Rule with an Iron Fish

Name: Rule with an Iron Fish
Price: 3.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (532 reviews)
Author: Kestrel Games

A Pirate Fishing RPG

$3.99 · Designed for iPad

532 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Adventure
Developer

Kestrel Games
Language

EN
English
Size

174.5
MB

Best Mobile Games of 2016 - cnet Games of the Year 2016 - Snappzilla 4.5 Stars - Touch Arcade Become the greatest pirate captain that ever fished! Add more pirates to your burgeoning island town! Listen to all their nonsensical complaints! Fish in ludicrous locations like swamps, active volcanoes and the sky! "Does just about everything right." -- Touch Arcade ----- Features: - Relaxing, addictive fishing gameplay - 7 gorgeous, otherworldly fishing environments - Catch 150 hand-painted, scientifically-inaccurate fish - Throw rotten fish at your rivals! - Unlock town features like an aquarium, farm, restaurant and hacker cave! - Decorate your house with unsettling trophies! - Collect pirate pets, most of which have eyepatches or other classy dysfunctions. - Pay once, no IAP, no ads.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

532 Ratings

Just play and play and play!
11/03/2016

King_Squid
In a world where apps are all free... until you realize they aren't because everything exists in a paywall universe where you'll have to pay for every bit of content along the way, this game is refreshing. No pay to win, no stress to be rated, no fuss. Just pure gameplay and content that all unlockable through game play. Play as much as you want, not timers here. No stress about having to spend real cash in hopes of getting that one item with a super low drop rate from some silly box which has to be bought with "gems". Just play. The game itself is simple and fun, fish in a casual manner to unlock items and ships. Travel to new lands and find new fishes, be an awesome pirate. Or be a completionist and unlock everything!! Whatever you like.
Just play and play and play!
11/03/2016

King_Squid

In a world where apps are all free... until you realize they aren't because everything exists in a paywall universe where you'll have to pay for every bit of content along the way, this game is refreshing. No pay to win, no stress to be rated, no fuss. Just pure gameplay and content that all unlockable through game play. Play as much as you want, not timers here. No stress about having to spend real cash in hopes of getting that one item with a super low drop rate from some silly box which has to be bought with "gems". Just play. The game itself is simple and fun, fish in a casual manner to unlock items and ships. Travel to new lands and find new fishes, be an awesome pirate. Or be a completionist and unlock everything!! Whatever you like.
Rather enjoyable experience.
02/14/2018

Spoolse
Cute, low-stress fishing game. The fishing itself, while feeling a tad repetitive, is simple enough to understand while still engaging. The dialogues are humorous, and there’s many quests to keep you out and actively fishing. Replay value is limited, other than the gender reversal as you play as the twin (only after you finish the main quests in the game once, I believe). I also encountered a bug when I started playing where the first quest I was given never updated when I completed the goal. This was easily fixed by closing and refreshing the app though. Lastly I find the rare fish a bit tedious, because there are times where it takes 30 seconds to a minute for one to appear, and other times where it’d take literally 5-10 minutes. It was a bit frustrating, especially in later game when you need to fish several of one type of rare fish and said fish never appears.
Rather enjoyable experience.
02/14/2018

Spoolse

Cute, low-stress fishing game. The fishing itself, while feeling a tad repetitive, is simple enough to understand while still engaging. The dialogues are humorous, and there’s many quests to keep you out and actively fishing. Replay value is limited, other than the gender reversal as you play as the twin (only after you finish the main quests in the game once, I believe). I also encountered a bug when I started playing where the first quest I was given never updated when I completed the goal. This was easily fixed by closing and refreshing the app though. Lastly I find the rare fish a bit tedious, because there are times where it takes 30 seconds to a minute for one to appear, and other times where it’d take literally 5-10 minutes. It was a bit frustrating, especially in later game when you need to fish several of one type of rare fish and said fish never appears.
Enjoyable fishing, esp for Animal Crossing fans.
01/03/2018

TiredOfShenanigans
This was a pleasurable, zen fishing game. I had some problems catching the infrequent rare fish (Bubble Algae, I'm looking at you!) but they must have addressed this in an update. I contacted the developers with random game-play questions (and suggestions) on FB, and they quickly contacted me. They were very kind about my suggestions, too. 😊 My only real wish feature now is a special sound when a rare fish shows up (like a tinkle or sparkle noise maybe). That would have helped out a lot since I wanted to watch tv and fish, but didn't want to gaze at my iPhone the whole time.Anyhow, fun game. Great characters and silly tasks. I even enjoyed the Monkey Island references.
Enjoyable fishing, esp for Animal Crossing fans.
01/03/2018

TiredOfShenanigans

This was a pleasurable, zen fishing game. I had some problems catching the infrequent rare fish (Bubble Algae, I'm looking at you!) but they must have addressed this in an update. I contacted the developers with random game-play questions (and suggestions) on FB, and they quickly contacted me. They were very kind about my suggestions, too. 😊 My only real wish feature now is a special sound when a rare fish shows up (like a tinkle or sparkle noise maybe). That would have helped out a lot since I wanted to watch tv and fish, but didn't want to gaze at my iPhone the whole time.Anyhow, fun game. Great characters and silly tasks. I even enjoyed the Monkey Island references.
Addictive and frustratingly fun!
09/21/2018

Jazira (Jah-Zira)
You wouldn’t think a frustrating game could be fun. Those two words seem to disagree with one another strongly. But fishing will always be frustrating, sitting there waiting for a bite and then when you finally get one the fish gets away! Wasting your bait and your time spent. But then the next time you cast your line you pull out a frickin mermaid! The next time it’s paperclip fish, a clownfish, an alligator or just a trout. The characters are intriguing and their quests are cute and just difficult enough to keep you interested. Over all it’s a game I would highly recommend trying.
Addictive and frustratingly fun!
09/21/2018

Jazira (Jah-Zira)

You wouldn’t think a frustrating game could be fun. Those two words seem to disagree with one another strongly. But fishing will always be frustrating, sitting there waiting for a bite and then when you finally get one the fish gets away! Wasting your bait and your time spent. But then the next time you cast your line you pull out a frickin mermaid! The next time it’s paperclip fish, a clownfish, an alligator or just a trout. The characters are intriguing and their quests are cute and just difficult enough to keep you interested. Over all it’s a game I would highly recommend trying.

Updated for iOS 14

Version 1.63

01/16/2021

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Rule with an Iron Fish

A Pirate Fishing RPG

Ratings & Reviews

Just play and play and play!

Rather enjoyable experience.

Enjoyable fishing, esp for Animal Crossing fans.

Addictive and frustratingly fun!

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1.63

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