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Ritz Studios · Published by Ritz Studios · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Derby Creek is a cozy fly fishing roguelike set on a handcrafted, pixel art creek in the Colorado Rockies. Play as an old timer with a battered tackle box, a journal full of catches, and a lifetime spent reading these waters.
Indie, Strategy, Casual · More free games
Explore Derby Creek’s serene Colorado Rockies on your quest to become the ultimate fly fishing master. With Ritz Studios guiding you through this indie strategy adventure, every pixel reveals new challenges and treasures.
About this game
A cozy fly fishing game with a synergy-driven roguelike economy
Every run, you walk down to a procedurally-generated creek with a fresh tackle box and a few days on the water. Each tackle item in your box carries various tags, and those tags combine to determine which fly you tie on next.
Find your flow
Each fish has its own preferred flies, habitats, feeding depths, active times of day, and weather conditions that influence when and where they bite. Line things up for the species you’re targeting, and a single catch can turn into a massive score. Hit the day’s score threshold before you run out of flies, or the run comes to an end.
The Atmosphere
Patience is key in Derby Creek. You cast your line, watch the surface, and wait. In the morning, mist lifts from calm water. At midday, light reaches deeper pools. Evening brings gentle rises. At night, the creek changes into something else entirely.
Every run is its own adventure
Rigs, tackle items, flies, culinary boons, species, and the world itself all shape the catch. They deepen the challenge, reward skill, and give you new ways to outsmart the fish… or be outsmarted by them.
Key Features
40+ fish species across rivers, lakes, and ponds. Each holds at a different depth, bites at a different hour, and likes a different fly.
90+ fly patterns built on fly fishing references. Adams, Royal Coachman, Pheasant Tail. The whole catalog.
150+ tackle items with passive effects, scoring effects, and tags that shape what fly you cast.
Roguelike runs with shifting weather, changing time of day, and a fresh shop pool each time.
10+ rigs that lock in your approach for the run. Pick your technique: Nymphing, Dry flying, Streaming, and much more.
Culinary boons that offer temporary buffs that shape your play style.
Luck is part of fly fishing, and part of every run. Honey Holes flicker on the water, rarer flies bend the odds, and some days the creek just gives.
The Catch Journal: a watercolor entry for every species you land.
Hand painted pixel art of the Colorado Rockies.
Original music by an award winning composer, Nick Montopoli.
Sound design by the sound designer of Dredge, Michaela Cornelius.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows Vista or greater
- Processor: 2 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Thank you for 15,000 wishlists!!
Hey everyone! Wowow! We just reached 15,000 wishlists for Derby Creek now! Honestly we couldn't be happier and we are over the moon that our announcement trailer has been received so positively! If you have a second, the easiest thing you can do to help us make the game exist right now is this: Follow Derby Creek on KickstarterFor anyone new here: Derby Creek is a cozy fly fishing roguelike set on a handcrafted, pixel art creek in the Colorado Rockies. Play as an old timer with a battered tackle box, a journal full of catches, and a lifetime spent reading these waters! The game is very much still in development and having enough support on Kickstarter is how we finish it the way we want. 40+ fish species, 90+ fly patterns, 150+ tackle items, 10+ rigs, and a lot more of the game we all want to make! We are a tiny studio, so having more support on Kickstarter will really help a lot! Thank you so much for following along, it really means a lot to us!Ritz StudiosRead full article on Community Announcements (coffee.fishatwork)AnnouncementsOfficial
Derby Creek is coming to Kickstarter!
Hey everyone! Big news: Derby Creek is officially heading to Kickstarter! Derby Creek is a cozy fly fishing roguelike set on a handcrafted, pixel art creek in the Colorado Rockies. Tie flies, read the water, chase trophy trout, and build your perfect run — one cast at a time. Our Kickstarter pre-launch page is live right now, and following it is the single biggest thing you can do to help us: 👉 Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page here. When you hit "Notify me on launch," Kickstarter emails you the moment we go live. A strong first 48 hours makes a huge difference for a small studio like ours - it boosts our visibility on Kickstarter and helps us hit our goal faster, which means more of the game we all want to make. What Kickstarter will help us do:Funding will go directly toward finishing development - more fish species, more water to explore, and the polish Derby Creek deserves. In the meantime, don't forget to wishlist Derby Creek here on Steam if you haven't already. It helps more anglers find us. Thanks for being here this early. We can't wait to show you what we've been working on. Tight lines, Ritz StudiosRead full article on Community Announcements (Ritz Studios)
