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Bait & Tackle

Bad Bass Games · MAGIC Spell Studios · 2025-10-03

Steam

ActionIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 03, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 03, 2025 (Linux)

Catch exotic fish and fight comical sea-monsters as you chase after The One That Got Away in this fishing-centric boss rush!

95%
positive of 114 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
Free
steam price (US)

Long ago, The Big One got away and forced you into an early retirement. But now, you finally have the chance to redeem your reputation following recent sightings of the mythical monster! Follow the trail of rumors while taking down other terrible creatures that have been terrorizing the coast, including Mini Minnow, Big Bass, Crude Crab, and Swordmaster Swordfish.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (28 reviews).
  • · Top 67% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720252026Week of 2025-10-03: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

24
achievements tracked
87.6%
earned "First Catch"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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