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Fish up adorable enchanted fish, travel with lovable pets, and set off on cozy roguelike adventures filled with gentle surprises. Meet quirky visitors, receive blessings from gods, shape your build, and grow stronger through each warm and whimsical new journey.

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April 30, 2026
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About the Game

This is a warm, cozy single-player roguelike adventure with a touch of fantasy.

Here, you can fish up adorable and mysterious enchanted fish, travel together with your pet companions, and set off on gentle but ever-changing adventures. Along the way, you will gather resources, meet unusual visitors, receive blessings from gods, shape your build, and slowly grow a little team that feels truly your own.

Each expedition brings a new set of choices. You may discover a treasure chest filled with surprises, stop by a lively fish market, accept a risky but tempting contract, or suddenly encounter a special character who changes the course of your journey. With every run, every rebirth, and every fresh start, you will gradually unlock more content and find the pace that suits you best.

Features:

  • Cozy fishing and collection
    Fish by the well and collect enchanted fish of different rarities, attributes, and special traits. They are not only cute companions, but also an important part of your battles.

  • A charming journey full of surprises
    Treasure chests, black markets, fish markets, random encounters, guessing games, thieves, contracts, and summons all appear along the way, making every step feel fresh and full of possibility.

  • Low-pressure auto battles with room for strategy
    Battles play out automatically, so the focus is less on difficult inputs and more on preparation, team building, and finding the combinations that work for you.

  • Lovable companions and a comforting world
    Pets grow alongside you, gods offer their blessings, and a variety of memorable characters can appear during your travels, making the world feel lively, playful, and full of warmth.

  • Gentle growth through repeated runs
    Every run will eventually come to an end, but not everything is lost. You carry forward a little collection, a little experience, and a little more hope for the next journey.

  • Cute on the surface, deeper in its builds
    Beneath its soft and adorable atmosphere, the game still offers plenty of build variety through enchantments, blessings, pets, gods, contracts, and battle systems, leaving lots of room to experiment at your own pace.

If you enjoy cute fish, cozy companionship, relaxing progression, and little adventures that feel fresh every time, this journey is meant to offer a small place of comfort and charm.