Moonglow Bay

Moonglow Bay
Art of a small fishing town with mountains in the background. The majority of the scene is water, with a boat with two people, one of whom has a fishing rod, and a dog on it; a lighthouse is visible on the left, and birds can be seen flying on the right. The game's logo, reading "moonglow bay" in stylized lowercase on top of a diamond, is visible near the top.
Developer(s)Bunnyhug
Publisher(s)Coatsink
Composer(s)Lena Raine[1]
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows, Xbox One, Series X/S
  • October 26, 2021
  • PS4, PS5, Switch
  • April 11, 2024
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Mode(s)

Moonglow Bay is a fishing role-playing video game developed by indie studio Bunnyhug and published by Coatsink.[2] After being announced at the ID@Xbox event in March 2021 and the "Wholesome Direct" of E3 2021 on June 12, 2021, the game was launched on October 26, 2021, on Microsoft Windows via Steam, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S; it was then released on the Epic Games Store on November 11 of that year.[2][3][4] In April 2024, it was ported to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The player character, an accountant in their sixties, moves to a small town where they fish on a boat and cook dishes.[5][6]

  1. ^ "About the Team". Moonglow Bay. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Corden, Jez (March 29, 2021). "Moonglow Bay for Xbox and PC: Trailers, release date, and everything you need to know". Windows Central. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (June 13, 2021). "Wholesome Direct: Everything Announced, Including Lake Release Date, Skatebird Accessibility - Summer of Gaming". IGN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (October 27, 2021). "Moonglow Bay is a small fishing game with big feelings". Polygon. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Gray, Laura (November 1, 2021). "Moonglow Bay Review: Fishing Up Interesting Plotlines". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Castello, Jay (October 25, 2021). "Moonglow Bay review: a relaxing fishing RPG that's all about keeping it reel". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.