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The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish

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A story-driven photography game... on the back of a giant, flying catfish! Transform clouds into sea creatures and bring abundance back to an empty sky!

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About This Game

A vast empty sky, an old digital camera, and a home in the clouds…

Your mom has been gone for a while, and the once teeming environment has grown quiet without her careful maintenance. Equipped with a magic flute and the support of your computer friends, it’s up to you to bring abundance back to an empty sky… all on the back of a giant flying catfish!

The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish is a story-driven photography game which explores themes of friendship and the impermanence of time and place.

Giant Catfish!

Is your catfish lonely? No problem! Soar through the sky and transform clouds into fish!

Take Photos!

Document your findings! Catalog dozens of unique creatures and share your discoveries with the world below!

Surf the Web!

Talk with your computer friends in Dolphin Chat! Upload your work to PhotoPond! Computers can do anything!

Be Curious!

Secrets of the sky are all around you! Never stop exploring!

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  2. Hotfix 1.103

    -Grammar Changes -More consistent bubble gathering -Seal behavior smoothed out

  3. Hotfix: Release 1.101

    -Made shells collected visible in inventory. Press tab to see how many you have. -Small grammar changes -Bug fixes

  4. Release 1.1

    General changes -Language changes -Slight puzzle tweaks in Australis -Music volume balancing -Improved fish collisions -Minor visual errors fixed -Fixed some issues with...…

  5. Hotfix: Release 1.06

    -Photo based achievements should be more consistent -Adjusted some environment details -Adjusted some puzzle hints -Adjusted some dialogue lines -Game saves each time a photo is…

  6. Hotifix: Release 1.055

    1.055 Hotfix -Grammar and sentence structure -Fish no longer (for the most part) swim through the ground:) - <3

  7. Hotfix: Release 1.054

    1.054 Hotfix -Various bugs and game design tweaks -Grammar and sentence structure -An opportunity to say thank you to those who have played the game thus far. We love you.

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