Casting Toward Next Fest

🚩 Gearing Up for Next Fest

This update is a big step toward our upcoming Steam Next Fest showing. We’ve been tightening systems, polishing presentation, and strengthening multiplayer to make sure new players get the smoothest (and swampiest) first impression possible. More content and surprises are on the way — this is just the warm-up cast.

🎣 Tutorial Update – Learn to Cast Like a Swamp Pro

We’ve added a guided casting tutorial to help new anglers get their bearings.

🐟 When you land a fish for the first time, you’ll now see a New! banner

🔐 Private Lobby Improvements

• Press Enter to Join Private Lobbies – After typing that dock code, press Enter to submit and join. quicker access, smoother flow.

• Fixed an issue causing double-join bugs in 4-player lobbies. No more ghost anglers sneaking in twice.

🎭 New Puppet Animations

Our swampy stars have been practicing:

• 🐟 Land Fish

• ✂️ Cut Line

• ♻️ Throw Back

🎬 Menu & Presentation Updates

• New Intro Animation in menus

• Brand-new Loading Screen to keep the vibes strong between sessions

🌐 Network Improvements

• Improved overall network stability

• Rebuilt the network lifecycle as a proper state machine

⭐ Help Us Make Some Noise

If you’re enjoying the updates, the best way to support us heading into Steam Next Fest is simple:

• ⭐ Wishlist the game

• 💬 Drop feedback in Discord

• 🎥 Share the game with a friend who loves spooky co-op chaos

It costs $0, but it helps us more than you know.

See you in the swamp. 🎣🐊