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Pacifish

Pacifish is an incremental fishing management game with several mechanics to interact with and improve. It can be played both idly, or more actively to progress faster.

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June 7, 2022
4 years and 57 days ago
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Very Positive700 reviews83.7%

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About the Game

NOTE: This is the old version of Pacifish. The new rebuilt version is Pacifish: Recast. This and its associated DLC will remain free, but will not be updated. Thank you!

Pacifish is an incremental fishing management game with several mechanics to interact with and improve. It can be played both idly, or more actively to progress faster.

  • Fish - Acquire and equip poles and tackle to fish in 6 unlockable areas.

  • Fight - Disturbing the waters causes both the fish and the materials to fight back. Earn pixels to improve fighting stats.

  • Hatch - Set up and upgrade incubators to hatch large quantities of fish.

  • Eat - Consume those large quantities to improve stats such as fishing speed and fight stats.

  • Swim - Manually take control of a fish to eat other fish and gain resources.

  • Gamble - Spend your earned coin to play slots, or test your memory in a match game.

  • Craft - Use materials to craft new poles and tackle, as well as create mods to alter pole stats.