Low Tide Tales is a compact incremental beachcombing game. Read sand mounds and air holes, dig with your shovel, and grab each catch before it escapes. Sell your haul, unlock upgrades, explore three shores, and fill your catalog with rare finds.

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Planned Release Date: Sep 28, 2026

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About This Game

About This Game

The tide is out. Time to head for the shore.

After leaving an exhausting job behind, you return to the coast you know by heart and begin again with a newly bought shovel. Each low tide lasts only a few minutes: watch for sand mounds, air holes, muddy patches, and gaps between rocks. Dig open a hiding place, then grab its occupant before it escapes.

Bring home as much as you can before the water returns


The beach, tidal flats, and rocky shore each have their own terrain and wildlife. Clams, razor clams, fiddler crabs, mudskippers, starfish, small octopuses, and more hide along the coast in different ways. Your stamina is limited, and you decide when to keep searching and when to call it a day early.

Turn every catch into confidence for the next trip


Every catch is valued by species, weight, and special traits. Spend shell coins on a branching upgrade path to improve stamina, shovel efficiency, luck, and the value of your haul. New prerequisites reveal new branches, so you can shape your progress around the way you like to play.

Keep the discoveries that are worth more than money


Your catalog records each catch's value, usual size, largest record, scientific notes, and special traits. Drift bottles contain letters from the sea and permanently reduce a small part of upgrade costs. Natural treasures can be identified and sold, or placed in limited display slots to grant bonuses for later low tides.

  • Dig and pick up catches directly with the mouse
  • Three coastal maps with distinct ecosystems and visual styles
  • Coastal creatures with weight-based size and special variants
  • A branching upgrade path that unfolds as you progress
  • A catalog, size records, drift-bottle letters, and natural-treasure displays
  • Short low-tide runs of about three minutes, with the option to finish early
  • Local autosave

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI was used during development to create or assist with code, 2D art, UI assets, icons, music, sound effects, narrative text, localization, and store marketing materials. All AI-assisted content was reviewed, selected, modified, and integrated by the developer before being included in the game. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay and does not connect to external AI services.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: 64-bit dual-core processor with SSE4.2 support
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support
    • Storage: 512 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse required. Minimum resolution: 1280 x 720.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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