I'd have a handful of pennies if I received one for every indie horror fishing game out there, which wouldn't be a lot, but it would make me think that it's weird that this has happened more than twice, so to speak.

Anyway, just like the rest of the indie horror fishing games I know of, Wretched Dephts and Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia, Fishing Vacation is an excellent bite sized horror thingie stylized as a Gameboy game, Gameboy frame included for the best immersion possible. Look, there's a joke right there about water, immersion, fish and all of that but I'm not smart enough to put it together so, please, consider trying this one out if you like indie horror fishing stuff. It's good, short and very comfy. There is one chase section, but it isn't long and it might not happen at all depending on which ending you're trying to get.

Works super well on Steam Deck.

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I managed to jumpscare myself by accidentally pressing the "palette change" button while reeling in a fish.

It turned the water blue. I got scared because the water is... the normal expected color now.

Anyway!!! A fun game with friends and fish! I reel-y recommend it~!

https://youtu.be/-w1CqQbCglg

Struggling with pacing and spacing at times, the horror (and humor) elements just don't hook as well as they could with the bulk of the play time spent on quick time events.