Always
Free
- Unlimited 60-second rounds
- 8 of the 20 fish
- Every thief, power-up and upgrade
- The 1-bit and Bright looks
- The wardrobe, the bowl and the cat's home
- All 13 languages
A tiny 8-bit arcade
Purrhoop
A wordless retro game in 60-second rounds. Fire the harpoon, spear the fish, and shoo the seagull before it steals your catch.
- No ads, ever
- No reading needed
- 13 languages
- Offline, no account
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
How to play
One finger. Sixty seconds. No words.
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Aim and fire
Drag to aim, let go to fire. The harpoon flies out on its rope.
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Reel in the catch
One shot can spear up to three fish. Heavy fish reel in slower, so pick your shot.
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Shoo the thieves
A seagull and a rival cat sneak up on your bucket. Tap them to shoo them off, or harpoon them.
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Spend your coins
Coins from every round buy upgrades, boosts and hats for the cat at its cardboard-box home.
What is inside
A small game with a lot of little details.
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No words needed
Icons, numbers and the cat's speech bubbles carry every rule. A ghost hand shows new players what to do, and kids who cannot read yet can play.
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60-second rounds
Quick enough for a bus ride, hard to put down. Beat your best catch and earn up to three stars.
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20 kinds of fish
From minnows to sharks, with a couple of rare ones. Catch each kind once to fill its page in your fish book.
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Upgrades and power-ups
A longer rope, a faster reel, a longer aim guide, more fish per shot. Spear a floating bubble for extra time, a golden harpoon or a scarecrow.
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Dress the cat
Hats, scarves, bow ties and bells, all bought with coins. Feed the cat treats at its bowl and keep its hearts full.
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Four retro looks
1-bit black and white, plus three flat-colour palettes in the spirit of classic consoles. Switch any time.
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13 languages
The few words in the game come in your own language. Pick it from a grid of flags, right in the cat's home.
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Haptics and left-hand mode
Vibration grows with the size of the catch: a small buzz for one fish, a big rumble for several. Left-hand mode mirrors the layout.
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Offline, no account
Play on a plane. Your progress stays on your device. Music, sound and haptics each have their own switch.
Four looks, one game
The same pixel art, coloured four ways. Change the look any time from a box in the cat's home.
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1-bit
Free
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Bright
Free
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Midnight
With Full Catch
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Green screen
With Full Catch
The cat's cardboard-box home
Tap the home button and the cat trots off to its home, where every setting is a cardboard box. Walk over, push the box, and the setting flips.
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Settings you can push
Sound, music, haptics, left-hand mode, the look and the language, each one a box with a picture on it.
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Boxes that open
Upgrades, boosts, the wardrobe and the fish book open as little shops and albums.
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The grown-ups box
Purchases, restore, the privacy policy and the rating card live here, behind a parental gate.
Free to play. Pay once, only if you want to.
No subscriptions, no coin packs, no timers. Coins are earned by playing and are never for sale.
One-time purchase
Full Catch
- The other 12 fish, rare ones included
- Two more retro looks: Midnight and Green screen
One-time purchase, optional
Supporter pack
- Everything in Full Catch
- A thank-you to the people who make the game
- No gameplay advantage
The fish book
8 fish are free. The other 12 come with Full Catch.
- Prices come from your store in your own currency, so they differ by country.
- Every purchase button sits behind a parental gate, and purchases can be restored on a new device.
No ads. Ever.
Purrhoop has no ads, not now and not later. It is made to be suitable for everyone, kids included.
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No ads at all
No ad code of any kind: no pop-ups, no videos, no offers between rounds.
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No advertising ID
Anonymous usage counts and crash reports, set up without the advertising ID, help us fix bugs and see what players enjoy.
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No account, no cloud
Your progress is saved on your device only. Nothing to sign in to.
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A parental gate
Purchases, restore, the privacy policy and rating sit behind a quick sum that only grown-ups are likely to answer.
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No chat, no online play
No messages, no leaderboards, and no links out of the game except behind the gate.
Questions
Is Purrhoop really free?
Yes. The core game is free, with no limit on rounds. Two optional one-time purchases add more fish and looks.
Are there ads?
No. There are no ads in Purrhoop, and there never will be.
Do I need to read English?
No. There is no text in play. The few words that remain, such as the grown-ups box, come in 13 languages. Pick yours in the cat's home.
Does it need the internet?
No. Every round, upgrade and setting works offline. The app goes online only to check purchases and to send anonymous crash reports and usage counts.
What does Purrhoop collect?
Anonymous usage counts and crash reports through Firebase, set up without the advertising ID, and purchase checks through RevenueCat under an anonymous ID. Game progress stays on your device. The details are in the privacy policy.
Is it safe for kids?
It is made for everyone: no ads, no accounts, no chat and no outside links. Purchases and anything that leaves the game sit behind a parental gate.
What is in the Supporter pack?
Everything in Full Catch, plus a thank-you to the people who make the game. It gives no gameplay advantage.
I changed phones. Can I get my purchase back?
Yes. Open the cat's home, open the grown-ups box, answer the sum and tap Restore purchases. Use the same Apple or Google account you bought with.
Ready to fish?
Purrhoop is coming soon to iPhone and Android. Check back for the store links.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play