Mini-Game: Perfect Reel
A free playable mini-game built on the codex rarity ladder: bite window, tension bar, Moon Whales.
▲ click the canvas to cast · never camp the red zone
What this is
A playable fan mini-game: cast, wait, strike inside the window, then fight on the tension bar. The feel comes straight from the Fish Codex's rarity ladder — commons are docile, legends give you the shortest window of your life. Three lines; break them all and the day ends.
Three rules
The bite
After the bobber dips there is a shrinking window (0.55s common → 0.39s legendary); click inside it to hook. Early reeling spooks the fish.
The fight
Hold to reel (tension rises), release to ease; the green band drains stamina, the red zone grinds line HP to a snap.
Rarity pricing
Sardine $5 to Moon Whale $600 — the codex's price list verbatim. The legend pulls nearly 5x harder.
Dock best hauls (this week · for fun)
| Angler | Haul | Note |
|---|---|---|
| @Friday_Fleet | $2,388 | Two lines snapped, then the Moon Whale: "worth it, video is in the group chat" |
| @seller_of_regret | $1,405 | Cheap fish only — and this time sold nothing wrong |
| @frame_lab | $1,120 | Frame-timed strikes, 91% window hit rate (sample of 44 bites) |
Controls
Desktop: click/Space to strike; hold Space to reel, release to ease. Mobile: tap to strike, hold to reel. Free to play.
Mechanic origin: the rarity & price ladder in the Fish Codex — completion day you only fish five species; this game works the same.
“After the Moon Whale snapped two of my lines in the mini-game, I finally understood the codex line "legends give you the shortest window" — it was never about the rod. It is the heartbeat.”