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Run a tiny desktop fishing pond as your angler catches fish, while you upgrade gear, fill a journal, and reel in big catches.
Released 21 Apr 2025
Fish While You Work
Fill the Fish Journal
Reel In Big Catches
A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace!
Developed by foolsroom · Published by foolsroom
Cornerpond places a small fishing scene in a corner of your screen. You manage an angler who fishes while you work or use other apps, checking in now and then to sell catches or help with a difficult one.
Fish are caught automatically, but some larger or rarer catches call for a brief reeling minigame. Sell your fish to earn money for rod and bait upgrades, which improve your fishing and increase automation over time.
Travel among fishing locations, complete quests, and record catches in a journal of fish with different rarities and grades. Potions can affect fishing odds or timing, while avatar and gear cosmetics let you customize the scene.
Players often enjoy Cornerpond as a calm, unobtrusive desktop companion, praising its cute pixel art, fish variety, and character customization. Some also like the gradual upgrades and occasional catch interactions. A recurring criticism is that completing the collection can turn into a long, luck-driven wait, especially when rare potions are needed.
A chill fishing idler game that sits in the corner of your screen. Play at your own pace as you work on other tasks!
Visit 5 unique biomes and catch over 100+ types of fish!
Buy upgrades to your rod and bait to catch even bigger and better fish!
Customize your avatar the way you want!
Try to find every fish and fill up your journal!
Your character automatically catches fish
Occasionally, a big catch might require your attention!
Sell your fish to earn money for upgrades and cosmetics
Visit all the biomes and try to catch all the fish to complete your journal!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 52 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |