In-game event1 Sep 2026Another Fish Monger Enters the Swamp 🐟Ahoy, Anglers! This week’s update adds our second Fish Monger , bringing more Bounties, more Quota rewards, and more choices for your crew! Meet the Second Fish Monger Caesar's brother Louis has set up shop way out out in Fort Arbre. He features: · A unique Bounty Board · A separate Quota meter Each Monger will now give a different Quota reward to pursue. Look ahead at upcoming rewards before c…
Howdy Anglers! Just a quick patch to start your week off, a couple of fixes: · Voodoo Doll & Lil' Sparky Baits are now fishable again. There was an issue with the regular Baits spawning bugged versions of the enchanted spawns. · Increased Campfire time from 3 to 8 minutes. That's all for now! As always, please report any bugs in the in-game report tool, here in Steam Discussions or on our Disco…
Ahoy Puppet Anglers! 🎣 We’re live with our latest update! This one brings some brand-new ways to fight back against the things lurking in the swamp, along with a complete rebuild of our Enemy System that gives us a lot more flexibility to make encounters unpredictable, chaotic, and dangerous. 🔥 Meet the Enchanted Sparky (and Campfire) Our newest enchanted bait is Lil’ Sparky ! A handy little…
Ahoy, Anglers! 🐟 This week’s update increases our Dock count to six puppets ! Round up the whole crew and get ready for even more co-op chaos in the swamp. This update took a little longer than expected while we took a detour to address some connection and save-game issues, but we’re back on schedule and moving full steam ahead! With our full release coming in mid-October, our development sche…
Greetings, Puppet Anglers! This week’s update brings easier Journal completion, a new accessibility setting, and several improvements to matchmaking and save reliability. 📖 Fish Population Changes Every Dock will now contain at least one of every fish species somewhere in the world . For all you completionists chasing a full Journal, this means no more hopping between Docks and hoping the fish…
Ahoy Anglers! You can now bring a fifth player along for every fishing trip. This is the first step in expanding Docks even further. We’ll be watching performance and stability closely over the next several days, and if everything goes smoothly, we plan to increase the lobby size to 6 players next week. Thanks to everyone who has been sharing feedback and helping us test each new update. Gather…
Ahoy, Puppet Anglers! We’ve got some fun new features drifting into the swamp this week... including a brand-new way to navigate and a long-awaited upgrade to the Enchantment system! 🧭 The Compass Getting turned around in the swamp? The new Compass UI will appear as you explore, showing the name of each area you enter. This should make it much easier to share fishing spots, explain where you f…
Ahoy Anglers! We're back this week with a couple of new features and a few fixins... Let's get into it! 🐟 Ambient Fish You’ll now spot fish swimming naturally throughout the water, adding a little extra life beneath the surface of the swamp. The fish you see in each area will represent the population there, and when the area is fished out, this effect will vanish as well. 🧊 Cooler Improvement…
Howdy, puppet anglers! We’ve got a big ol’ update for y’all today! Our biggest since Early Access launch! With this update, our main goal was to level up multiplayer progression, give crews more reasons to stick together, and make every fish you sell feel like it’s helping the whole dock. Let’s get into it. New: Dock Quotas The Dock Quota system brings a new layer of co-op progression to the sw…
Greetings, Puppet Anglers! 🎣 We’ve been hard at work cookin’ up the new Group Quota feature, but while that’s still simmerin’, we wanted to give y’all something fun for the weekend. Today’s update adds a fresh batch of puppet parts and outfits: · ⚽ Football uniforms for USA, Brazil, Korea, Japan, and Argentina for all you Messi fans out there. · 🎉 Minuteman and Frontiersman outfits in celebra…
Ahoy Puppet Anglers! We’ve got a smaller update with a few fresh fixins today, but it includes somethin’ we’re mighty excited about: Ukrainian Localization Update Notes 🛠️ · 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Localization is now available! · 📻 The Radio is now localized and works properly with controller. · 🗑️ The Junk Shop prompt is now localized. · ⚙️ Sprocket is now available for purchase in Rusty Remy’s Jun…
Ahoy Puppet Anglers! This update brings a game-changing feature to the bayou: Rusty Remy’s Junk Shop! You can now buy and sell all your non-fish items at Remy’s Raft. This change should significantly streamline the current Enchantment process and get you catching Voodoo Fish in no time. We’ve also added several quality-of-life improvements. Check out the full list below: 🛠️ Rusty Remy’s Junk S…
Ahoy Puppet Anglers! 🎣 It’s been a bit, but we’ve got a fresh update for your weekend fishin’ sesh: new puppet parts are here! The base set of customization options has been expanded, giving y’all more ways to build your perfect swamp-struttin’ puppet right away. We’re also starting to tie special puppet parts to Achievements . Some of these rewards are already in place, and we’ll be backfilli…
Hey Fishin’ Friends! 🎣 We’ve got a small but mighty update for y’all today! 🛠️🐊 📖 Journal Anywhere This has been one of our most requested features, and we’re happy to finally get it in your hands. You can now press J to open your Journal anywhere! 🎉📚 This took a bit more under-the-hood work than it probably sounds like, so thank you for being patient while we got it properly refactored.…
Ahoy, fellow puppet anglers 🎣 We’ve been getting a lot of questions about Steam Deck compatibility , so here’s the latest. 🧪 Current Status Voodoo Fishin’ is fully playable on Steam Deck and runs great. We recommend using the default Balanced graphics settings for the best experience. ⚙️ Performance · Smooth gameplay on Balanced settings · No special setup required · Works great out of the bo…
We’re back this week with a brand new feature: the Wormhole Bucket ! This little beauty is your ticket to gettin’ around the swamp a whole lot faster. Here’s how it works: Each session, TWO Wormhole Buckets will spawn somewhere out in the world. You’ll have to hunt them down first, but once you find them, you can pick them up and place them wherever you like. Got a favorite fishin’ hole? Want a…
Thank y’all so much for all the feedback and bug reports. We’ve seen an amazing outpouring of support since our Early Access launch just over two weeks ago. This update brings in some of the most requested quality-of-life features y’all have been asking for: · 🧰 New Tacklebox tutorial to help get y’all sorted out quicker · 🔢 Multiples of Tackle now stack with a number, so your box should be a…
Howdy y'all! We're back with a fresh round of fixins: · Green Mason nerf - lowered endurance · More work on lobby crashes · Less chance of rejoining a public match you just left · Shadows turned off on Low Quality as a short-term bridge to help some players get going · A message for when rebinds aren’t available before tutorial completion · Better connection error messages · Localization improv…
A fresh batch of fixes just came out of the swamp: · Collision fixes · More work on crash fixes · Audio adjustments: Turned up Skeeter, decreased volume for tutorial sign drop, crabs, enchanted decoy, Easter egg open · Fixes for fishing line desync · Localization updates across various locales · Improved the ability for players in different regions to join the same lobby Thanks for ridin’ throu…
A few more hooks, fixes, and fishy adjustments rolled in today: · Increased the spawn rates of a few Legendary Fish , including Banded Skipper, Miami Drug Runner, Slippery Lilly, Spitting Cinder, and Lil Sao Bento. These remain the rarest fish in the game. · Portuguese localization has been improved · Some improvements to Japanese and Russian localization · Fixed an issue where unequipping a ro…
Another day, another swamp tune-up: · Reduced the speed bonus on Fish near their max weight. This has felt a little off since adding controller support. The biggest fish should now be easier to catch. · Korean localization has been improved across the board. · Moved Sprocket Tooth spawn locations. Sorry, not sorry to the crew that was cheesin’ the Tooth. We’re keepin’ the tweaks comin’, so keep…
A few more tweaks from the tacklebox, y’all. We made some localization fixes and took another pass at early progression and pricing. · Fixed localization for Reset Account · Updated Korean and Portuguese tutorial localization · Lowered the price of the Katana Rod · Slightly buffed the Clockwork Rod · Lowered the price of the Garage Special · Lowered the price of the Bamboozler We’ll keep tuning…
Just pushed a small balance patch that should help early progression feel a bit better. We adjusted Rod and Reel pricing to smooth out the early game, and we’ll keep making changes like this in the coming weeks as we continue dialing progression in. We’ve also got more stuff planned to help the overall climb feel better over time.
Well now, what a fine start to Early Access. Huge bayou thanks to everybody who’s been fishin’, reviewin’, reportin’ bugs, and hollerin’ feedback our way. We’ve hit some all-time highs this week, and for a little 3-person crew, that means the world. Y’all are helpin’ us tune this thing up right, and we’re gonna keep workin’ to make the swamp better with every patch. Patch Notes A fresh batch of…
The swamp is open. Voodoo Fishin’ is now live in Early Access. Thank you to everyone who played the demo, wishlisted, shared the game, and helped us get here. We’re a tiny team, and this launch means a lot to us. At Early Access launch, you’ll find: · 🐟 16 new fish · 👻 5 new Voodoo fish · 🗺️ Expanded map · 🎣 New Baits · 🍲 New Enchantment Recipes · 🏆 30 Steam Achievements There’s more swam…
Hey y’all, just a quick swamp-side heads up: We’ve now patched the Voodoo Fishin’ Demo ahead of Early Access on March 31 . What changed: · 🧱 The demo boundaries have been beef'd up and should now properly keep you contained · 🎣 Rare and Legendary Tackle have been removed from the shop These changes are meant to help folks get up to speed and better funnel the full experience into Early Access…
Patch Notes 🎮 Added controller support for fishing and UI navigation. ⌨️ Added more options in Rebind. 🐟 Resting fish now create slightly more tension. 🛠️ Fixed a bug that could cause tension to build faster than intended. 🎣 When rebinding Reel, power now changes based on how quickly you tap. Press-and-hold no longer works the same way as before. We’re working on a solution for a proper pre…
Early Access Announcement First off, thank y’all so much for all the support during Next Fest. Thank you for the wishlists, the feedback, the comments, the encouragement, the bug reports, the suggestions, and for spending time in our weird little swamp. Next Fest was a huge moment for us, and we could not have done it without all of you helping us play, test, share, and cheer us on. Voodoo Fish…
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