About Fishing Demo Released During PC Gaming Show 2026
The demo launch gives players an early look at how the Arctic Eggs developer translates its signature surreal, unsettling tone into a fishing mystery genre.
Key Facts
- The Water Museum released a demo for About Fishing during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8.
- The demo is available on Steam with an estimated playtime of 40 to 60 minutes.
- About Fishing is a fishing mystery adventure set on a foggy, eerie lake, controlled by a girl in a raincoat.
- The full game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam and on PS5.
- Publisher Playstack announced the demo and released a new trailer during the event.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
The Water Museum, the developer behind the surreal cooking game Arctic Eggs, released a demo for its next title, About Fishing, during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8. The demo is available now on Steam, with an estimated playtime of 40 to 60 minutes. About Fishing is a fishing mystery adventure game set on a foggy, eerie lake. The player controls a girl in a raincoat who fishes using a physics-based realistic fishing system. The game's story is described as luring players toward a hidden truth beneath the water. The full game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam and on PS5. A new trailer accompanied the demo announcement, showcasing the game's unsettling atmosphere. Publisher Playstack made the announcement during the event.
The Water Museum, the studio founded by developer Kevin and known for the bizarre cooking game Arctic Eggs, showed its follow-up project at the PC Gaming Show 2026. About Fishing is a fishing mystery adventure where the player character, a girl in a raincoat, casts lines into a fog-covered lake. The game uses physics calculations for its fishing mechanics, but the trailer emphasizes an ominous, quiet atmosphere rather than simulation realism. The demo on Steam is estimated to take 40 to 60 minutes to complete. Publisher Playstack confirmed the full game will launch on PC and PS5, though no release date was given. The new trailer released alongside the demo shows the protagonist alone on the water, with the story hinting at something hidden below the surface.
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