Why is there no Fishing in Cow Life Sim RPG?

Adding fishing was one of the most common requests I got while making CLS and so I want to explain why I didn't add it and never will. The suggestion isn't unexpected, fishing is a staple for life sims, RPGs, and nearly every video game genre today. It's a chill and relaxing activity. But real fishing is violent. It's dragging a sentient feeling animal by a hook in their mouth to then suffocate and kill them. Even with catch-and-release, fish often don't survive the encounter because of the stress and exertion from being caught (a 16% to over 40% chance of death depending on how hot it is and how the fish is handled).

But it's just a video game

Video games and all art have an effect on the world. Portraying fishing as a fun and relaxing hobby teaches and reinforces this belief in people. Fishing being as widespread as it is in gaming has almost assuredly caused some people to take it up as a hobby and I don't want to be a part of that.

Thank you everyone so much for playing Cow Life Sim RPG! I should have another little bug fix patch coming out soon, but after that I'm going to move to making a brand new game (more on that in the future, but it will feature Jonald trying to buy a Wii on launch day and I'm hoping to have a demo ready for the October steam fest).

Unfortunately I need to ask for help so I can afford life and keep making games. I am currently in debt and slowly going further into debt just paying for food, rent, and other necessities.

If you're able to and would like to help out I've setup a Patreon and I have a PayPal for one-time donations. At the end of the month I'll be doing a live stream on my Twitch channel drawing horses like the ones above and any $9+ CAD Patrons or PayPal donations with a comment suggesting an idea will be first in line and guaranteed to get one.

It would also be a big help if you can buy and/or review Cow Life Sim on Steam (we're currently at 26/50 reviews needed for the next visibility boost).

Thank you so much again everyone for the support and kind words you've given me I appreciate it all so much.

Cow Life Sim RPG's Beach Update is live on Steam and Itch.io!

3 New Quests!

• Help a beaver find love in Beaver Love!
• Arrange the perfect basket formation in Constellation of Basket!
• Completely undo what you did in Drinking Juice Lake in the new quest Refilling Juice Lake!

3 New Skills!

• Swim to new shores with the Swimming skill!
• Build castles and more with the new Building skill!
• Plus one secret bonus skill!

Expanded level cap!

• Train through 20 more handcrafted level experiences and reach new heights!

50 New Items!

• Juice, Weave, Burn, and Build with them all to expand your Experiencing horizons!

And of course, The Beach!

• Meet new friends and swim to your heart's content in this expansive new area!
• Build castles and play with The Ball!
• Enjoy a new tune by musician Vince Alan!
• Be sure to try the Wustard!

Sand, swimming, and the soggiest inventory awaits you!

Available now on:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781740/Cow_Life_Sim_RPG
Itch.io: https://pajamabeevegan.itch.io/cowlifesimrpg

Also available in the Queer Games 2024 Bundle:
$60 edition: https://itch.io/b/2506/queer-games-bundle-2024-with-10-option
$10+ pay what you can edition: https://itch.io/b/2507/queer-games-bundle-2024-pay-what-you-can-edition

last night i dreamed that gamestop was going to release a game about smoking so me and a friend filled our gamecube controllers with sand to go protest.

cow life sim update is really coming along btw all i have left is some achievements and a bit of sound work. just getting held up by some technical issues and kidney stones atm.