Golden Hook: Idle Fishing Game

Golden Hook is an idle fishing game with hands-on casting and reeling. Aim toward fish shadows, pull back to cast, keep the tension in the green zone and collect fish for your codex and aquarium.

■ Eight fishing spots, eight different waters
You start on a beach and work your way through a river valley and a tropical sea down to the deep sea where no light reaches. After that come the arctic sea, the swamp and the volcano, and finally the cosmic ocean. Spots unlock with level and coins, and each one has its own species, weather and hidden rarities.

■ 82 species to collect
• Five rarity tiers: common, rare, epic, legendary and mythic
• Four behaviour patterns: some hold steady, some burst, some turn and some feint
• A collection log with size records that fills in as you collect fish
• Legendary species locked to specific maps and weather
• Rewards for log milestones and for completing each map

■ Idle fishing that keeps earning
Fish in your aquarium earn coins every hour, and time away is settled when you return, up to eight hours by default. It holds up to 20 fish, and rarer fish earn more. Every fish on display is income for your fishing tycoon. Progress that continues without your thumb is the whole point of idle fishing games, and Golden Hook layers the hands-on fight over it rather than replacing it.

■ Minigames that make the catch feel earned
When a fish bites, reel while keeping the tension in the green zone. Watch the fish pull and adjust your timing as you bring it closer. Larger catches can lead to fights with multiple stages.

■ Every day and every season
• A seven-day login reward, daily and weekly quests and 20 achievements
• Pop-up NPC tournaments of one, two or three minutes
• Quarterly seasons with season-only fish, an eight-tier season pass and weekly missions

■ Built to go deep
One touch to start, but there is a lot underneath. Rods and bait each upgrade through 30 levels, and catch materials feed enhancement and crafting. Equipment trees, a seven-level prestige system and streak combos stack until late-game decisions about where to invest become genuinely difficult. The global leaderboard ranks anglers worldwide by catches, weight, earnings and species.

■ Who it is for
• Anyone who wants a one-handed game for the commute
• Players who love filling in a collection log
• People who prefer idle fishing games that keep running
• Anglers who love real fishing but cannot get out often
• Anyone after casual fishing games to play in short bursts
• Players who enjoy digging into an upgrade tree

■ No account needed
You can start without an account, in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish or French. A remove-ads purchase is available.

Make your first cast in Golden Hook. The aquarium grows exactly as fast as the collection does.

Studio Solum is an indie studio making cosy collection games. Contact: official.studio.solum@gmail.com.

Recent changes:
v2.1.0 — The big Golden Hook update
• New aim-and-cast fishing: spot shadows and throw
• Tension fights and boss battles with real feel
• New scenery and underwater fight scenes
• Simpler menu: Fish, Gear, Codex, Shop
• All progress and purchases are kept