Slack Water

What's inside

Pellin the hermit crab is harbourmaster of a jammed fishing harbour. Tap a boat and it sails out the way its bow points, if the water ahead is clear; a blocked boat bumps and costs one of your three lifebuoys. Every tap ticks the tide clock, and the tide turns every few taps: sandbars and old mooring stumps block at low tide, while footbridges block at high tide when the masts hit them. Roped boats wait for the boat they are tied to. Clear 150 quays across 6 harbours, including hard and super hard ones, and every cleared quay rebuilds a piece of the fishing town. Undo, the tide bell and the lantern hint are earned in play, never sold. Today's Harbour is the same for everyone, with a streak, plus a free daily net haul and 8 shells for Pellin to collect.

• 150 quays in 6 harbours, with hard and super hard quays
• A tide that turns as you tap: sandbars, stumps and footbridges block at different tides
• Rebuild the fishing town: net loft, smokehouse, chapel bell, cottage, lighthouse
• Today's Harbour, the same for everyone, with a streak and a free daily net haul
• 8 shells, 12 badges and ranks, all earned by playing; no ads before you play

Controls

Tap or click a boat to sail it. Keys: U undo, T tide bell, H lantern, R restart, P pause. Arrows + Space pick and sail a boat.