Intergalactic Fishing

Intergalactic Fishing is about investigating why fish are dying in your local lake. You travel across the universe to explore lakes, catch fish, gather data, complete quests, upgrade your gear and talk with anglers and scientists. The main quest introduces the game’s activities, but you can pursue other goals whenever you like and return to it later.

Explore the lakes

You can visit dozens of populated lakes in the ULT Network or explore uncharted waters. Lakes and fish species are procedurally generated, so there are new places and species to discover.

Fish are individually simulated. Their behavior depends on factors including species, size, habits, lure preferences, time of day and surroundings. Learning how a species behaves can help you catch more fish.

Design lures and travel

You can assemble lures from available parts and mods, tailoring their stats and behavior to make them more appealing to particular fish species. Your BOAT—the Buoyant Object for Above-Water Travel—has a Universal Lake Teleporter for near-instant travel between lakes, underwater jets for precise maneuvering and a lure fabricator that makes custom lures on demand. It also has module slots that let you customize the craft.

Quests and competitions

Other anglers may share information about lakes and fish, or ask for help with a quest. Fish Contracts task you with catching a particular species from a specified lake and turning it in for a reward.

Fishing tournaments pit you against anglers across the universe for prizes, with a live leaderboard showing your standing during the event. Daily Tournaments support Steam Leaderboards, and you can submit catches to a leaderboard for the largest fish caught in Unknown Lakes.

Gear and progression

You can earn money and improve your equipment by selling valuable fish, completing quests and Fish Contracts, winning tournaments, and gathering and selling data about lakes and species. Upgrades include a better BOAT, a stronger rod and BOAT modules that add functionality.

After you complete the main quest, the Intergalactic Fishing Society offers further goals, tasks and challenges, with unique and powerful rewards. The game also tracks career statistics, including the number of fish you catch, credits you earn and lakes you visit.