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Horror Fishing Sim ‘Normal Fishing’ Pays Tribute to Retro Handheld Gaming [Trailer]
DREDGE fans will again have a horror fishing sim to look forward to in The Bworg’s Normal Fishing. Originally developed on itch.io (where you can download the demo), a more fleshed-out version of this tribute to a certain handheld retro console will be coming to Steam, courtesy of Pocketpair Publishing.
According to The Bworg, Normal Fishing is an “action-packed, creepy, experimental indie game inspired by retro handheld gaming consoles, childhood fears and deep, dark mysteries.” Taking place in a remote village, where fishing is a long-held tradition, there’s a mysterious lake chock full of diverse and “unusual” aquatic life. As the new fisherman in town, and with an expensive lifestyle to fund, it’s your job to catch fish, uncover treasures and more.
Normal Fishing will see you attempting to complete a collection of 20 different lake creatures through fishing minigames that see you dodging debris in the water as your hook races towards your catch. Obviously, there’s far more to this ordinary fishing game. There are secrets hidden at the bottom of those deep, dark waters. You’ll also be battling epic monsters to protect the village.
There’s also something about an ancient Godfish. But whatever you do, don’t touch the water.
Bloober Team appears to have something in the works related to Cronos: The New Dawn. At least, that would appear to be the case, thanks to an accidental reveal ahead of this weekend’s IGN Live event as part of Summer Game Fest.
In the list of title reveals during the event, something referred to as “Cronos: Lazarus” appeared in the list, but was quickly scrubbed. However, not before the internet picked up on it. Adding more fuel to the reveal were two screenshots posted to X by insider Intercelluar, which appear to show the official art. It’s not clear yet, but this is more than likely a new DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn, given that Bloober Team is already busy with multiple other titles, including the Silent Hill remake, and the recently-announced Layers of Fear 3.
If you haven’t checked out Cronos: The New Dawn (and you never read Aaron’s review of the game), the game is set in the haunting ruins of New Dawn, a world inspired by Nowa Huta, a real historical district in Kraków, Poland. Cronos: The New Dawn unfolds across two timelines: a post-apocalyptic future decaying in despair, and the gritty, industrial 1980s reality. This powerful duality blends retro realism, dystopian sci-fi, and a retro-futuristic atmosphere to create a deeply immersive world filled with tension, mystery, and terror.
Players step into the hunting suit of The Traveler — an enigmatic agent of the Collective, sent into zones scarred by the Change, a cataclysmic event that shattered time, memory, and flesh. What remains is a world suspended between past and future — haunted, hostile, and unravelling. Survival is anything but certain.
Thanks to RelyOnHorror for the heads up!