Tidebound: a fishing adventure for Minecraft

Everything is about the fish

No mining, no crafting, no inventory to juggle. In a Sky Isles world every part of the game is a menu built for anglers.

The world drowned. You fish anyway.

For a thousand years the people of the land took from the sea. They called it the Long Harvest: nets as wide as valleys, hooks by the million, until the oldest fish of all were dragged up into the air.

The sea remembered. It came back as a tide that would not turn, and it did not stop at the coast.

What's left floats. Tidestone, the anglers call it: rock that would rather be in the sky than under the sea again. It only stays up while someone tends it, and the stone listens to one thing above all: fishing.

"I will take one, and I will remember one."The anglers' oath, from the first journal

Twelve chapters of the Chronicle unlock as you fish. Who wrote the first journal? Why do the fish remember? And what is still waiting at the bottom of the Abyss?

Every bite is a fight

When a fish bites you play one of four minigames. Harder fish mean harder fights, and Perfect catches are worth more. Try two of them right here.

Hold the mouse button (or Space) to lift the green bar. Keep the fish inside it until the meter fills.

Classic

Keep the green bar on the fish. Hold to rise, let go to sink.

Hookset

A needle sweeps back and forth. Strike while it's in the green zone.

Tug of War

Hold to reel. Keep the line tension in the safe band: too much slack and it's gone, too much tension and it snaps.

Reel Combo

Type the arrow sequence before the timer runs out. Wrong keys cost time.

Six worlds to sail to

Each fishing world is one great floating island with its own fish, its own music and, somewhere, a boss. Sail there from the Voyage Chart once your level is high enough.

Five giants

A boss fight is several minigames in a row, and every round is harder. Each one can bite once per in-game day.

Treasure on the line

Sometimes the bobber dips and it isn't a fish. Crates, chests and bait boxes come up full of bait, coins, pearls and forge materials. Go on, open one.

The Fishdex

Real fish from around the world, fish found only in the fishing worlds, procedural Uncharted species in every world, and a few secrets that only show up for the curious.

In game

An original soundtrack

Thirteen songs that follow the time of day, the weather and the world you're in. Or pick your favorite in the in-game Music Box.

Download Tidebound

Tidebound

⬇ Download

1

Install Fabric

Get the Fabric Loader installer and install it for Minecraft 26.3.

2

Add Fabric API

Download Fabric API for 26.3 and put it in your mods folder.

3

Add Tidebound

Put the Tidebound jar in the same mods folder, start the game with the Fabric profile, and create a world with the Tidebound: Sky Isles world type.

Java 25 or newer. Tidebound is also coming to Modrinth.
Online world records and leaderboards only count singleplayer worlds without cheats. Servers don't count.

Even better with

Tidebound works on its own, but these mods make it look and sound even better. Check each one has a version for your Minecraft before installing.

Questions

Does it work in multiplayer?

Yes. Everyone gets their own island, can visit each other's, and can form a crew. Every player needs the mod installed. Catches on servers (and in worlds with cheats on) don't count toward the online world records and leaderboards: only singleplayer worlds without cheats do, so the records stay fair.

Can I use it in a normal world?

Yes: the fishing, minigames, Fishdex and journal work everywhere. The island life (no mining, menus for everything) is the Sky Isles world type.

Does it work with other mods?

It's built for Fabric and plays well with most client mods. With Essential installed, Tidebound keeps the normal main menu layout so Essential's menu still works.

What are the online leaderboards?

Completely optional. On first start the mod asks whether you'd like your catches on the leaderboards. Nothing is ever sent unless you say yes, only singleplayer worlds without cheats count, and you can delete your data any time. Privacy details.

Is this made by Mojang?

No. Tidebound is a fan-made mod and isn't affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.