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Too Fishy by Jo Bettaque

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made by Jo Bettaque for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

Too Fishy

A 2.5D underwater exploration game where you dive deeper into the ocean to catch exotic fish and search for your lost friend.

! The web version has lag spikes - if you are having issues, you can download the native version.

About

In Too Fishy, you play as a deep-sea diver exploring the mysterious depths of the ocean. Catch rare fish to sell at the surface, upgrade your submarine, and dive deeper to find your friend who went missing in the darkest depths.

Catch fish, sell them, and upgrade your submarine to explore the ocean's depths. Your friend will introduce you to the world of submarine fishing, but be careful! The ocean is full of dangers, and you must be prepared to face them.

We used AI tools to create the games music and two of the models. The rest of the game was made by us.

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Tools

  • Godot Engine
  • Maja
  • Substance Painter
  • Meshy
  • Suno

Credits

  • Programming: Jo, Johannes, Ole, Sadi, Immi, Laurenz, Sven
  • 3D Art: Anna, Markus
  • 2D Art: Markus, Stephen
Link https://github.com/jbettaque/too-fishy
Link https://obittner.itch.io/too-fishy
Link https://obittner.itch.io/too-fishy
Fullscreen Web https://files.jam.host/embed/$411458/40867/index.html
Newest https://wannerdev.itch.io/stilltoofishy
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/too-fishy

Ratings

Overall 591th 3.333⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 625th 3.091⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 742th 2.727⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 267th 3.955⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 480th 3.561⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 456th 2.75⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 721th 3.03⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 45🗨️

Feedback

gqycloud
08. Apr 2025 · 02:35 UTC
Some of the UI in the intro gets trimmed and I hit lag right before the prompt for the pickaxe. Also items feel a little expensive considering how much time it takes to get back to the surface. All that is to say I really enjoyed the game, just wanted to give feedback on things I noticed while messing around. Good stuff :)
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Lingster
08. Apr 2025 · 02:41 UTC
I like the art style
LDJam user 261538
08. Apr 2025 · 02:42 UTC
Really beautiful environment! I struggled with the controls a bit. Might just be because of the lag of the embedded version but I think also maybe the sub should glide a bit after you hold wasd to keep moving a bit in the water. Also it was a bit tedious to have to keep coming all the way up and down. But it was neat discovering the new kinds of fish further down. and nice and ominous when it gets darker down there. Reminds me of Dave the Diver
mmayans
08. Apr 2025 · 02:43 UTC
This game is very amusing to me. The spear throwing is particularly funny, when contrasted with the serious music and deep ocean graphics. I enjoyed this, although both times i played, I was only able to play for about a minute before it made my google chrome crash.
Villeloso
08. Apr 2025 · 02:50 UTC
I like it, I do wish you could progress faster, it takes a while to rack up enough money
based.on.life
08. Apr 2025 · 02:54 UTC
Art style is really interesting, love overall world, it's really atmospheric
ludokai
08. Apr 2025 · 03:03 UTC
Really liked the artstyle! I made a similar game in concept, and I appreciate all the different mechanics and tutorial popups you managed to implement, really nice work!

I think the controls could be improved a little bit, I found it hard to aim the spear while going up especially.

At some point the music stopped and didn't loop again.
LDJam user 0
08. Apr 2025 · 03:12 UTC
Enjoyed the atmosphere and made it all the way to the bottom. Unsure if there were supposed to be blocks to break with the pickaxe but couldn't find any. Only being able to shoot directly forward was a bit of a hassle sometimes, though understand if it was an intentional choice. Nice job overall
AToxigner
08. Apr 2025 · 03:28 UTC
Really enjoy the environments; the BGM and gameplay remind me of Dave the Diver. However, when it comes to the controls, it seems I can’t adjust the spear gun's firing direction (although, considering the submarine setting, that design seems reasonable~), but personally, I might not like that aspect.
Team 9tailed
08. Apr 2025 · 04:06 UTC
On the positive side, reminded me a bit of all those flash games I played as a kid where the gimmick was mostly buying upgrades to be able to get money faster so you could eventually get the most powerful upgrades and beat the game. On the negative, the blobfish was really annoying to deal with. Once you encountered it the first time, it would just keep chasing you down until it killed you. It would even chase you to the top of the map, which was really rather frustrating. I wanted to try to beat the game but I just couldn't get myself to keep going after the blobfish killed me while I was carrying a lot of valuable fish.
levi kingma
08. Apr 2025 · 07:57 UTC
Good gameplay loop and core mechanics, the web version is indeed a bit laggy but that's understandable seeing the 3D models. Great submission!
GoogleFrog
08. Apr 2025 · 08:57 UTC
The fish and environments are great. I was not sure how to defeat the blobfish.
LDJam user 411567
08. Apr 2025 · 10:17 UTC
@ludokai yeah regarding the music, it was last on the list and has adaptive tracks for each stage, but sadly this adaptive feature was very broken and then we had to remove it last minute.
LDJam user 411567
08. Apr 2025 · 10:26 UTC
@team-9tailed @villeloso @googlefrog thanks to @sheaksadi there are cheats, press 'c' if you want to experience it fully upgraded.
clymm
08. Apr 2025 · 11:36 UTC
Overall the graphics looked amazing! Great 3D, I enjoyed playing but as mentioned in other comments I had some lag when I reached max capacity. Also loading the game took a while but that could be my internet. Game was fun though well done for completing a game with lots of great detail!
LDJam user 411567
08. Apr 2025 · 11:39 UTC
@googlefrog You can't ^^ you have to save your friend :)
there seems to be an issue, that the dialog of our friend telling us about the mind control only comes if u go in the very far corner otherwise u can skipp it accidentally
LDJam user 411567
08. Apr 2025 · 11:42 UTC
hm bummer, for me it never crashed
LDJam user 411567
08. Apr 2025 · 11:43 UTC
@gqycloud yeah balancing was still ongoing :/
sheaksadi
08. Apr 2025 · 12:27 UTC
if game seems too hard or unbalanced. one can always use the c menu by pressing "c" and just explore
Soul Grinder
08. Apr 2025 · 13:23 UTC
The graphics and music looked really good but the game seemed clunky and lagged quite a bit. Apart from that it was ok
izzqz
08. Apr 2025 · 15:09 UTC
Very nice! Graphics reminds about Spore! 5/5
LDJam user 398665
08. Apr 2025 · 15:12 UTC
Sweet idea and I really liked the big blob fish haha
nsadie
08. Apr 2025 · 17:35 UTC
The UI was really really small on my monitor (4K tv) so I could not really read anything, but a fun game with some nice art!
LDJam user 413537
08. Apr 2025 · 20:15 UTC
Fun stuff
SurWeaver
09. Apr 2025 · 14:17 UTC
Interesting execution of the theme! The visual design of the game and the UI design are very good and go well together!
This is a jam game, I would like to try all the mechanics as soon as possible, since earning money, diving into the depths are very long, and this makes the gameplay drag on.

Although it is very cool that you thought out a system for consistently receiving all the ship enhancements.
Razdray
09. Apr 2025 · 23:20 UTC
Man, he's really right, there really are a lot of fish! Great game, thanks :)
mollusk
10. Apr 2025 · 01:05 UTC
Really cool environment, and nice visuals overall. The music is great. Nice arcade game. I had trouble using the pickaxe? Space didn't seem to work.

Nicely done!
Houmgaor
10. Apr 2025 · 20:04 UTC
Nice game, good upgrade options. There is some story at the end which is a nice addition for those going deep enough!
GroseilleDodue
11. Apr 2025 · 11:02 UTC
Very nice game ! I love the fact that there is a little store, it really gives you the envy to keep playing
LDJam user 411567
11. Apr 2025 · 19:40 UTC
@mollusk interesting hadn't seen that before, did just nothing happen? or did the box not break?
mollusk
12. Apr 2025 · 05:37 UTC
@letmebeme I tried it again, I was a little confused by the tutorial message I think, it says "press space to use it" but I hadn't bought it yet, didn't realize I needed to buy it during first playthrough.
FoxEcho
12. Apr 2025 · 10:52 UTC
Really fun game—I enjoyed spearing the fish! I did get stuck while diving deeper, and it completely crashed my browser, haha. But overall, it’s a well-made and interesting game.
The Stewarts
13. Apr 2025 · 12:25 UTC
Enjoyed the overall loop of the game. I think the main opportunity for improvement is just in the controls and making them more fluid (if you're considering making a post-jam version of the game)
Fakan
19. Apr 2025 · 14:40 UTC
Nice game! The gameplay it simple but it's a catch! And the graphics are pretty. Sadly it ended up crashing
talan huszk
23. Apr 2025 · 12:05 UTC
Game ended up crashing in browser unfortunately but the gameplay is simple and fun. The visuals are nice as well.
LDJam user 411567
Apr 24th · 03:44 UTC
@the-stewarts if you care i guess, i just uploaded our newest version, as we stopped pursuing this further. https://wannerdev.itch.io/stilltoofishy