Did you pop in Closing Fantasy XV solely to hitch your Regalia completely to Galdin Quay? Did you halt progress in Sea of Stars in an effort to filet each single species recognized to man? In the event you’re a complete fishing freak, there’s an open-world action-RPG on the way in which for you known as Sea Fantasy. 

Developed by METASLA, Sea Fantasy is a top-down recreation with a pixel artwork aesthetic that guarantees an “Otherworldly Fishing Open World RPG.” It additionally says you may “save the world by fishing!,” which could not sound fairly as chill as sitting by the dock of the bay must be. That’s as a result of there’s a barely darker twist right here, as you purpose to fish for the world’s marine life — referred to as SeaAZ — whereas kicking off a narrative wherein the top of the world is imminent. 

Sea Fantasy presently has a projected launch window set for February 2025 on PC and as-yet-unspecified consoles. Whereas most of METASLA’s first trailer is all about fishing, you will get a glimpse on the bigger story that threatens to unfurl close to the top. 

Think about dragons (when you dare)

Simply how “epic” will this story be? The Steam web page doesn’t dive an excessive amount of deeper into what to anticipate, however did you see these dragons on the finish of the trailer? Yep, you simply acquired sucked right into a fishing recreation solely to be tricked into happening an journey! It’s an actual RPG reversal, or so it appears. What we all know up to now is that you just’ll be capable to hop on a ship and discover the open world freely, and dive into dungeons seeking treasure. You’ll need to keep away from traps alongside the way in which, after all. Lest you overlook, because the devs put it, “this isn’t a peaceable fishing recreation.” 

Then again, you could possibly additionally simply catch a ton of fish and use the crafting system to make new rods and hooks. Perhaps you’ll be capable to ignore all these pesky world-saving pleas for some time like each different RPG adventurer value their salt. Dragons can wait; the door on my signal clearly says “Gone Fishin’.”