From Press Release:
Hawaii, United States – September 9, 2026 – Indie development duo Mallorian and FloralNoise are today thrilled to announce their debut title – HOOKEYE – a short-form psychological horror fishing fable coming to PC via Steam later this year.
Set on a damp and foggy dock just off the Californian coast, HOOKEYE, tells a tragic, twisted tale of obsession, loss, sacrifice – and questionable bait.
Players will step into the sodden boots of The Fisherman, who sits alone locked in a desperate battle with the ocean. He has nothing but a couple of beers, his dwindling fishing gear and a burning, all-consuming fixation with his trade.
The beautiful, yet maddening call of the legendary siren rings out from beneath the waves – but if players have any hope of reeling in the prize, they’ll need to sacrifice more than a couple of hooks and experience a surreal and meditative descent through one man’s psyche.
Lovingly rendered with a handcrafted PSX-inspired aesthetic, HOOKEYE invites players to perpetuate the thrilling cycle of risk and reward: bait their hook, cast their line out into the salty sea, then reel in their prize. Each fish they land can be used to bait bigger fish as they work towards the illustrious siren.
As the obsession takes hold, resources dwindle and sanity begins to falter, what will they be willing to risk to keep fishing?
HOOKEYE – Key Features
Choose your execution: All fish serve to get you a bigger fish, you just have to make the right choices.
Psychological horror: Follow the fisherman as his senses begin to deceive him. Embrace the meditative descent.
Scrap for resources: You have limited bait and hooks. When things run dry, you’ll have to improvise with what you have.
A relentless story: Dive into the past; these damned talking fish have already done it for you.
Reel in the siren: The siren is out there. It calls to you, and you’re here to take a hold of it.
HOOKEYE is coming to PC via Steam later this year.
For more information on Mallorian, FloralNoise and HOOKEYE, please visit @Mall0rian on X, Tiktok, Bluesky and @FloralNoise_ on X and Bluesky.
About Mallorian and FloralNoise
Mallorian and FloralNoise are an indie gamedev duo based in the USA.
Drawn to moody settings and surrealist themes, the duo utilizes Mallorian’s art direction with Noelle’s coding finesse to design compelling and expressive games with a strong focus on narrative delivered through meaningful mechanics.
