Ludography
72/100
Players32 ratings
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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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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows11 October 2024Worldwide

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