About Fishing Blends Mystery and Oddity with Retro Charm
About Fishing is a peculiar PS1-style fishing game featuring a bizarre murder mystery narrative. Despite some players finding the fishing mechanics frustrating, its unique blend of retro visuals and unsettling atmosphere is intriguing. The game is set to release on PC and PlayStation 5 in 2026.
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I sucked at About Fishing, but the PS1-style mystery game had me feeling more chill than frustrated
Despite initial struggles with its physics-based fishing mechanics, the PS1-style mystery game About Fishing proved to be a surprisingly calming experience. The game features real actors scanned into its lo-fi graphics and a narrative that blends fishing with a murder mystery, aiming for a release in 2026 on PC and PlayStation 5.
About Fishing is much weirder than you think
About Fishing, developed by Kevin "The Water Museum" Brown and published by Playstack, presents itself as a fishing game but features a bizarre narrative involving a mermaid gentlemen's club and a murder mystery. Despite its unsettling marketing and Nintendo 64-era visuals, the game aims for a unique, intriguing experience rather than horror. It is scheduled for release on PC and PlayStation 5 in 2026.
The latest cooperative craze is a physics-based fishing simulator where you can launch your catch into the air and…
How to Fish is a new 1-4 player, physics-based fishing simulator that emphasizes cooperative, physics-driven gameplay. Players are stranded on an island and must survive by fishing, with mechanics that allow for launching catches into the air and subduing them with various tools, including firearms. The game also features NPC quests and exploration across islands, and is currently available on PC with an introductory discount.
Playing its mystery-drenched demo suggests I'll like everything about About Fishing, except the fishing
The demo for the upcoming angler-detective mystery game About Fishing showcases its intriguing narrative and creepy rural setting, though the fishing mechanics themselves are noted as a potential drawback. While the core gameplay loop of catching fish is described as imprecise and frustrating, the game offers a more enjoyable use of fishing tackle for subaquatic exploration and puzzle-solving, making the overall experience compelling despite its namesake activity.
This Is the Most Intriguing and Unsettling Game About Fishing Coming to PS5
Playstack and The Water Museum have released a new trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 5 adventure game, About Fishing. The game blends the meditative rhythm of fishing with a quiet mystery, featuring retro visuals and hinting at uneasy truths to be discovered beneath the surface.
About Fishing keeps reeling me in further with its creepy, nostalgic vibes
About Fishing is an unsettling angling simulator revealed at the PC Gaming Show, featuring PS1-inspired visuals and a creepy, nostalgic vibe similar to Dredge. Players control the fishing hook directly, with mechanics allowing for deep exploration of lakes, rivers, and oceans, hinting at a larger mystery beyond just fishing. A demo is available on Steam.
Fans of Old Dreamcast Games Are Going to Go Gaga for This Strange Fishing Sim
About Fishing is a peculiar fishing simulation horror game inspired by the Dreamcast era, with influences from Shenmue and SEGA Bass Fishing. Developed by The Water Museum, the game features a mystery aspect with puzzle-solving mechanics and a narrative that emphasizes the passage of time and weather within a seemingly peaceful town.
