Games like The Big Catch: Tacklebox

Steam reviews

What players say

Players who enjoy tough 3D platforming praise the tight, momentum-based movement and free prologue, though many find the difficulty, checkpoints and lack of a map frustrating.

Most players recommend the demo, and many call it a complete experience in its own right, with long playtimes of ten hours or more. Many praise the fishing rod mechanics for grappling, swinging and grabbing items, the momentum-based movement, and the exploration of the desert plateau and towers, where the intended route often has to be worked out by trial and error. The art style, the music and the fish-catching animation come up repeatedly. Some players complain about punishing precision, long runbacks after falls, too few checkpoints, the absence of a map, a camera that moves on its own, and sand snake travel that handles poorly. A few find the controls convoluted or the difficulty unfair. Recent reviews are more mixed in tone, with some praising the movement and others focusing on frustration and performance problems on lower-end hardware, but the overall picture is strongly positive.

Who it suits

Players who enjoy demanding 3D platformers with precise movement and patience for trial and error will get the most out of this free demo.

Who should skip it

Players who want relaxed platforming or dislike harsh difficulty, frequent long runbacks and navigation without a map should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with longer playtimes tend to mention the trial-and-error runbacks and the desire for a map more often, while newer players focus on the feel of the movement.

Summarised by AI from 76 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.