Rottenwood Lake - Freaky PS1 Styled Horror Fishing Game in a Creepy Cursed Lake with a Dark Past!

Rottenwood Lake - Freaky PS1 Styled Horror Fishing Game in a Creepy Cursed Lake with a Dark Past!
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[@omegafilming]

Well, I'll be danged if "fishing horror" isn't a legitimized indie genre now.

[@cindyanastasi8728]

Samuel J.D. lol

[@miumoon4635]

Uhm so just yall know they had a game jam before that you have to make horror fishing games. That's why.

[@Crowborn]

@@miumoon4635 but this could be just the start of an actual subgenre lol

[@howardmurphy8019]

@@miumoon4635 I thought the graphical style looked familiar.

[@pointpoint8445]

MiuMoon I forgot about those. Would make sense in the influx of certain types of games.

[@VegaSlides]

Haunted lake, called lake Rottenwood, has a history of religious cults, has a history of an entire village dying, reported to have weather disasters, sacred rituals were reportedly done during said weather disasters. Coupled with everything this protagonist said in the beginning I don't think there are enough textiles in the world to accommodate all the red flags.

[@artificialidiot1654]

@Mialisus china isn't that cursed

[@artificialidiot1654]

@Mialisus I don't see it

[@ajgameguy3674]

@@artificialidiot1654 What color are the flags of China and Russia?

[@artificialidiot1654]

@@ajgameguy3674 both have red

[@darkstrideisi3346]

“Nobody for miles and miles around” He’s gonna die

[@JojonathanOliveira]

The dialogue gave me Skeleton of Cadavra vibes

[@erickflores458]

First of all, out of all the isolated and calm fishing spots you could've chosen why did you have to pick the most murky green and foggiest one? Not to mention it's called Lake *Rottenwood*

[@jasperfr]

I mean, since nobody wants to come there because of that it's basically all yours

[@Dazulolwarrior]

or this guy's from dumbsville

[@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593]

@@Dazulolwarrior ah yes dumbsville also known as the serial killers's heaven because the population is soo stupid even the most incompetent killer can slaughter everyone and not be captured even if he did said slaughter right in front of the local police station and surprisingly enough none of the population believes in the supernatural in fact more than 88% of the victims of supernatural phenomenon are people from dumbsville

[@deviantartguy0]

It's not THAT worrisome a name. I would just think the surrounding woods got a pretty bad fungal infection or something. Maybe the town had a historical holiday involving rotten wood?

[@RezaOLine]

maybe there would be more fish to catch there i guess.. as it has a very less visitors..

[@ScythesCartoons]

Yes, fishing horror is unironically my favorite genre and I cannot believe we are getting multiple entries

[@blitzcha0s308]

So fishing horror games are now becoming the hot new thing with the indies now.

[@rjtp2552]

I honestly thought it was the same game Kubz Scouts played.

[@rgerber]

What about some horror cooking games?

[@rjtp2552]

@@rgerber Ask PETA, they have some 👍🏼

[@blitzcha0s308]

@@rgerber that would be interesting. Sorta like a cooking mama meets Baldy's basics where if you get the ingredients wrong she comes after you with a rolling pin to smack your ass and you have to bake a cake while avoiding her.

[@MortimerSCrane]

I'm pretty sure all of these were for the horror fishing game jam on itch

[@simoneskerritt1756]

The inherent horror of fishing. Deep water with unknown contents. Being a land dwelling creature perched precariously on top of a world you don’t belong in. Great premise for horror and I’m glad so many people have taken up the idea.

[@foiledagain1914]

Yes

[@foiledagain1914]

Honestly my dum dum brain went hEe hEE sCary wAmtEr dEmoN

[@ShiGuy89]

a stupid that’s because you watch too much gay cartoon porn

[@Chzerry]

@@ShiGuy89 lol

[@Jellazticious]

Looks like Earl's day off got a buff

[@Tempusverum]

Jellazticious Oh, Earl. Oh Earl oh Earl. Don’t go fishing, Earl, or that rockstar pufferfish will drag you to the bottom.

[@KingHyperUltra]

Not the biggest buff but i ain't complainin'

[@54monica94]

"You don't have the required eyeless head to perform the ritual" The required *what now* 👁👄👁

[@JohnRedds]

i like the way he double-takes down at the skulls in his boat like 'hahaha wtf am i doing'

[@Irreverent_bob]

Pretty sure you’re supposed to put “stay out” on the outside of a building. When it’s on the inside it’s kinda too late by the time someone sees it

[@FablesTold]

Hindsight is the true horror.

[@PacoRobbins]

I bet it was a typo. They meant to say stay in.

[@feywerfolevado6286]

“Yay let’s go fishing” And then you find the broken down church and it lays the plot about finding 3 heads and then suddenly the game got a lot more extreme 😂 they’re so linear in the story delivery lmao it was like “well by the way”

[@crabfondler4120]

Next game you have to drive 40 real minutes out into the ocean before realizing you have no bait.

[@martyrsaint]

Holy christ.

[@Theystolemyhandle]

Only saw the thumbnail and knew it was you because your the only one playing these beautifully styled horror games.

[@happymartin6778]

Was this a Mongolian fishing village with all the throat singing?

[@minavianvelle9876]

Happymartin maybe

[@emmanuelcunha8433]

I love the smell of a Indie game in the Morning

[@renslangerak607]

Smells like victory

[@DeutscheDemokratischeRepublik]

Smells fishy

[@DJ4x]

You got the left-eyed head! *_[Sea Devil has logged in.]_*

[@awooga_gamer]

Everything is fine until all horror indie genres became *fishy*

[@ifsaitamafacegetsyouageblo7198]

Wanted to make a joke about GF's and the fishy smell,but it would be rotten,lol

[@arcticdino1650]

Giant red flags Video game protagonist: This seems like a nice spot

[@themrfives]

To be fair the protagonist doesn't seem mentally well.

[@HoundofOdin]

Am I the only person imagining Hank Hill is the guy in the boat. "This fishing spot is creepy, I tell ya hwat."

[@JunkyardGod]

BOBBEH Also Doc, leave the SCPs alone 🤣

[@santocuban7086]

That actually makes me laugh.

[@SpoopySquid]

"That fish ain't right"

[@Wilhelm1892]

Maybe you should try Earl's Day Off

[@twennysebben]

"You got the left eyed skull!" Eyeball is in right eye socket

[@nottherealpaulsmith]

"You got the eyeless head!" head has an eyeball in its mouth

[@markus3355]

I’m oddly in love with all of these new PS1 styled fishing horror games. What a time to be alive.

[@Zxymr]

6:40 *Mongolians:* Oh boy, comrade Бат-Эрдэнэ's rehearsing for that throat singing competition again.

[@eddster1987]

man he seems to know a lot about the curse, so why is he here

[@RadiantCloudSky]

I called that a origami brain

[@CometCereal]

They basically picked the lake from Silent Hill to fish from also considering it’s foggy, murky and far away from civilisation. _Great choice imo_

[@ianfinrir8724]

Toluca Lake in Silent Hill, Maine. Site of the sinking of the ferry The Little Baroness

[@foiledagain1914]

*Silent Hill: Gone fishin'*

[@NarfoOnTheNet]

The monologue is a bit on the nose "Oh boy! I finally get to go into the Dreaded Forest where hundreds of people have gone missing for the past few years all by my lonesome! I don't want any distractions, so I'll just leave my phone - my only means of communication and calling for help - behind, and I made sure no one knows where I am! There have been reports of strange and horrific sounds coming from the forest, pictures of some shadowy misshapen creature in the newspapers, and local police have found the remains of people and animals torn to pieces hanging from the trees, their blood splattered and spread all over the slimy mud that never dries, but I don't feel any need to bring a weapon to defend myself from any wild animals or crazy people!" "Welp, here I go, just as the sun is setting, bringing only a flashlight that I didn't give fresh batteries, and wearing sandals, shorts, and a shirt!"

[@katiekawaii]

I love the narration. "This is the spot! I just know it. I feel it in my guts and my skin." 😶

[@lechonkawali5725]

2:51 ah, yes this is the spot my instincts tell me that this is it. ABP : ``confused looking"

[@lechonkawali5725]

*You got a small fish*

[@popizz2000]

That Fisher seems way too calm and enthusiast for someone who just got caught in a cursed church in a damn cursed lake

[@baguetteboy5466]

the protagonist really likes saying the WORST things, i feel like they wanted this

[@pointpoint8445]

ooh BOY I sure hope NOTHING bad happens to ME in this supposedly CURSED lake that is home to a DEAD village full of CURSED SPIRITS and ANIMALS, can’t WAIT to float forward TOWARDS the fog and hope NO CURSE follows me! man what a GREAT lake day, I Love disassociating with REALITY and just NOT EXISITING! what a cool ROTTEN church, just like I TALKED about before, COOL!

[@CplYakob]

@@pointpoint8445 "I find that basting myself in fresh BBQ sauce and Walmart's patented Monster Attraction deodorant really adds to the atmosphere of a good fishing trip at You-Will-Die-Lake."

[@willsmith7145]

I honestly expected more of actually fishing like progressively more creepy and monsters like 🎣

[@Tempusverum]

Will Smith Same.

[@UBRambo56]

I wish to know more about that lake devil.

[@1.618_Murphy]

14:56 The font used in this credits made the letter *F* look like an *E* I almost read _MUSIC & _*_SEX_*

[@Tempusverum]

Charles Renzi Murphy Oh, Earl

[@dumbfox3954]

Can't believe we've had several fishing horrors and not a single one (to my knowledge) has referenced the infamous "He's still there" scene in the original 1980 Friday the 13th.

[@Danzignan]

The texts are... Not subtle enough... The idea is good, though. Too bad it didn't really feel immersive.

[@glassessn]

It would be more frightening if you begin hearing banjos playing in the background.

[@alanhendricks8664]

I thought it was the same game from a month or so ago but this plays out differently than I expected.

[@GraxS]

Same

[@primeradagon1306]

Tbh i much prefer this type of horor games rather than those "walking simulator" type of games where they always throw jumpscares at you

[@angledcoathanger]

This is easily in the top three fishing horror games ever made.

[@Galkatokk]

This video makes me grateful that I'm not in a creepy cursed lake with a dark past.

[@pointpoint8445]

oh, but you could be!

[@aeroman568]

7:54 TERRY PUT IT IN REVERSE

[@cozucozucozucozu]

PUT IT IN REVERSE TERRY OH LAWD

[@Dracologist]

Getting chased by what looks like Malificent.

[@HoneyBee-Bee]

Reminds me of Earl's Day Off. I'm starting to love this Indie Fishing horror genre.

[@wikipediaonthespot7256]

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are also larger and deeper than ponds, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers. In some parts of the world there are many lakes because of chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last Ice Age. All lakes are temporary over geologic time scales, as they will slowly fill in with sediments or spill out of the basin containing them. Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for industrial or agricultural use, for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply, or for aesthetic, recreational purposes, or other activities.

[@jasperfr]

Reading the first few sentences I thought this was a steamed hams copypasta

[@oriigami]

i really wish i bump into you again in another video, very creative idea :D

[@RezaOLine]

thanks.. good to read..

[@freezingcathedral]

contradictory info in the first paragraph.

[@maximoran9863]

If only fishing trips IRL were this exciting

[@ianfinrir8724]

Right?

[@spongebitchbobface]

Well, that was anti-climatic.

[@mary-cs7kp]

when he got the fish, it really reminded me of re4 when you get an item

[@freehdmcgee2761]

Bobbert Fights A Lake - The Gregorian Throat-Chant Musical

[@jameson7276]

Points for actual gameplay and consequences, but there could be a bit more fishing prelude and WAY less exposition.

[@SchiSmchie]

You know it's gonna be good when it involves Alpha beta gamer and a fishing game.

[@TaRAAASHBAGS]

Head with no eyes Head with right eye Head with brim and no yankee Head with yankee and no brim

[@cozucozucozucozu]

WOAW YANKEE WITNO BRIMME

[@ParanoidParamour]

7:54 that scared the living shit out of me

[@jhaller90]

Tell you what. Fishing horror And lovecraftian horror That sounds like a gem

[@BNK2442]

We need more of this.

[@magnusarsmagna5896]

A new genre is upon us. Fishing Horror. Now we must fish for the horrors and make us jumpscare!

[@arcturus64]

This guy is just like blind RE4 let's players that shoot the lake too many times before facing del Lago.

[@ghost_undead]

All these fishing horror games make me want to fish.

[@greyriddance64]

Next: a PS1 styled horror Golf game.

[@seven6340]

why is that actually a good idea....

[@triggytiggy740]

@@seven6340 because its a hole in one

[@themrfives]

Gone Golfing, nuff said.

[@closetfriend8171]

[Perception 2/7] Hey! Stop disagreeing with this protagonist's choice of a fishing spot! I see absolutely nothing wrong here.

[@shadowmaster452]

7? More like [Perception 2/4] you don't gotta be a high iq human to realize shit's fishy.

[@feliksdzerzhinskij800]

It won't be AlphaBetaGamer without playing a fishing horror game every once in a while 😂

[@gothicarthouse]

aight... no more fishing in animal crossing for me.

[@umbranmierex2413]

Its atleast a C+

[@ratkid6859]

sea bass?? It’s at least a C+!

[@UBRambo56]

What about catching the lake devil?

[@themongothatbongoed]

Signboard: "Praise Him" Me, a person with rational thought: No, thank you.

[@santocuban7086]

I feel i could relate to this. Even though i kinda found fishing too hard as a kid. I still like the idea of fishing, and even cooking the fish i catch. Too bad i can't actually do it i real life. But these indie devs got me covered.

[@thomasfisher3083]

This game is great and all, but why the Mongolian throat singing whenever you approach the heads?

[@papabakabon]

FPS: Fishing Person Shooter

[@FUCKCENSORSHIP747]

I hope they expand on this. Incredible storytelling.

[@BNK2442]

Yeah, I hope that a full game come from it one day.

[@Sarcasticgrey]

I would like to commend the clear water ambiance. It was soothing.

[@GunsNGames1]

Sony's rival of Nintendo's Earl's Day off.

[@neuschwarzlich5666]

I'm seeing a surge of horror fishing games and I like it

[@spiritofblessingsworship]

The title should be : THE ORIGIN OF WATERSHEEP

[@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593]

Watersheep?

[@ethanperez2325]

“You pulled out a used condom, it’s really squishy.”

[@ridukerikron8634]

Damm alpha really striking my days. Tq for the videos :))

[@danforce4222]

Select your horror game: -GameBoy Style -PS1 Style -VSH Style

[@nyaazuri8637]

vhs

[@DiggitySlice]

The horror of not proof reading

[@DrEpicPhD]

Looks like the ritual cursed you instead of helped you.

[@foiledagain1914]

uH oH sPaGetTtIos

[@spinningindaffodils]

Ooo, another horror fishing game! Can’t get enough, honestly.

[@cybil5045]

Huh, I ended up being this videos 2k like. That aside, please continue making horror playthroughs! Each time it gives me something interesting to watch.

[@AlphaBetaGamer]

Thank you very much! :)

[@Likemea]

the protagonist is so confident and innocent, little did he know its a cursed lake

[@Radiarc_]

I think y'all are just upset that you don't have your own fishing spot like this guy

[@businesschicken8699]

I love the gameplay, and the game itself is juuust the right length for what it is and what it does. I also really love the sea monster. The only things I would change are 1) adding a few more fish to catch since the fishing is at least half the game, if not more, and 2) the ending. It just sucks flat out, and needs to be changed. I understand the "suspenseful cliffhanger" thing the game was going for, but it just doesn't work here. This is obviously a game that will get no sequel, so we'll never get closure by finding out what did or didn't happen to the main protagonist here after the flash and rumble that occurred when he completed the ritual, so we'll never find out that way. And the whole "mysterious" ending just doesn't work with how sure the character was right about getting home the whole time when he was right about EVERYTHING else in the game, or did he just accidentally follow the rules to a sacrificial ritual and feed himself to the sea dragon demon? After all that time, effort, fishing, running, reading, and collecting...I WANT TO KNOW THE FATE OF THE G-D CHARACTER THAT I'VE BEEN BABYSITTING FOR WHAT WHAT FEELS LIKE DAYS, AT THE END OF THE GAME, WETHER THE RESULT IS GOOD OR BAD. Not a freakin' cliffhanger that I know for a FACT won't be resolved. I'm pretty salty about that design choice, honestly lol but the rest of the game really is pretty good overall. 7.5/10 - Would play myself (if I had a good enough computer). Edit: **Spoilers*: The game dev was cool enough to respond to my whiney rantings to explain the ending, though I guess it should have been obvious in retrospect, if I didn't over think it. I'll bump my original score to 9/10, still would play myself if I had a computer that could run games from later than 2007.

[@tomas_esconjaureguy]

Business Chicken I’m the game dev, the empty boat in the end should spoil what happened :) cheers and thanks !

[@businesschicken8699]

@@tomas_esconjaureguy Oh cool, nice game dude! I wish I could do this kind of thing. My ancient computer isn't good enough to even run the necessary programs that go with the game development course I paid for like two months ago now-_- Plus being broke, living off a $500/month government disability check doesn't really allow for me to buy much in the way new electronics like a gaming/game dev capable computer or laptop lol but yeah, I guess I know what you mean. I was just confused wether the protagonist got got, or if they warped to another dimension again because of the white flash and the beginning of the game, while the roar might have been the monster just being pissed it missed it's target. I got yuh though, thanks for the closureX] That's pretty cool.

[@coffeeleijon2770]

I'm really loving all the fishing ones heheheh, these might just be my favorite!!

[@MNiTFTW]

Getting huge RE4 lake vibes from this. Especially with how, when you get an item, the music just cuts out.

[@captaincumrag]

This gives me vibes from RE4, when you go to the lake and have to fight that big ass monster while you're in the boat

[@SalreixVonOtsuu]

anything else thought the Shadow over Innsmouth upon seeing this in their recommended?

[@unserioes0815]

Horror Fishing seems to be a new genre and i love it

[@qaaris4280]

8:02 Did... Did you just J-turn a fucking boat?

[@ivorymantis1026]

The OST I fuckin tight. I love it. Especially the dark throat singing. I love shit like that and can't really find it a lot. Songs like Wallace Corp from the blade runner 2049 movie.

[@funkycosmonaut]

Whats with all these Ps1 styled Unity projects?

[@Ninjat126]

A combination of nostalgia, horror, and ease of production. Simple graphics are easy to make, but it's also ambiguous what you're looking at. Are those four polygons a tree, or a person?

[@robnickolson89]

one of the toughest game i've plated. couldn't beat it since I got asleep after 5 mins all the time :(

[@Zvrra]

1:23 cutest fish ever XD

[@Zayl1016]

8:03 Pretty sick boat drift

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

The monster chasing you doesn't evoke fear. It's more of a "welp very slow tigers are chasing me. What-ever will I doooooo??"

[@alleosussquirt8041]

Lotta fishing based horror games lately.

[@monoturiim1992]

Love me some fishing horror thank you buddy

[@LtScarecrow87]

“The fish are calling me” Me: ‘oh isn’t that gre-‘ .... Wait a second...

[@foiledagain1914]

Ahhhh, a good ol' fishin horror game.

[@bell4134]

Good morning alpha! I just got done with my homework ^w^

[@mishukyashuki8897]

Wait homework???

[@bell4134]

@@mishukyashuki8897 online school work

[@mishukyashuki8897]

@@bell4134 oh i don't have home work so don't know that

[@coffeeleijon2770]

Oh! Alpha! Have you ever played the game The 7th Guest? I think you would enjoy it in general to play on your own time, not for this channel (it's a full on fairly long game). From what I can remember, it's a puzzle game with some horror-like themes in it!

[@ennuiphantom]

Another one of these... I love these. >:}

[@ennuiphantom]

Also it seems like people forget that it all started with “A Wonderful Day for Fishing”. That was a spoop.

[@fenrirsrage4609]

So was this a part of the Horror Fishing Jam or hwat?

[@cghoselle]

Man these PS1 style games are really nice

[@dokbluejay5026]

I feel like the story delivery could use a little work, but I like the idea and the atmosphere a lot!

[@nicolaborin9444]

I love this types of game