Moonglow Bay

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  • Summary: Moonglow Bay is set along the Eastern Canadian coastline during the 1980s and offers players a diverse and emotionally charged story, complemented by a relaxing, slice-of-life fishing RPG.

    You play as a rookie angler, struggling to fulfil your partner's final wish by keeping a business    Moonglow Bay is set along the Eastern Canadian coastline during the 1980s and offers players a diverse and emotionally charged story, complemented by a relaxing, slice-of-life fishing RPG.

    You play as a rookie angler, struggling to fulfil your partner's final wish by keeping a business afloat in the face of impending bankruptcy.

    Whether playing solo or with a friend in drop-in-drop-out local co-op, you'll need to cook your catch of the day, then sell a variety of recipes to upgrade your shop, gear, and fishing boat.

    Combining a playful voxel art style with a sumptuous soundtrack, your journey is split into several distinct story arcs featuring a fully-inhabited town to traverse and the potential for epic encounters with the rumoured Mystical Monsters of Moonglow.

    With your journal and rod in hand, explore the furthest reaches of the ocean, from frigid glaciers to boiling geysers, and learn to cast nets, set traps and fish through ice, documenting over 100 varied aquatic species while uncovering the secrets of Moonglow Bay.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. PlayStation Country
    Apr 26, 2024
    80
    Moonglow Bay is a lovely relaxing timesink of a game. It’s just a shame that it is bedevilled by bugs of varying degrees of severity. Despite everything we recommend you persevere with it and hope for patches down the line.
  2. PSX Brasil
    Apr 9, 2024
    70
    Understood according to its focused proposal, Moonglow Bay is a quiet game of melancholic but hopeful everyday life of a declining Canadian fishing town. The simplicity and conciseness may make it fall into a repetitive routine, but there is purpose in the cycle of actions that fits the narrative of, one day at a time, revitalizing both the community and the life of a widowed person who will use the fishing rod to deal with the grief.
  3. Softpedia
    Apr 10, 2024
    70
    It is a combination of gameplay elements borrowed from different genres and mashed together to form a feel-good experience. Moonglow Bay is not just a fishing adventure, a time management game or a skill-based cooking game. It is a glimpse into the life of a virtual community and a lesson of how each member plays an essential role to make it thrive. It is worth experiencing for any fans of casual games looking to get lost in an optimistic narrative.
  4. Push Square
    Apr 9, 2024
    40
    Moonglow Bay has a lot of promise; it’s easy to spend hours with it when it’s working properly. But when it’s not, it turns into a nightmare you don’t want to revisit. The cosy vibes of the gameplay, fun characters, and enjoyable fishing and cooking mechanics don’t make up for fundamental errors with the game that really mar the rest of the experience.

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