09/05 Update - We are excited that you can now Wishlist the full game on Steam. We're actively planning improvements and new features that we can’t wait for you to experience. Stay tuned for more updates and thank you for your continued support!

08/27 Update
- Thanks to everyone for the amazing feedback, we're so glad you all enjoyed the game! We loved working on this game so much that we are planning a new and improved version soon. Check out our website or follow Glass Gecko Games on Itch.io for updates and more!

09/04 Update - We made it to the Top 20 GMTK video, and we couldn’t have done it without all your incredible support, feedback, and enjoyment of our little fish game! We're more motivated than ever to turn this into a full game, packed with more features, fish, friends to feed, and plenty of fun for you to enjoy! Be sure to follow Glass Gecko Games on our socials and itch.io for updates. Thank you all for making this jam an amazing experience—we couldn’t have done it without you!


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This game was made for the 2024 GMTK Game Jam. You are a robot built to feed hungry aquatic "customers"! Scale the depths with your trusty fishing rod, then scale the depths again, but in the sense of scaling fish. It's best played in full-screen.

~=-------------CONTROLS------------=~

A / D Keys: Move left and right (player and fishing hook)

E Key: Interact

Mouse: Everything else


~=-----------HOW TO PLAY----------=~

1. Start at the far left and interact to start fishing. The fishing line will automatically descend; use A and D to control its direction. Ram a fish with the hook to deal damage to it, fishing it up after dealing enough. 

2. Take your newly caught fish to the Scaling station, where you can scale your newly caught fish. Once you're done scaling a fish, press the button at the top right corner to finish!

3. Feed your cleaned fish to the hungry customer on the right, who will pay you after they're fully satiated.

4. Access the shop using the button in the top right corner to purchase upgrades for your knife, fishing line, and hook!

5. Repeat, until you finally SCALE THE DEPTHS!

~=-------------CREDITS------------=~

Chace Nielson (Kar2fast) - Programming
Emmanuel Omari-Osei (E-man248) - Programming
4n6u - Programming
Oluwatoni Osho - Programming, Sound, Music
Serpexnessie - Art
Pepocandii - Art
Gaul_Blatter - Music
Madog
- QA
SharkyFerret - Special Thanks

~=-------------NOTES------------=~ 

This game was made as part of the GMTK Game Jam 2024, with the "Built to Scale" theme. In this game, you are a robot BUILT TO SCALE Fish and the Depths!

Made by Glass Gecko Games  (Itch page)

During the jam, the executable download was broken, but the WebGL version was perfectly functional. Post-jam, a new .zip containing the working game executable was uploaded--There are no differences between this new version and the original WebGL version of the game.

Download

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Scale the Depths - WebGL Submission-matched version.zip 39 MB

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can you make an android version

bug that doesn't let me exit the scaling screen

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great game, poor game almost crashed everytime i got a big fish to scale. so much fun so simple

fish swimming in sky.

This game is very calming,and a delite to play.

10/10

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how to save

SS. Ligma LoL :)

The game (intended or not) is compatible with hundreds of controllers, if paired with JoyToKey. The entire game can be played on an UltraRacer 64 controller.

Nice

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I made a video of your game! 

有趣!

fun game, but in desperate need of optimization. the game stutters in accordance to the amount of scales on the fish being loaded; a cod is already a solid second. would like to see improvement in the scaling menu. great game though, very cozy; happy to see it develop further.

sunfish dont have scales.

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id also like to be able to throw out fish; at some point you really dont want to spend time on sardines. also please move the camera such that the hook is centered higher on the screen

Para cuando android version?

Muy chulo el juego por cierto

super awesome, tons of fun!

this is really great!.however i bought everything first try and im really rich so can u pls add more stuff?thx!also why is the boat named ligma?

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ligma bols :(

No thx.sorry dude go get a girlfriend.

Can you make it mobile compatible plz (best gane tho)

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this is so cute!! i really enjoyed it!

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I love it! There should be more!!

Muito bom esse jogo!!

how do u save the game? can u save the game? cuz it didnt save for me :( also when u scale the fish it makes the gaem super laggy not sure why

There's a bug where I got softlocked after I reached the meat limit, I can't feed a 14 sea turtle

It's possibly because I kept scaling fish after reaching the meat limit, and when I reopen the game I can't even move.

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love it so fun to play whil there also be a mac download in the future? 

Great!

Cuz I like it

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why cant i open the shop, the achivments, and click the red check mark when im done scaling a fish???

please fix

I saw a YouTube video on this and decided to try it

good

I 100% this game i loved it

good shi fr fr

I had fun with this game


Typo in English: "Ocra" should be "Orca" 🐬👍

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Is this game on play store because I found this game just today on play store for mobile versions? Just wondering if devs sold this or naw 

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That version is an unlicensed copycat. We will post here when the real full release is out.

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好玩就是没有存档,要是有存档就好了ovo

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我知道,哈哈

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wow是国人🤔可能吧(猴子叫)(猴子叫)(猴子叫)(猴子叫)(猴子叫)OvO

this is so cute. :) I LOVE IT!

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I caught a leviathan. With the basic hook.

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i love the little amoongus print when you go to descale the fish 

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Nice game, the fishing portion was a bit confusing to maneuver, but it eventually didn't matter much once I upgraded everything (which was pretty quick). 

The game also kept freezing a bit once I'd gotten the bigger fishes (basically anything from bluefin tuna and beyond, sometimes cod). To be fair, I was also playing on the web browser version.

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9/10 love the concept and the idea but game keeps breaking when a sea turtle appears it wont let the feed him

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Needs a hotkey to go to next fish

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Because of the "View all by Serpxnessie", "follow Serpexnessie" "Add To Collection", "Rate This Game", "Submission to GMTK Game Jan 2024" and "Related games" buttons i cant go to the next fish so i agree.

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the game is good but

the massive lag spike when you click next fish

the amount of scales on the tuna and sunfish is too much (it hurts my eyes)

Fun game. Nothing else to say. I liked it when it got weird with the costumers

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