Fishing Nightmares
A co-op horror fishing sim for 1–4 players. Play as SWAT operatives to retrieve a lost item deep in the Amazon jungle. Fish, sell, buy, and upgrade to achieve your mission.
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Fishing Nightmares is a 1–4 player co-op fishing horror game. Players are deployed to the Amazon jungle to retrieve a lost item in a hostile environment. To succeed, they must catch and sell fish, upgrade equipment, and survive dynamic threats across changing biomes and time cycles.
GAME OVERVIEW
Core Loop: Catch fish using a variety of tools, upload your catch to an online market using in-field devices, and use earnings to upgrade gear. Progress deeper into the jungle and swamp regions while facing increasing environmental and creature-based threats.
Mission Objective: Retrieve a classified item lost somewhere in the swamp. Access to new areas and survival depends on upgrades, strategy, and exploration.
Gameplay Balance: Blends fishing mechanics, resource gathering, tactical movement, and survival horror into one cohesive experience.
KEY FEATURES
1–4 Player Online Co-op: Team up with friends or go solo in a tactical horror experience.
Realistic Fishing Simulation: Use bait, spears, sonar, and more to catch 40+ fish species, both natural and mutated.
SWAT Meets Survival Horror: Play as heavily trained operatives sent to complete a deadly investigation.
Day/Night Cycle: Bright days offer clearer fishing, but nights bring terror and limited vision.
Sea Monster Threat: Dynamic AI-driven predator that hunts your team as you progress.
Story-Driven Mission: Discover logs, evidence, and dark secrets about the creature's origin, and what it wants.
