If you liked Chillquarium — Cast n Chill is gonna hook you instantly.

They’re honestly like two sides of the same cozy coin… except Cast n Chill is the one with all the flavor. Chillquarium is cute as an idle game, sure — but Cast n Chill feels alive. Way more content, way more interactivity, way more to actually do.

The pixel art? Gorgeous.
The dynamic weather? Straight-up breathtaking — you’ll catch yourself just staring at the scenery like it’s a moving postcard. And the best part? Even when you decide to just chill and let it run like a screensaver, it’s still out there catching fish for you. Respectfully, that’s elite cozy-game energy.

This game impressed me so much that it literally pushed me to write my first ever Steam review. So yeah — if you want a chill experience that’s also rewarding and visually stunning… grab this. You’re gonna love it.

---{ Graphics }---
☑ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
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☐ 3
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评《Cast n Chill》
夫《Cast n Chill》者，休闲之佳制也。以像素为墨，以闲钓为韵，涤烦扰、悦心神，虽为戏作，实有雅趣。然美中尚有微瑕，略陈管见，以冀其益善。

其善者三
一曰景致之妙。像素为画，帧帧皆景。十三水域，各呈其姿：晨曦映湖，波光粼粼；夜月照海，星影沉沉。昼夜更迭，风雨晦明，水体之映，鱼鸟之态，宛若真境。虽静坐赏景，听流水之潺潺、闻鸟鸣之啾啾，亦足忘尘嚣、得自在。

二曰玩法之简。抛竿收线，不过数指之功，无繁文缛节之扰，初学者亦可即学即会。闲时则手动控竿，与鱼周旋；忙时则挂机待获，离线亦有盈余。又有巨鳞之属，凡十三类，需精竿佳饵以捕之，勇者可逐之，得之则快意无穷，是以闲者得其逸，挑战者得其趣。

三曰音声之和。乐律舒缓，清越婉转，无急促之音，有安适之韵。配之以风露、鱼跃之响，虽久待鱼咬，亦不感枯燥，唯觉心宁气和，真乃“抛竿忘忧”之妙。

可进者二
一曰金币之滞。后期器备皆成，金币盈溢，无所用之，积久则动力渐衰。若添窝饵之具，以诱珍鳞；或设饰玩之品，以美舟楫、饰角色，则金币有归，趣亦不减。

二曰藏录之疏。渔获之记，今唯赖简牍，徒存其名与尺，无实体之观。余乃好集藏者，每得一鱼，既欲纪其最大之度、捕获之时、所处之地，更欲亲入一馆，览其形、触其韵。若构实体陈列之馆，馆内分架列柜，陈鱼之塑像（或标本），各附铭牌，详注其长、其时、其地，可缓步其间，逐一看瞻，更添排行榜、立成就以励之，则集藏之乐倍增，戏之长尾亦长。

观其全貌，此作以闲为骨，以美为皮，实为解压之良品。若能补金币之耗、完陈列之制，则无瑕矣。愿开发者纳其言，使此佳作出类拔萃，惠及更多好闲之士。


An Appraisal of *Cast n Chill*
Verily, *Cast n Chill* is a choice work of leisure—wrought with pixels as pigment, angling as its theme, and designed to purge vexations and gladden the spirit. Though a pastime, it abounds in refined delight. Yet even the fairest gem hath slight flaws; I offer these humble thoughts, that it might grow yet more excellent.

Threefold Are Its Virtues
First, the splendor of its vistas. Pixels weave a tapestry where each frame is a scene of grace. Thirteen waterlands, each with its own guise: the lake kissed by dawn’s first light, the sea veiled in night’s starry mantle. Day and night wax and wane, wind and rain dance—water shimmers with delicate reflections, fish dart and birds sing, as though a living pixelated scroll. To sit idly and behold the view, to hear the gurgle of streams and trill of birds, is enough to flee the bustle of the world and find peace.

Second, the simplicity of its craft. Casting line and reeling in demand but a flick of the fingers—no cumbersome rites, no labored learning. Even the unskilled may master it forthwith. In leisure, thou mayest guide the cast and temper the reel, matching wits with the fish; in busyness, set it to tend thy line while thou art absent, and return to a harvest of catch. Giants of the deep, thirteen in number, await the bold: with a rod of XXL size and bait of finest make, thou mayest pursue these rare treasures, and the joy of their capture is a reward beyond measure. Thus, the idle find repose, and the adventurous find challenge.

Third, the harmony of its sounds. Melodies flow soft and serene, clear and winding, free of hasty strains. Blended with the rustle of wind, the leap of fish, even the long wait for a bite feels not tedious, but a chance to still the mind. Truly, to cast the line is to cast off care—such is the very soul of this game.

Two Paths to Refinement
First, the stagnation of gold. When all gear is perfected, coins accumulate in abundance, with no use to which they may be put. Thus, the drive to gather fades. Were thou to add bait for luring rare fish, or ornaments to adorn boats and characters, gold would find purpose, and delight would not diminish.

Second, the incompleteness of its collection. Now, records of catches dwell solely in scrolls—merely names and measurements, lacking a tangible presence to behold. I am an avid collector: each fish I land, I would not only mark its greatest length, the hour of capture, and the place it was found, but also step into a hall to gaze upon its form and savor its essence. If thou wouldst construct a tangible hall of display, with shelves and cabinets lining its walls, showcasing fish statues (or specimens), each affixed with a nameplate detailing length, time, and location—where one might wander at leisure and gaze upon each treasure—and further add leaderboards and achievements to inspire, the joy of collection would be doubled, and the game’s longevity prolonged.

On the whole, this work taketh leisure as its core and beauty as its guise—a fine remedy for stress. If it might mend the use of gold and perfect the hall of display, it shall be flawless. May the creators hearken to these words, that this excellent work may rise to greater heights, and bring joy to all who love repose.