Cornerpond

I really love this game. I was excited for it, but when I started, I initially thought "The auto-reel is doing so much for me... Can I even play? Is this purely an idle game?". That made me inclined to be skeptical, but I absolutely had no reason to worry. This game has simple gameplay, but is at once wonderfully intricate, and I feel like you only realize this more and more. It feels like so much care and thought went into every part of it. I love the quests, the journal, the fun fictional fish, the tiers, the whimsy of a delivery bird and a mouse shop, the progression of upgrades, the consumables... Everything feels so tightly-knit. Even the settings are considerate. The pricing also somehow seems perfect. It's just steep enough when you're reaching for your next goals. Nothing is so easy that you breeze through leveling up and unlock everything all at once. That feels like a hard balance to strike, so I really appreciate it. The cosmetics feel the same way, where you're really weighing the cost against the price of your next upgrade. It adds another layer of thought to how you're playing. The rotating mouse-shop exclusive cosmetics are always an exciting little surprise, too. I'm really looking forward to having this game accompanying my desktop for a long time. I'd like to level up all of my favorite fish from the arctic biome and get their shiny versions to keep in my favorites tab, especially. Thank you for such a fun game.