The loop
- Sail an open twilight bay - wind in the sail, swells under the keel, five lantern buoys marking the fishing grounds.
- Cast and play the bite - land the marker inside the glow zone to land four species, from Glowfins to the rare golden Lanternfish.
- Sell and upgrade - dock at the harbour market, then buy engine and rod upgrades that make you faster and wiser at sea.
- Race the season - earn 400 lantern-coins in four minutes of dusk, or the twilight ends the season for you.
- Fully procedural - every wave, fish, island, sound and colour is generated in code, seeded to your own bay.
Postcards from the bay
How to play
Your goal: earn 400 lantern-coins before the 4-minute season ends — sail to a glowing buoy, cast, land the hook, sell at the pier, upgrade, repeat. Beat the dusk to win.
KeyAction
W▲Sail ahead (full sail)
S▼Slow down, stop, reverse
AD◀▶Steer left / right (turns only while moving)
SPACECast at a glowing lantern buoy — press again on the bite, when the marker is inside the glow zone
EBuy the upgrade at the buoy you are pulled up to (violet = engine, green = rod)
RRestart: sail a new season after a win or a loss
On a phone
Tap the on-screen ◀ ▲ ▶ buttons to steer and sail, CAST to cast and hook, BUY at an upgrade buoy. Tap Start sailing on the title screen to begin.
Feeding the bar
After a bite, a tension bar appears. The marker slides; press SPACE / CAST the moment it is inside the glowing zone to land the fish. Wider zone = rod upgrade.
Money
Stop near the cyan lantern at the pier — your catch sells itself, one fish at a time. Rare golden Lanternfish fetch the most; the far grounds hold them.