
- 72/100
- Players32 ratings
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 85/100
- GameFAQsSimple/Easy
- 3.85/5
- Player reviews
- 97% positive57,421 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$4.99
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2024 · lamedeveloper · Fishing · Indie
Webfishing
Webfishing is a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
- Released
- 11 October 2024
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- FishingIndieSimulation
- Developers
- lamedeveloper
- Publishers
- lamedeveloper
- Modes
- Co-opSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Time to beat
- 14hmain story154hcompletionist
About
Webfishing (stylized in all caps as WEBFISHING) is a social fishing video game created by lamedeveloper, an indie game developer. Originally released on itch.io in 2022, the game was remade for its Steam release on October 12, 2024. The game is described as a "multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game" by its developer.
In Webfishing, players control an anthropomorphic animal avatar in a 3D world to catch different types of fish. Catching fish earns the player cash, either by completing quests or selling the fish, which can be used to upgrade fishing gear or buy items used to customize the avatar.
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Gameplay
In Webfishing, players join or host small online servers of 1–12 players where they can perform various social activities, such as fishing, metal detecting, and playing guitar. The game has been described as a sandbox. Players can earn cash by selling caught fish and completing quests, which is used to buy in-game items. In-game items include player avatar customizations and equipment upgrades.
Fishing is done through a minigame that requires the player to hold down the left mouse button to reel in a catch, occasionally clicking when prompted. Players can also purchase a "fishing buddy" that will automatically catch fish over time. Caught items are not limited just to fish, as a player may catch trash or other marine animals like snails. Caught fish and items can be of different sizes, which may be rendered in-game as appearing proportionally very large compared to the player avatar.
Development
Webfishing was originally developed in 8 days in 2022 as part of Goodgis' Autumn Game jam. In its original form, the game is available for free and allows for single-player gameplay and multiplayer gameplay.
Reception
Webfishing has received "overwhelmingly positive" reviews on Steam and has been favorably received by journalists at Rock Paper Shotgun and PC Gamer. After the first week of its release, the game had received over 3,000 reviews, with 98% of them being positive, and had a peak player count of 10,000.
Ana Diaz of Polygon praised the game, calling it the "perfect game for catching up with friends" and saying it reminded her of Club Penguin.
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Collections1 collection
Years
- Games released in 2024List › October–December
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