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Steam News10 July 20261mo ago

1.2.0: The Star of the Show Update

BAIT & TACKLE v1.2.0: THE STAR OF THE SHOW UPDATE The team has been wanting to add more of what makes Bait & Tackle the game that it is: Bosses.

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Maps
addedBAIT & TACKLE v1.2.0: THE STAR OF THE SHOW UPDATEThe team has been wanting to add more of what makes Bait & Tackle the game that it is: Bosses. As a result, we’ve added a new boss, with a superboss variant, a new area, new music, and new fish to catch! We’re adding optional mid-game content to give you guys more of the game you love!
addedChangelog> Added a new, optional, mid-game boss fight: Sensational Starfish.
addedChangelog> Added Showstopping Starfish, the superboss variant of Sensational Starfish.
changedChangelog> These bosses come with unique music, animations, movesets, sfx, assets, and more!
fixedChangelog> Fixed the shading on the “Fish ‘Em” text for some bosses.
addedChangelog> Added a new optional area on the map, with a unique travel line to denote its optional status.

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addedThe team has been wanting to add more of what makes Bait & Tackle the game that it is: Bosses. As a result, we’ve added a new boss, with a superboss variant, a new area, new music, and new fish to catch! We’re adding optional mid-game content to give you guys more of the game you love!
added> Added a new, optional, mid-game boss fight: Sensational Starfish.
added> Added Showstopping Starfish, the superboss variant of Sensational Starfish.
changed> These bosses come with unique music, animations, movesets, sfx, assets, and more!
fixed> Fixed the shading on the “Fish ‘Em” text for some bosses.

BAIT & TACKLE v1.2.0: THE STAR OF THE SHOW UPDATE

The team has been wanting to add more of what makes Bait & Tackle the game that it is: Bosses. As a result, we’ve added a new boss, with a superboss variant, a new area, new music, and new fish to catch! We’re adding optional mid-game content to give you guys more of the game you love!

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Boss Updates

> Added a new, optional, mid-game boss fight: Sensational Starfish.

> Added Showstopping Starfish, the superboss variant of Sensational Starfish.

> These bosses come with unique music, animations, movesets, sfx, assets, and more!

> Fixed the shading on the “Fish ‘Em” text for some bosses.

Levels

> Added a new optional area on the map, with a unique travel line to denote its optional status.

> Added the Estuary level.

> The Estuary has a unique tileset mixed with our dock tileset to give it a striking appearance.

> The Estuary has a brand new audio track to go along with it, and is perfect for some calm fishing.

> The Estuary has unique fish to catch that cannot be caught in any other levels.

> The Estuary is home to two new bosses, the Sensational Starfish and its superboss variant.

> The Estuary has new dialogue for everyone’s favorite seagull.

Fishdex

> Added seven new non-boss fish for the Estuary area.

> Each new fish has unique fish facts and brand new sprites.

> Added both new Starfish bosses to the fishdex, also with unique fish facts.

Achievements

> Added an achievement for catching all non-boss fish in the Estuary: A Star-Studded Cast.

> Added an achievement for catching Sensational Starfish: Twinkle Twinkle.

> Added a hidden achievement for catching Showstopping Starfish: The Show Must Go On.

> Updated existing achievements to include the new fish and the new bosses.

> Your existing achievements (Baited, Tackled, All Fin-ished., and To Bait & Tackle) will not be taken away due to the newly added requirements, but the existing achievements will require the corresponding completions from the new area going forward.

Gameplay

> The fishing line no longer immediately lands in the water if the player is in deep-enough water and tosses their line upwards and outwards.

> The fishing line trajectory preview has been tweaked to more accurately depict the trajectory of the hook when cast.

Feedback

We’ve been very excited for this update to release, and we hope you all love it as much as we do! If you find any bugs with the new, or the old, content, please let us know!

Thanks for enjoying Bait & Tackle; we appreciate the support!

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Steam News / 10 July 2026

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