Bait & Curse

Bait & Curse is a cozy fishing game about quiet evenings, glowing water and the strange things that live beneath it. Grab your rod, row out under the lantern light, and see what bites.

Every cast is a small adventure. Wind up, let it fly and watch the bobber… then tap the moment it’s yanked under. Reel in steady, ease off when the fish thrashes, and don’t let your line snap. Land it, and the fish leaps right out of the water in a burst of light, ready for your Fish Book.

Old Salt, your grumpy old mentor, will show you the ropes. After that, the lake is yours.

Seven lakes to explore

• Sunny Shallows: warm sunset water, perfect for learning
• Moonlit Reeds: glowing reeds and a lighthouse in the dark
• Sakura Pond: cherry petals, a temple gate and floating paper lanterns
• The Deep: something enormous lurks down here…
• Frozen Fjord: icebergs, snowfall and the northern lights
• Volcanic Lagoon: lava rivers, embers and fish that burn bright
• Starfall Sea: the edge of the sky, where the stars fall into the water

Features

• 28 fish across five rarities, from Common to Legendary
• Cursed variants: rare glowing pink catches worth 5× coins
• Simple one-button controls that are easy to learn and satisfying to master
• Level up to unlock new lakes and earn more for every catch
• Upgrade your gear: rod, reel, line and bait
• Customize your look with 12 rod skins and 9 glove styles in the Locker, including secret cursed gear
• Fill the Fish Book and track your record catches
• 24 quests to guide you from your first perch to the final legend
• A calming fingerpicked guitar soundtrack that changes with every lake
• Plays right in your browser, no download needed

Controls

• Hold (mouse, touch or Space) to wind up your cast, then release to throw
• Tap when the bobber is pulled under
• Hold to reel, and release to ease off when the fish fights back
• Esc closes menus

Works on desktop and mobile. Your progress saves automatically in your browser.

Can you land The Gulper?