Lake of Creatures

2D action roguelike with fishing, combat, and changing lakes

ANTENNA GAMES · Released Nov 15, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 369
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; peak 24h 1
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 9 months ago; Dec 2, 2025

What is Lake of Creatures?

Lake of Creatures is a 2D, single-player action roguelike set around lakes. Each run, you cast a physics-based fishing line, fight enemies, combine upgrades, and encounter puzzles that affect the lake. Lakes, treasures, puzzles, and enemy encounters vary between runs, while quests unlock characters and treasures.

For you if...

+you enjoy difficult runs and experimenting with upgrade combinations
+you like fishing mixed with action combat

Not for you if...

−you want a relaxed fishing game without combat
−you dislike repeating runs after tough fights

What players say

93% of 369 reviews are positive

Players praise the gameplay loop and upgrade combinations. Critics frequently describe the fishing controls as awkward and say aiming and incoming damage can feel unreliable.

Screenshots and trailer

Lake of Creatures system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.2 GHz
Graphics: 256 MB
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 73
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, Czech, Polish, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal.