Arcade / 60 seconds

Tidebend

A small boat. A bright river. Your next good catch.

A small boat. A bright river. Your next good catch.

Guide a wooden skiff across a quiet stretch of water and time each cast around the fish below. Every catch has to reach the surface before it joins your score. There is room for a thoughtful attempt, a missed opportunity and another perfectly placed line.

01

Find your position

Move with the arrow keys, the on-screen arrows, or a pointer over the river. Watch the direction of the fish before you commit.

02

Lower the hook

Press Space or Cast the line. The hook descends from the end of your rod; pressing again recalls it early.

03

Bring it home

The line rises automatically after a catch. Gold, mint and pink fish award 10, 20 and 30 points when they reach the boat.

A useful second attempt

The deepest fish has the largest value, but the journey to the boat is also longer. A nearby ten-point catch can be the better choice when only a few seconds remain. Move the boat between casts and leave yourself enough time to finish the return. A fish still attached to the hook when the timer ends does not add to your total.

Start with a short practice round and give yourself permission to miss. The score measures this attempt, not your progress as a player. Pause with the pause button or P, then resume when you are ready. Restart begins a fresh round and clears the current result.

INSIDE THE GAME

The view from your next round.

These are frames rendered by the game artwork, showing its play area and controls in use.

Tidebend gameplay scene 1
Read the field before making your move.
Tidebend gameplay scene 2
Watch how position changes the next opportunity.

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