My f...second game

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

I originally planned to start documenting my journey when I made my first game. You can check it out here: Hostbound. It was built for a horror game‑jam—​not exactly terrifying, but the experience was meaningful.

Background

The game was uploaded on November 5th, 2025, and I haven’t looked at Godot or GDScript since. Real life happened, so I’m back with a new idea and a desire to learn by actually making something rather than following endless tutorials.

Core Concept

A simple 2D game focused on catching fish while avoiding trash. The art style will be intermediate pixel art to keep the workload manageable.

Entities

• Good

  • Normal fish (medium size)
  • Rare fish (e.g., golden fish or a treasure chest with a fish icon)

• Bad

  • Cans
  • Knives
  • Spiky sea urchins (optional)

Power‑ups (optional)

• Clock – slows time for 6 seconds
• Magnet – pulls fish toward your boat

Health & Scoring

• Health system: hearts, starting with 3 lives.
• Catch fish → +1 score.
• Catch rare fish / special objects → +3 score.
• Catch trash → lose 1 life.

Additional Mechanics

• If a fish hits the water… (still undecided).
• Spawn rate increases over time to add chaos.

Future Additions

I may later add a helper, such as a seagull that swoops in when you press Space, but the immediate focus is on delivering a solid MVP.

Closing

That’s the plan. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more updates!