◈ BAIT | WAIT | STRIKE ◈
set the hook
wait for the tug
Hoko Game Studio builds experiences about patience, timing, and the thrill of the catch. We design games that teach you to wait, to feel the line, to know when to pull.
cast your line →Patience
The best catches take time. Our games reward stillness, observation, and the discipline to wait for the right moment.
Tension
Feel the line. We design systems of increasing pressure — the moment between bite and strike, between almost and caught.
Release
Not every catch is meant to be kept. Our games explore the ethics of the line — when to hold, when to let go, when to set free.
✦ RECENT CATCHES ✦
2025 · deep water
THE SILENT LINE
Fishing meditation game. No UI, no rush — just water, shadow, and the subtle vibration of something below. Catch or not, the act is enough.
2024
BARBED
Puzzle game about attachment. Each level is a different kind of hook — emotional, physical, temporal. Find the way to dislodge without breaking.
2023
TIDE CALLER
Narrative adventure about an aging fisher and the one that got away. A story about regret, memory, and the ones we release too soon.
✧ SEND A LINE ✧
cast your message
We reply within one tide — usually 24h. Your words will find our hook.
88 Castaway Lane, Portland, OR 97266
hoko.studio/discord
✧ patience is not passive. it is the most active form of waiting. ✧
strike zone