SALMON born to die

ride out the brutal life cycle of a hungry salmon! survive the feeding frenzy stage to climb the waterfall, jump over obstacles, and father a new generation! the more you eat, the bigger you'll get, so don't forget to use your FOCUS button to stay safe. see if you can survive the feeding frenzy long enough to eat the King!

in the feeding frenzy mode, make good use of your DASH and FOCUS to bob and weave between larger fish to pick out the ones you can eat! the larger you are at the end of this stage, the more stamina (and size) you'll have in the waterfall stage.

in the waterfall stage, try to use your FOCUS to avoid obstacles, but you'll need to JUMP over them when there's no way through! as you take damage and consume stamina, you'll become smaller and have an easier time dodging, but the more stamina you have when you reach the top of the waterfall, the more eggs you'll lay, meaning more lives & time in the next feeding frenzy!

HOT TIP: Starting out, play it safe and FOCUS as often as possible! The amount of opposing fish that can spawn in feeding frenzy mode increases with every generation you survive, so if you can stick it out, you'll start to be able to grow much faster during each feeding frenzy!

game by Rusty and Scruffy

fish designs & theme song by Rusty

Rusty: https://bsky.app/profile/oaf.bsky.social

Scruffy: www.youtube.com/@ScruffyMusic

GMTK 2025 "LOOP" submission