Fish Stick Protocol

Fish Stick Protocol

Early access since Nov 2025

Enter strange, unpredictable dimensions with up to 8 players to grab artifacts and survive the chaos waiting inside. Showcase your loot in your private museum, unlock new machines, and gear up for your next dive. And please, shower between missions. Management insists.

79% positive · 166 reviews
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In early access, still in active development
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In early access, still in active development
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Evaluation

Fish Stick Protocol entered Early Access on November 5, 2025, and Maracas Studio has been actively expanding it since launch. Three major content updates have shipped so far: a Holiday Season cosmetics and bug fix update on December 18, 2025; a substantial update on April 21, 2026 that added new creatures, enemy-dropped artifacts, a new exotic dimension, new cosmetics, and a wide range of gameplay and online fixes; and the New Manor update on July 9, 2026, which added new manor rooms (Dining Room, Side Storage, Small Dining Room, Small Kitchen), a brand-new in-game encyclopedia for creatures, and engine performance improvements. The July 9, 2026 update is the most recent developer communication on record. The team explicitly stated at the end of both the April and July posts that they "will continue working on improving the game and adding more content in future updates." The game remains flagged as Early Access on Steam, confirming the developer considers it an unfinished product still in development. No 1.0 release date or completion announcement has been made.
Evidence
New Manor Major Update shipped, adding new manor rooms, a creature encyclopedia, engine performance improvements, and bug fixes. Developer states they will continue working on improving and expanding the game.
news post · Jul 9, 2026 source development ongoing
high
Major update shipped adding a new creature, enemy-dropped artifacts, new artifact set, a new enemy type, a new exotic dimension, cosmetic items, and broad online/gameplay fixes. Developer confirms more content coming in future updates.
news post · Apr 21, 2026 source content shipped
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Maracas Studio
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Features:

  • Co-op chaos: Play online with up to 8 friends. Stick together, revive each other, and face every new dimension, mission after mission.

  • Collect and show off: Bring back bizarre artifacts, display them in the manor, and unlock next rooms if your approval rating is good enough.

  • A hub full of toys: Sell artifacts, unlock machines like the shop, selling machine, and painting showers, and spend your cash on consumables or cosmetics.

  • Customize your drip: Mix colors in the painting showers and experiment until you find the perfect look.

  • Dimensions without limits: Explore procedurally generated worlds packed with dangerous creatures and wild anomalies.

     

Jump Headfirst into chaos

Fish Stick Protocol is an online co-op game for up to 8 players. Defrost and leap into unstable interdimensional portals that spit you out into wild, unpredictable worlds. Work together to survive the dangers, collect artifacts, and make it back to the portal in one piece.

Collect. Showcase. Unlock.

Your job is simple: bring back artifacts from dangerous dimensions and display your finds in the owner’s manor to earn Approval points and unlock the next rooms. Every mission brings new progress and new bragging items for your collection.

Your hub, your headquarters

Between missions, relax in the massive permanent hub where you can prep, shop, or just cause “totally serious mission-related” mischiefs.

  • Sell artifacts for cash and invest in upgrades.

  • Unlock the shop to buy consumables like the Artifact Radar or the famous Party Popper (only for the party animals among you).

  • Use the Painting Showers to mix colors and perfect your look.

  • Exchange “clout” points for cosmetics and express yourself through a unique look.

Your hub becomes more functional as you unlock machines and shelves, turning it into the beating heart of your team’s adventure.

Dimensions without limits

No two runs are ever the same: from hostile mushroom forests to surreal rainbow-colored realms, each world is packed with strange creatures and even stranger anomalies. One moment you are giant, the next you are floating, on fire, or turning into stone. If you survive the unexpected, make sure to grab something shiny on your way back to the portal.

Funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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