Fishyphus

Devlog

• v1.0.4: Steam release
  October 02, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Ahoy sailors! I’m excited to announce that Fishyphus is now available for free on Steam for Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck. This release includes a few small improvements to ensure the best experien... Continue reading

  
• Fishyphus is coming to Steam
  September 07, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  I’m excited to announce that Fishyphus will be released on Steam for free on Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck! I’m grateful for Imaginary Traveller who encouraged me to bring this project to the han... Continue reading
• v1.0.3: Post-jam hotfix
  May 13, 2023 by shiftBacktick

  Ahoy sailors! The latest version of Fishyphus addresses a few bugs that were observed during the jam rating periods. It was my pleasure to review a plethora of submissions to Games for Blind Gamers 2... Continue reading
• v1.0.2: Jam edition
  April 22, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Ahoy sailors! I’m excited to announce the release of Fishyphus, a fishing horror roguelite developed for Games for Blind Gamers 2 . In it, you catch fish repeatedly to grow stronger against a creepi... Continue reading

  
• v0.12.0: Slightly polished build
  April 16, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Today I playtested Fishyphus nearly the entire day, improvising smaller holistic improvements wherever inspiration led. The assortment of random changes in this build work together to make it the most... Continue reading
• v0.11.0: More musical build
  April 15, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Today I started implementing the music for the reaper and subtly mixing it into the title screens. It’s not quite where I’d like it to be, but it’s a step toward better communicating the reaper... Continue reading
• v0.10.0: More tutorial build
  April 13, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Today I received feedback from a friend who helped me understand what I’m still not communicating in the tutorial or game manual. I’m very grateful for that. This build adds ten new hints which br... Continue reading
• v0.9.0: Slightly tutorial build
  April 12, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Today I focused on polishing the user experience of Fishyphus. The ability to reset progress has found a new home amongst a few other key options on the new Settings screen. Importantly, this screen a... Continue reading
• v0.8.0: Slightly skillful build
  April 11, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Today I continued to iterate on the difficulty of Fishyphus by questioning what skills it values and how it rewards skillful play. These skills are quick sound localization and reflexes. This led to a... Continue reading
• v0.7.0: The roguelite build
  April 10, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Today I questioned the core philosophy of Fishyphus and how it’s reinforced throughout the game. This led to several breakthroughs in how the reaper behaves and how the game progresses through multi... Continue reading
• v0.6.0: The fishing build
  April 09, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  My objective for the weekend was to implement the fishing minigame. However, I was not expecting to make such substantial progress in one day, so I guess I’ll be treating myself to brunch tomorrow!... Continue reading
• v0.5.0: Slightly confirming build
  April 08, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  I’ve been recovering from an illness for the past few days, so it felt good to finally return to the project! This build continues to polish the existing feature set in preparation for the next spri... Continue reading
• v0.4.0: Slightly navigable build
  April 05, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Last night my partner, whose gaming experience starts and ends at Stardew Valley , playtested the game for the first time. I was so delighted that they could not put the game down! and easily surpasse... Continue reading
• v0.3.0: Slightly musical build
  April 04, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  On my lunch break today, I released a v0.2.1 update which resolved a hard lock when starting the game under certain conditions. I also published the online manual . Tonight I made more substantial pro... Continue reading
• v0.2.0: Day two build
  April 03, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  My objective for the first 48 hours of the jam was to produce a working prototype of the core game loop. To accomplish that, this build spawns fish throughout the world and provides a way to catch the... Continue reading
• v0.1.0: Day one build
  April 02, 2023 by shiftBacktick

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  Fishyphus is a fishing horror game being developed for Games for Blind Gamers 2 . It’s a love letter to everyone who asked me to add sea critters to my game S.E.A. despite never getting that far. My... Continue reading