Underplayed Gems

Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing (2025)

Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing cover
Developer
Banana Jam Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

You passively fish from a tiny window on your desktop, making it feel like a calming, unobtrusive companion to whatever else you are doing.

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What players say

Players appreciate Strange Shores as a casual clicker that sits in a corner of the screen, best played while doing other tasks. Its quirky catches like a piano or fish and chips get laughs, and the AFK mode is useful for smaller fish but not enough for bigger ones. Some note the lack of public lobbies, as multiplayer requires a friend with a lobby code.

Screenshots

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