Lured In

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• Patch Notes·8 Aug 2026Official

  Lured In v1.1.2 Released

  This quick patch fixes a problem where your offline time was not saved if you sat in the main menu for too long.ChangelogFixesFixed an issue where offline time was not saved if the game autosaved in the main menu
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• Patch Notes·8 Aug 2026Official

  Lured In v1.1.1 Released

  This small update for Lured In introduces some fixes for Steam Deck, as well as more changes to the chef and scientist to fix problems and make them more balanced.This update also adds in a few new things, such as fish silhouettes in the water, cancelling minigames, and some panels for the ascension/research menus. Lured In now also uses a save backup system, so if a save gets corrupted, it can attempt to load your backup save instead. This should help alleviate problems people have had with saves being corrupted.ChangelogAdditionsAdded in a backup save system. Now whenever the game saves, it creates another duplicate save. Then if your main save is ever corrupted, the game attempts to load the backup. Hopefully this will prevent the rare scenarios when someone quits on the frame of a save, and their data is corruptedAdded in fish silhouettes that bite and nibble your bobber in the waterAdded the ability to cancel out of a minigame while your inside of it with escape (start on controller)Added in some panels inside of the research and ascension menus to show your current amount of currencyChangesMade it so the chef and scientist will only trade with fish that you have already discovered beforeMade it so the chef and scientist will use the minnow as a backup fish incase there are no valid fish to pick fromImproved the rate at which the aquarium cursor updates its position on mouseChanged the position of the chef and scientist so they are easier to click onSlightly changed the shape of the navigation area to leave a notch where customers will avoid the chef and scientistMade multiple tweaks to functions to better support moddingIncreased the distance away that the broomba can collect donationsUpdated all translations and contributorsFixesFixed an issue where some nodes in the research tree were unselectable. The game will now automatically calculate valid boundaries for menus like these.Fixed an issue where the cursor inside ascension/research menus was hidden behind ...
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• Announcements·1 Aug 2026Official

  Lured In v1.1 Released + Steam Deck Verified

  Our first post-launch content update is here!This update includes a lot of new changes and additions, to alleviate the most pressing issues people have had with the game. Also now with new ways to generate cash, the trillionaire achievement has returned! Very sorry for the poor handling of that on my part.I've spent a lot of time cycling back and rebalancing some things, including reworking the speed at which you accumulate ascension. I'm hoping all these new tweaks will make Lured In feel a lot more fair.What's NewSteam Deck VerifiedI've been working on controller support for Lured In from the very beginning, so I'm happy to say that we are verified for Steam Deck! I always imagined Lured In as a great game for on the go, so big thanks to everyone who has helped us get there,Deep SeaThe Deep Sea is a brand new fishing region, where you get to catch some super deep dwellers. I could have gone the route of reskinning the ocean region, but that's lame. Instead you fish out of a facility with a moonpool. Way more epic.There were a lot of fish I wanted to explore in this kind of area, so we're just scratching the surface so far! Coming updates will have even more thrown in.New AscensionsAscensions were clearly lacking during our launch, so I went through and added 6 new ones! These are a combination of QOL, bonuses, and new mechanics.You can now automate your donation collection with the Broomba, as well as trade with the new Scientist NPC to use up your research points while in end-game.I wanna thank everyone for your help on improving Lured In. I've got a lot more content planned that you all have suggested, so we'll be tackling that very soon! I plan on adding in bait, as well as a way for decorations to provide bonuses. Not to mention more fish, and the usual batch of upgrades.If you run into any issues with this update, please let me know over on the Steam forums, or on Discord. Thanks!ChangelogAdditionsAdded the ability to set a direction for some decorations, lik...
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• Patch Notes·19 Jul 2026Official

  Lured In v1.0.2 Released

  I wanna thank everyone for a super amazing launch! All your feedback has been invaluable, and I'm excited to both address issues and expand the content available for Lured In.This small update focuses on QOL and critical bugfixes, as well as some rebalancing of some synergies. Steam Deck and controller should also be more usable now.If you run into any issues, let me know in the Steam forums, or over on Discord. Thanks!ChangelogAdditionsAdded a game save backup system for whenever you reset your dataAdded scroll hints to every scrollable section. Now a slight shadow shows up when a container is not fully scrolledAdded the ability to focus certain scroll containers on controller, like the fishpedia description, synergies list, and creditsAdded a setting to hide the fishing input prompt in the fishing regionAdded a little icon that appears when you have casted into a water event and are receiving the 2x fishing speed bonusChangesUpdated all translations and the list of contributorsIncreased the Salty Giants synergy multiplier from 1.25 to 2.5Increased the Longlubbers synergy multiplier from 1.25 to 1.75FixesFixed an issue where the game could reset all your data if you pressed either yes or no on the reset data prompt, then pressed yes on the ascension or liquid swap warning promptFixed an issue where the cursor on controller couldn't reach the bottom of your shopFixed an issue where opening the fishpedia for the first time would show things that should be hidden, like the background and sparklesFixed an issue where the panels inside of the travel menu would be cut off when moving through with controller
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• Announcements·17 Jul 2026Official

  Lured In Available Now!

  Lured In is now available!Over a year since the initial concept, and 6 months of development time, Lured In is finally out! But really it even goes back further, from the times I played Fish Tycoon and other incremental games as a little kid. It's crazy that we've finally made it!You can now enjoy a significantly expanded experience from the demo, including:Shop expansionsLuresThe Coral ReefTons of new fishNew upgradesFish synergiesLarge tanksCountless bugfixes, QOL, and balancingBundlesLured In + OSTBig Boy Games Full CatalogIf you'd like to further support Big Boy Games, then please consider checking out our full collection! This includes our first game Pogo Rocket, and our co-op space adventure Starground. Or check out one of the bundles we lined up with some favorite fishing/incremental/aquarium games of ours, over on the Lured In Bundle ListWhat's Next?Though Lured In is fully released, I still have loads of content planned out. Soon we'll start tackling our first big content update, v1.1, which will include bait, more fine-tuned minigame control, and more!At some point, I will also be looking at tackling a mobile version, and macOS build as well. So stay tuned for more on that!If anyone has any feedback on what features they'd like to see next, let me know over in the Steam forums, or on Discord.Thank You!No game is ever a single person's effort, so I want to thank everyone who has helped make Lured In a reality. The community has been an enormous help in playtesting and translation. And massive thanks to the other people who directly contributed parts of the game, including Sunny, Ollie, and Jack.And big thanks to our publisher Graeme of 2 Left Thumbs!Love Incrementals?In precisely 1 month on August 17th - also from 2 Left Thumbs - will be the launch of Void Pachinko! This physics-based ball collecting pachinko-like more closely follows the more recent "incremental" definition, resulting in a rapidly scaling experience that can be beaten in ~4 hours. If you a...
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