Tisch Fishing Game Featured on Spanish Site MundoPesquero
The Spanish fishing site MundoPesquero, dedicated to shore fishing, published an in-depth article about our game Tisch Fishing Game: Big Catch. Its title is “Tisch Fishing Game: el juego de pesca para cuando no pican”, which translates as “the fishing game for when they’re not biting”.
For the days when nothing bites
The article opens with a situation every angler knows: you change bait, depth and spot, you wait for the tide to turn, and still not a single bite. Stare long enough at a rod tip that won’t move and the phone ends up in your hand. That, they write, is exactly the moment the game is made for. It doesn’t try to replace real fishing; it keeps you entertained when the fish won’t cooperate, when the weather keeps you at home, or when the next trip is still a long way off.
What the article highlights
- Real places: 124 spots in 24 countries on three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia) and 204 fish species. Each country has its own species, conditions and Atlas goals.
- Four spots in Spain: Cabo de Palos on the Mediterranean, Santander on the Cantabrian Sea, Fisterra on the Atlantic coast of Galicia and Punta de Teno on Tenerife. The leaderboards show catches from those spots too, such as sea bass at Cabo de Palos, bluefish in Santander, grouper in Fisterra and dentex on Tenerife.
- Bait, depth and the fight: bread, worm, shrimp, mussel, squid or live bait; fishing at the surface, mid-water or near the bottom; and during the fight you reel in or give line so it doesn’t snap.
- Live weather and tides: air and water temperature, wind, waves, pressure, cloud cover, rain and tide from the real spot, with day and night following local time. In the north you can even see the northern lights. For an angler, they write, this is probably the most interesting part of the game.
- Atlas and monsters: collecting species in the Atlas and hunting monsters, huge fish that need good tackle, the right bait and a steady hand.
- Records, leaderboards and tournaments, plus rods, reels and lines you upgrade as you go.
The article is honest about the line between entertainment and learning. The game can teach you species names, baits, depths, tides and line tension, but it can’t teach you to feel a bite or read the sea. The verdict is clear: if you want a simulator that replaces real fishing, no game will give you that. If you want a mobile fishing game with enough familiar details for an angler, Tisch Fishing Game has a clear offer. And when a real rod bends again, the phone goes back in your pocket.
Codes for readers
Alongside the article we gave MundoPesquero 60 codes, 30 for Android and 30 for iPhone, that unlock the Spanish spots in the game. New subscribers to their newsletter get them while they last.
New in the game
Update 1.4.0 came out the day before the article. It adds lures for predators (popper, minnow and jig, each working at its own depth) and protected species: fish protected by law in a given country go back to the sea, earning coins and the Guardian of the Sea achievement. There are also daily challenges, a Sunday tournament and a shareable catch image.
About the game
Tisch Fishing Game is a free shore-fishing game: cast, wait for a bite and fight the fish without snapping the line. Purchases are optional, and ads are only watched by choice, for a reward. At Designer2 we built it from idea to launch, covering design, iOS and Android development, and publishing in the stores. Read more about the project in our portfolio post.
Thanks to Óscar Albarracín and MundoPesquero for the thorough and honest article! Read the full article (in Spanish) on mundopesquero.com. If you have an idea for an app or a game, get in touch.