HOW TO PLAY / FIELD NOTES
SHORELIGHT FINDS: from the first cast to a personal museum
The catch is only the beginning. Choose what to discover next, protect meaningful finds and turn a growing collection into an exhibition.
- Devices
- Desktop · Tablet · Phone
- Players
- Single player
- Language & sound
- English / 中文 · Starts muted
Is this your kind of game?
For players who prefer collecting, arranging and discovering stories to demanding fishing controls.
Controls at a glance
Click or tap a water point to fish automatically. On desktop, Space casts again. For displays, select an object and then a slot; dragging is optional. Phones favor portrait, while landscape also works.
Start with discoveries, not a perfect collection
A cast handles the waiting and retrieval for you. There is no tension meter or quick-time sequence to master. Let the first discoveries introduce the collection, then open their entries to learn which pieces belong together.
Continuous fishing works during the current foreground session. Opening a menu or leaving the page pauses it, so it is not an offline income system. You can step away without needing to keep tapping, but the game does not promise new catches while the browser is closed.
Give the next cast a purpose
Different water points, tackle, time periods and weather affect the displayed chances for the next cast. When discoveries slow down, inspect that information before simply repeating the same setup.
Research and tracked collection goals help you pursue missing pieces. Focus on one series or museum at a time: it is easier to decide where to fish when you know what would complete the next part of your exhibition. Repeated discoveries still have a role as collection stock; discovering an item and owning a spare copy are different things.
Build a collection you can actually display
Open a compatible museum when you meet its collection requirement. Start with a coherent group of objects, then try a featured piece as its visual centre. Select an object and a display slot if dragging is awkward on your phone.
Active museum displays share your real inventory. An object already used elsewhere may not have another copy available for a new slot. Protect favourites before bulk organizing, and remember that releasing an object reduces stock even though its discovery remains recorded.
Beyond filling the catalogue
Some finds can be restored, and collection stories give old objects a context beyond their rarity. Try rearranging a museum around a theme instead of placing only the rarest items.
When you like an arrangement, save its display plan and export a postcard locally. The postcard is a picture of your collection; use the separate save backup when you want to preserve playable progress.
Progress & backups
Collections and display plans are saved locally. Encrypted backup export/import is available. Keep both your save file and any postcards you want to retain before changing browsers or devices.
Language follows this portal. To change it, choose EN / 中文 here and open the game again. Each visit starts with sound off; enable it in the game if you want audio.
Ready for a run?
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