0.3.5

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Update 0.3!

I\'ve been excited to release this update as it\'s progressed, we have some exciting changes and additions!

New Environments

As showcased in the previous update, the environments have been completely reworked visually.

Gone are the featureless blocks, we now have environments that feel more alive with little fish swimming around and a multitude of coral life!

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Sky fishing is here!

I\'ve finally added the sky fishing environment; unlocked after building the sky tower this environment features vine covered ruins to fly around and explore.

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New trinkets!

As with every update, we have new trinkets to show off, this update features trinkets which add abilities to the sea opals as you collect them!

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Key bindings

I\'ve added a settings option to rebind the action keys! This will help with anyone utilising accessibility controllers and third party controllers.

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Accessibility

I\'ve implemented a range of accessibility options!

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Fish can now move in three modes:

• Moving - normal movement

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• Slow - half movement speed

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• Still - no movement at all

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Auto tap removes the need to tap in tapping fish action events.

No lure gravity removes any gravity/falling from the lure, giving more control back.

Colour blind mode adds icons to the fish, allowing for those with visual impairments to see more clearly what colour (or icon) a fish is as well as what perks it may have.

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New Characters!

I\'ve had some more art commissioned from the fantastic @sansh_pixel on Fiverr.

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Including a fantastic rendition of my dog, Elsa!

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That\'s everything in this update, thanks everyone!

All my best,

Ben

Savvy Games

Hello everyone!

It\'s spooky season! I hope you\'re all keeping warm and feeling that pumpkin spice energy!

This update will bring a bit of a look into the upcoming level changes (and additions!), the existing coastal and deep sea levels have been visually reworked, removing the older blocky aesthetic, as has the island!

Also, here\'s a look at the sky ruins, the upcoming third area to fish in that you may have reached through construction of your sky tower!

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This area introduces all new sky fish never encountered before (because normal fish can\'t fly!) as well as more intricate areas to weave in and out of with your lure.

That\'s it for this update, thanks everyone!

All my best,

Ben

Savvy Games

September Development Update

The last couple of months have been very busy! A lot of life admin, as well as working on upskilling in a areas such as digital and 3D artwork.

That said, I\'ve been working on some fun new mechanics coming to you by the end of this year!

Sky Fishing!

The tower has been built and sat waiting, but soon you\'ll finally be able to use it to go fishing in the sky!

Explore a floating temple and capture all new flying creatures.

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New Trinket Varieties!

I\'ll be introducing some new ways to enhance your runs with trinkets that manipulate what sea opals can do for you!

Arcade Mode!

A new arcade mode of playing is being introduced, where the goal is to fish as many days as you can with an ever increasing score goal.

Thank you for your patience with the development of Stu the fisherman, I\'m looking forward to getting this update out to you!

All my best,

Ben

Savvy Games

We\'re into 0.2!

It\'s been a month since the early access release of Stu the fisherman and the feedback has been great!

I\'ve been hard at work on this next update, which I think will be an exciting one for you all too.

New Progression System

Everything up to this point has been numbers; multiply value by value and earn money to buy everything you\'d ever need. This has changed.

You now fish to earn points (still value x multiplier) which collect week-by-week towards earning rewards.

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These can be new trinkets or materials that are used to upgrade your gear and rebuild the town!

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Rainbow Fish

Mentioned in the devlog update, a whole new variant of fish has been added, these fish count as any colour, meaning that they count towards trinkets such as stone, glass and shell which all target colours individually! With this new variant come all new trinkets that convert your fish into the rainbow variant!

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New UI

The UI has been given a face lift! Away with the oversaturation of blue and in with a lost sailor feel, featuring pages and books that feel as though you\'re logging everything as you fish day to day.

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Fishing will now feel less about the numbers with bars to measure distance and depth, as well as a new follow-net system where the fish you catch will follow your lure! You can see how many nets you have left for fish just by looking!

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New Stu, New Art!

And finally I\'ve had some very talented artists create some absolutely gorgeous new artwork for the game!

First off we have a whole new Stu by @sansh_pixel on Fiver. Love this new more detailed design![img src=\"https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/45541058/25d8b54944a0d00b9188ad1d6637fcd008342445.gif\"][/img]

And secondly we have this incredible new banner art by @sheilenwei !

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I hope that you all enjoy this update as much as I\'ve enjoy making it!

All my best,

Ben

Savvy Games

Development Update July 2025

Hi everyone! Thank you all for a great first couple of weeks with Stu the fisherman, I've been enjoying getting all of your feedback and making improvements from said feedback.

This update will cover some of the bits coming soon to give you an idea on how development is progressing.

New UI!

I've developed some new, much sleeker UI for the game, giving it more of a fisherman's log / travellers journal feeling!

The log and fisherman's shops have been adjusted into these beautiful book formats with tabs and defined structure.

Scoring, Progression and Flair

A whole new progression system has been added revolving around progressing up a forever growing target score. Each target met will have a reward such as Wood, Food, Metal or even Trinkets!

Interactions with fish and scoring now have bursts of particles and shaking to add energy and feeling to your progression.

Rainbows!

A whole new fish variation and numerous Trinkets to interact with that new variation.

Rainbow fish count as any colour, meaning that they trigger all of your blue, red and green trinkets during scoring. New trinkets involve abilities such as converting fish to be rainbow when caught!

Outro

Once again, thanks all, I look forward to seeing your feedback with this next update. I'm incredibly proud of how much the game is progressing.

All my best,

Ben

Savvy Games

And we're LIVE!

Thank you so much to everybody who has believed in this project so far, you all mean a lot and are incredibly appreciated!

I thought I would take this first update to share with you where the game is heading over the next year with our roadmap!

The first few months are going to focus on fixes and improvement based on feedback from people like yourself! This includes changes to the game economy, adding flare to the scoring and animations, as well as all new features like the rainbow fish (which counts as any colour) and trinkets to create all new combinations with.

Following on from that the focus will be on adding new mechanics, such as the sky fishing biome, an arcade mode that allows endless fishing separate to the story and the continuation of Stu's story itself.

If you want to keep up with development and get involved with how this game will develop please join our Discord !

Once again, thank you so much, and I look forward to the future of Stu.

All my best,

Ben

Savvy Games