Hlbina

Prospectus

Hlbina (Slovak for "the deep") is a push-your-luck fishing game in cozy pixel art. Lower your hook from a small fishing village into ever darker water: from the sunny Shallows and the Reefs through the Twilight and Midnight zones down to the pitch-black Abyss. Deeper fish are worth more, but every fish on the line and every metre of depth pulls on it. Push too far and the line snaps — and your catch is gone. Go UP in time and everything you caught is safe. When a fish bites, fight it in rhythm: tap on the green beat, never on red. Sell your catch at the Market and rebuild the village: the Workshop for stronger lines, rods and hooks, the Bait Shop, the Weather Station, the Lighthouse that opens the deepest zones, the Tavern with tips and quests, and an Aquarium for your trophies. Weather, time of day and the moon change what bites where. Hunt legendary creatures like the Storm King, the Golden Eel and the Abyss Guardian, explore a second fishing spot — a flooded nuclear lake with its own strange fish — and test your nerve in the Endless Deep. Progress is saved automatically. Available in 8 languages: English, Slovak, Czech, German, Polish, Hungarian, Spanish and French.

How it plays

Goal: catch fish, sell them at the Market and rebuild your fishing village, then hunt the legendary creatures of the deep. On every dive, sink your hook, fight the fish that bite and go UP before your line snaps — a snapped line loses the catch on it. Desktop: - S / Down arrow (or hold the left mouse button): sink - W / Up arrow: rise - A / D or mouse: move the hook left and right - Space or left click: fight — tap while the line is GREEN, never on RED - E or the UP button: reel in and keep your catch - H: harpoon (against sharks) - P or Esc: pause Mobile (landscape): - Hold your finger on the screen: the hook sinks and follows your finger - Tap: fight — tap while the line is GREEN, never on RED - UP button: reel in and keep your catch

Opening an account with this game takes one press: Open the holding, above, and it loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first decision. It is drawn for a landscape (wide) screen and takes its instructions from mouse, keyboard or touch, as the game prefers. The file is drawn wide, for a landscape screen — turn a phone sideways, or let a tablet or desktop give it room to breathe. If a fullscreen control is offered, take it — a growing enterprise deserves the whole desk.

Hlbina — questions from the readership

What does it cost to open Hlbina?

Nothing, at any point. The holding is free from the first click to the last upgrade — no account to open, no download to wait for, no paywall filed anywhere in its pages. The advertising around this page is what pays the bookkeeping.

What kind of game is Hlbina, exactly?

We file it on the Fishing shelf of the ledger. It is a browser game through and through — the prospectus above is the publisher's own summary of what the game asks of you and what it gives back.

Can I play Hlbina on a phone or tablet?

Yes — it runs in the browser on phones and tablets just as it does on a computer. The file is drawn wide, for a landscape screen — turn a phone sideways, or let a tablet or desktop give it room to breathe.

Is there anything to download or install first?

Nothing at all. Hlbina is an HTML5 game: press the open button and it loads on this very page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind on your device.

Closing entry

Finished the audit, or still mid-season? The full Fishing shelf is one click away — Twelve quiet waters: tackle, patience and the economics of the catch. Fishing sims for the player who considers a bite alarm a dramatic plot twist.