simple controls and a fully-automated "idle" mode which can be toggled at any point during gameplay.

Gameplay consists of driving a small fishing boat or snowmobile, catching fish and filling out a logbook, and selling the fish to unlock upgrades and new areas.

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Cast n Chill is a cozy idle fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - with your loyal pup by your side.

Players say

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Gameplay

Cast n Chill features a customizable player character and choice of pet. The gameplay consists of driving a small boat (and eventually a snowmobile in winter locations) in two-dimensional side-scrolling levels which use parallax scrolling to create the effect of three dimensions. Tips are shown on the top of the screen for new players.

The player can select from various rods and bait, with different combinations being more suitable to different sizes and species of fish. When the player casts the fishing line, the camera breaks below the surface, showing the fish available for catching; each fish species has a recognizable design. When a fish is hooked, the player has to balance fighting the fish with reeling it in; attempting to reel too quickly may result in snapping the fishing line and losing the catch.

Reception

WellPlayed gives the game a 9 out of 10, noting that the art style, simple controls and variety among positives, and that "there's little to do after completing the logbook". Nintendo Life has a review for the Switch 2 edition, giving it a 9 out of 10 while stating the game can be repetitive, a point also made in a 7.1 out of 10 review by Hooked Gamers.