Fishticuffs

Fishticuffs is a bullet hell fishing roguelite. You cast your hook into the ocean to catch fish and collect treasure, but the fish fight back with bullets. Each run usually takes less than 15 minutes, and you start again within seconds after a defeat.

Risk and reward

You descend through levels, collecting fish and treasure to build your wealth. Seeking rewards and attacking aquatic enemies can also damage your hook, so you have to weigh each opportunity against the danger. Different enemy patterns and items appear on each run, calling for you to adapt as you go.

Items and upgrades

Items can be found or bought, and collecting them lets you build up power over a run. Some offer straightforward benefits, such as shark blades that increase your damage or a wrench that repairs your hook. Others have more unusual effects: a parasite makes some fish explode into homing projectiles, while a “gun bender” can cause fish to shoot themselves. Most items stack, so collecting many of the same kind can greatly increase their effect.

When a run ends, you lose what you collected. Your knowledge and experience carry forward, helping you learn how to build power and wealth with items and avoid enemy fire. Runs can develop in different ways, from filling the screen with friendly projectiles to accumulating health and self-repair, or amassing treasure to spend on better items.