Swordfin

What's inside

The grey trawler fleet has netted the whole reef. Marla, a stubborn swordfish with a chipped bill and a lucky tin bottle cap, leaps out of the stormy North Sea to cut every net, with Grub the hermit-crab bosun riding on her back and shouting the score. Tap to leap and somersault forward, tap again in the air for up to 2 tail-flicks. Land bill first to stick into driftwood, crates, posts, ice floes and bell buoys; land belly first and you bounce back; steel buoys, rocks and trawler hulls never take a bill. Every leap slices fishing nets and lobster pots, and the trapped fish burst out and swim free: that is your score. Each level ends at a row of bell buoys, x1 x2 x3 x5 x10, and the x10 one gongs. 30 levels in 5 coasts (Gullhook Harbour, Kelpwater Shallows, the Floe Banks with cracking and drifting ice, Lantern Rocks with rocks and swinging anchors, The Long Net with trawler hulls), each ending in a set-piece level where Marla slices a trawler's giant net: The Big Haul, 50 fish at once. 3 stars per level, story chapter cards and an ending. 6 charms that change how you play, 6 prints for Marla bought with caps you earn by playing, a Reef Book of 20 sea creatures (5 rare), 12 badges, the Daily Tide (the same level for everyone each day, with a streak), a free message in a bottle every day, and a 2-player race on one device. Printed in a three-colour risograph look: coral, teal and sun yellow on paper. Everything is earned by playing; nothing is sold. Original characters and story.

• One tap to leap and flip, tap again for tail-flicks: land bill first to stick, belly first to bounce
• Every leap slices nets and lobster pots and the trapped fish swim free; finish on the x10 bell buoy for the gong
• 30 levels in 5 coasts, 3 stars each, with cracking ice, swinging anchors and a giant-net Big Haul at the end of every coast
• 6 charms, 6 prints, a Reef Book of 20 creatures and 12 badges, all earned by playing; nothing is sold
• The Daily Tide with a streak, a free message in a bottle each day, and a 2-player race on one device

Controls

Tap the screen, click, or press Space: leap. Tap again in the air: tail-flick (up to 2 per leap). P: pause. 2-player race: A key or the left half of the screen vs L key or the right half.