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Rory Norris

I thought Fishing Shop Simulator was a joke after I saw mechs in ancient Rome, but after two hours with its demo, I'm hooked

Fishing Shop Simulator: A mech walking through a burning city as planes fly overhead.

As much as I love janky, often surface-level fishing minigames that are crammed into almost everything these days, I've never been one for an actual fishing game. That was until YouTube randomly recommended me the intro cinematic from Fishing Shop Simulator, whose thumbnail piqued my curiosity like no other: why was there a smouldering city with WWII planes flying overhead and a mech stomping through next to the words Fishing Shop Simulator? I immediately downloaded the demo, and it's as barmy as it sounds.

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