The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.
Modeled estimate, not a reported figure. How we estimate →
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.29/day in the week to Aug 27 → 0.29/day in the week after.
About
You are an angler haunted by huge debts. In the midst of yet another night working at sea, you catch something different: a fish which talks, and promises to make you rich... but at what cost?
A brief (around 30 minutes) fishing horror game about debt and hopelessness. Enjoy a twisted cautionary tale in one sitting.
Underwater eye-cam. Watch the fish biting the lure, then retrieve it as fast as you can. Be careful though: something else may be watching you as well...
Fish and gut. Fly-fish like a pro, then gut your catch to keep 'em fresh. Be careful with the knife though: you don't want to cut yourself.
The talking fish wants a deal. Consider the alluring promises of this mysterious being through surreal dialogues and twisted choices.
The loan shark is coming. This is no relaxing cozy fishing experience. Your time is running out, and something horrible lurks in the water.
Genres
Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $3.99 | 697reviews | 85% | — | $47.9K |
| $4.99 | 185ratings | 85% | — | not modelled | |
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 69 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
At first, this game is about organized gang activity. Then, it's about making a deal with the devil. At last, it's revealed that the game was about capitalism all along. The men had fish and were fed for a day, but then "the smell of their fish rose to the noses of the great men - they scented some profit in it, and let the sea-shore to the great fishmongers of London" (Karl Marx). [spoiler]Technical details: Proton Experimental, a few glitches warranting a restart (for instance, the Captain's wagecuck pact offering and the eye expropriation events can be triggered too soon to each other breaking the scripting).[/spoiler]
This is an excellent short game that perfectly captures the current job situation in the world. The social commentary is interesting, to say the least. One very positive aspect of the game is the achievement hunting, which is genuinely fun, largely because the game knows not to take itself too seriously. It is a brief but highly enjoyable experience, and I am already eager to play other titles from this developer. May Cagliuso burn in a pan.
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For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, Italian
| $4.99 |
| 88ratings |
| 84% |
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| not modelled |
| $4.99 | — | — | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 69 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Jesteśmy wędkarzem, który wypływa w morze swoim kutrem nocą, bowiem musi uregulować olbrzymi dług, więc pracuje non stop. Wkrótce wyławia gadająca rybę. Ta, choć nie przypomina złotej rybki, ma dla niego układ i spełni jego życzenia związane z połowem. Musi tylko jako przynęty użyć oka tej ryby. I faktycznie oko na haczyku przyciąga rzadkie i drogie okazy. Jednak dalsza historia komplikuje się i wędkarz ma dylemat, co do swojego losu, który może powiązać z dziwną rybą. Gra to przygodówka symulacyjna w klimatach horroru. Wykonujemy te same czynności, które przeplatane są wyborami gracza podczas rozmowy z rybą i nie tylko, doprowadzając go do jednego z kilku zakończeń. Łowimy ryby, patroszymy je i wrzucamy do skrzyni, racząc się od czasu do czasu piwem. Odczuwamy też, że ów przygoda nie skończy się dobrze, co jest dość częste w tego typu produkcjach. „Loan Shark” ma fajny klimat, historyjka jest ciekawa. Ukończyłem ją dwa razy, ale pomimo wybieraniu innych wyborów, drugie podejście doprowadziło mnie do tego samego zakończenia. Domyślam się jakie może być trzecie, ale jak spojrzę na osiągnięcia do zdobycia, to chyba ciężko zdobyć niektóre, bo rozgrywka niezbyt sugeruje w jakim momencie możemy zrobić coś innego. Z jednej strony dobrze, że nie jest w ten sposób nachalna, ale z drugiej już odrzuca od kolejnych podejść. Audiowizualnie jest w porządku. Dźwięk jest nieco podstawowy i ubogi, choć spełnia swoje zadanie. Graficznie jest stylizowana na gry sprzed lat, ale przez to też czytelna, pozwalająca graczowi na wyobraźnię. Fabularnie znajdziemy też odniesienia do kapitalizmu. W końcu nawet ryba może być biznesmenem. 6/10
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Game had a lot of potential but its just short and boring. The achievements serve just to get you to keep replaying it so it can get you past the 2 hour mark. Its $4 so I didnt expect much but I was hoping to at least be able to catch the shark...
HATA
Lovely little game. Enjoyed the journey a lot.
Loan shark is a phenomenal short indie horror game, well worth.
This game pretty much told me to give up hope and get a job. 10/10
Выплатил долг, лодку стопнула ПНГ рыба - при включении мотора обратно тепнуло на сушу заявив, что долг не выплачен. овералл игра кусок кала, пнг рыба и деревянные анимации (если они вообще есть, а не заменены серым экраном). Типа хоррор, но страха строго нет. Только смех от дешевизны всего происходящего. Инди и все такое, но, честно, играть не стоит
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