Fact sheet
- Developer
- TideBound, an independent studio
- Status
- Open beta, September 2026
- Platforms
- Web browsers on phones, tablets and computers; installs as an app and plays offline
- Price
- Free to play. No download, no sign-up
- Community
- Discord
- Built with
- Three.js and WebGL
- Language
- English
About the game
Most fishing games stop at the bobber. TideBound follows the lure down: the camera goes under with it, and you watch the fish notice, circle and commit. A bite is something you see coming, not a random timer.
Every fish fights in its own way. Runs, jumps, head-shakes, dives into the weed: each move has a tell you learn to read, and a counter you have to time. Big fish tire you out; bosses arrive in the middle of a fight and take the fish you were landing.
Each water has its own weather and hours: storms roll in, and many fish feed only at dawn, by day, at dusk or at night. Four mentors along the way teach techniques that turn a fight. At the end waits the Shelf, where every angler gets the same rod and races a great white against the clock for a weekly leaderboard.
Trailer
A 39-second vertical trailer: out on the Shelf, a mahi on the line, and the great white that comes to take it.
Download the trailer · MP4, 1080×1920, 39 s, with sound, 47 MB
Features
- 73 species in 9 waters Willow Pond, Clearwater Lake, Stonebrook River, Tidewater Mangroves, Sunspire Reef, Bluewater Drop, Frostbite Fjord, the Drowned Fleet and the Abyssal Trench.
- 10 bosses From the Snakehead in the pond to the Pale Judge in the trench, and the great white that rules the Shelf.
- Fights you read 13 fish moves, each with a tell and a counter: swipe against runs, lift into jumps, ease off when the line is about to go.
- Mentors and techniques Marina, Bram, Ren and Delia teach Calm Waters, Set the Hook, Read the Water and Surge.
- Living water A full day cycle with fish that keep their own hours, rain, storms and lightning, and storm weekends with a jacket you can only win in them.
- A weekly tournament Race the great white on the Shelf. The board resets every Monday and the podium is posted to Discord. Times are checked by replaying the fight on the server.
- Plays anywhere Touch, or mouse and keyboard. Installs like an app and plays offline once downloaded.
Screenshots
Captured in the game at 1920×1080. Click one for the full-size file.
Logo and art
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Contact
The fastest way to reach the developer is the TideBound Discord, or Settings → Feedback inside the game.