THE ROBINHOOK GUIDE

CAST → SCALE → COOK → FEED → UPGRADE → GO DEEPER
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39Fish Species
8Sea Creatures
5Depth Zones
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OVERVIEW

RobinHook is a cozy pixel-art fishing GameFi on Robinhood Chain. Sail out, dive the deep, catch fish, scale and cook them, then serve legendary sea creatures who have very strong opinions. Upgrade your rod and gear — the better your gear, the deeper you reach and the more you earn.

The full game is playable free in Demo mode — no wallet, no sign-up, purely for fun (nothing to earn, no cash-out). Want the real thing? Connect a wallet for Play & Earn: the Gold you earn feeding creatures become swappable to real $HOOK, and rare seabed treasure can pay out real tokenized GME stock. Simple concept. Addictive depth.

HOW TO PLAY

One cozy loop: the more you fish and feed, the more you earn. Controls — A/D move · E / Space cast · Mouse to scale & menus.

01
Cast Your Line
Drop your lure and steer through schools of fish. Some are quick, some rare — all need timing.
02
Scale the Fish
Strip scales with precise knife swipes. Rush and the fish spoils. Find the rhythm.
03
Cook the Catch
Nail the timing in the green zone for a Perfect meal. Miss it and it burns.
04
Feed Creatures
Serve the right fish to the right picky creature. Match their craving, earn double.
05
Upgrade Gear
Sharper knives, longer lines, better rods, new fishermen — every Gold counts.
06
Go Deeper
Better gear unlocks darker waters with rarer, weirder, more valuable creatures.

THE OCEAN — DEPTH ZONES

One endless ocean, five bands of depth. Your rod's reach is the only thing that decides how far down you go — and the deeper you dive, the rarer and richer the catch. No maps to unlock: just better gear.

0 – 250 FT

Sunlit Shallows

bright · warm · calm current

Where every angler starts. Sunlight pours through clear water and the reef teems with easy, forgiving fish. Perfect for learning the cast, scale and cook rhythm.

AnchovyPerchEelSardineGoldfinNeon TetraClownfishSeafoam DamselCherry Barb
COMMON
250 – 650 FT

The Midwater

dim · blue · open water

Light starts to fade to blue. Bolder, plumper fish cruise the open column — steady premium catches that the Crab and Penguin pay well for.

Golden CarpBassPikeCopper SnapperPufferfishBlue TangSeahorseMoray EelEmerald Darter
UNCOMMON
650 – 1,150 FT

The Reef Drop

cold · dark · the shelf falls away

The seabed drops into cold blue dark. Jewel-bright rarities hide in the kelp and coral — koi, rainbow fish and the slippery reef octopus. The Mermaid’s favourites live here.

KoiRainbow FishReef OctopusSteel MackerelAmethyst DiscusParrotfishLionfishStone BatfishSapphire Fish
RARE
1,150 – 1,750 FT

The Deep

black · heavy pressure · glowing lures

Pitch dark and crushing. Deep-water duelists patrol here — the blistering swordfish, the anglerfish’s glow, and the frost-scaled Glacier Titan. Only strong rods reach this far.

SwordfishAnglerfishGlacier TitanCoral DragonetCrimson MarlinReef SharkThresher SharkGolden Jack
EPIC
1,750 FT & BELOW

The Abyss

absolute black · the end of the light

Where light dies and the colossi of the deep drift in the dark. Only the finest rods survive the pressure — and the Leviathan and Abyssal Horror wait for those who make it. The Sea Serpent’s prize catches.

LeviathanAbyssal HorrorRosewater KrakenFlame Dragonfish
LEGENDARY

Scattered on the seabed at every depth you’ll also snag loot — drift into it and it’s yours (it fills a bucket slot, but skips scaling):

COMMON

Sea Junk

bottles, cans, old bones

Clutter of the deep. Worth a few Gold recycled — but it takes up a bucket slot, so a bigger bucket helps.

UNCOMMON

Pearl

a soft white glow

A lustrous find worth a handful of Gold — and every so often, a claim on real tokenized GME stock. Keep an eye out for the shimmer.

RARE

Geode

a cyan sparkle

Crack it open on deck for Gold — or, if fortune favours you, a piece of real tokenized GME stock.

TREASURE

Treasure Chest

a golden shimmer on the seabed

The ocean’s rarest haul. A big Gold payout inside — and the best chance of all to strike a real tokenized GME claim.

THE CREATURES

Eight creatures in a rising cycle. Each demands a minimum fish rarity — and the bigger the fish, the more it fills: a cooked Common is 1 feed, Uncommon 2, Rare 3, Epic 4, a Legendary a full 5. So the deeper and rarer you fish, the fewer catches you need. Save your rarest fish for the creatures that demand them.

The last two are bosses: the Kraken wants a specific Reef Shark, the Sea Dragon the mighty Leviathan — clear them to level up into a harder, richer cycle. And no dead-ends: a creature never asks for a fish your rod can’t yet reach — it scales its craving to your gear, and upgrading your rod unlocks its true, top-paying demand.

FISH ALMANAC

Every fish of the deep — where it swims, how it scales, and who to serve it to.

39 SPECIES · COMMON → LEGENDARY

TIPS & STRATEGIES

Six things that separate a good angler from a rich one.

01

Aim for the Perfect

Scale slowly and evenly, then hit the green zone when you cook. A Perfect meal flashes "PERFECT" and pays a multiplier. Rushing damages the fish and tanks the price.

02

Depth Beats Everything

Spend early Gold on rod range, not flashy extras. Longer line unlocks deeper water, rarer fish and bigger payouts. Every other upgrade compounds on top of that reach.

03

Feed the Craving

Creatures often crave a specific fish — a card shows what they want. Serve exactly that and your Gold double. Watch the request before you cook.

04

Don't Overcook

Miss the green window and the meal burns and is lost — catch wasted. Slow down; a Perfect cook is worth far more than a fast one.

05

Save Legends for Legends

The Leviathan is the biggest single payout in the deep. Don't feed it to the Otter for pocket change — hold it for the Sea Serpent. Her tip dwarfs everything.

06

Mind Your Energy & Streak

Dives cost energy that refills over time. Claim your daily reward to top up and grow your streak — each day back stacks a bigger bonus.

THE ROD & GEAR

Everything upgrades in-game with Gold you earn. Your rod sets how deep — and how rare — you fish; the rest of your kit makes every dive smoother and richer.

WOOD
where it starts
BAMBOO
reliable catches
STAINLESS
deeper reach
CORAL
rarer fish
GOLDY
premium hauls
IRIDIUM
the apex rod

Your full kit — upgrade the pieces that fit your style:

Rod

reach & rarity

The heart of the game. A stronger rod dives deeper, and depth is what unlocks rarer fish. Six tiers, Wood to Iridium.

Bucket

fish per dive

How many fish you can hold before you auto-reel. Pail (3) → Cooler (12). Loot fills bucket slots too, so size up as you go deep.

Hook

catch radius

An accessory that widens how close you must get to snag a fish. Bigger hooks make hooking — especially fast, darting fish — far easier.

Reel

dive time

More line means more seconds underwater per trip — up to +15s. Longer dives = more fish and more chances at deep loot.

Bait / Lure

what you attract

Worm, Spinner, Glow Jig, Mythic Lure — each biases the catch toward rarer fish. Swap freely to target what a creature craves.

Stove

cooking window

A better burner widens the green “Perfect” timing band when you cook, so more of your catch comes out flawless (and worth more).

Knife

scaling ease

Rusty → Sharp → Fillet → Master Blade — sharper blades glide through scales, lowering the chance you butcher a fish to bones by scaling too fast or straying off it.

Fisherman

earn multiplier

Leveling the angler raises your Gold multiplier on every sale and extends your energy reach — the steady long-game upgrade.

EARNING & TREASURE

Two ways to play. Demo is the whole game, free, just for fun. Play & Earn — connect a wallet and pick a captain name — is where the rewards are real.

FREE

Demo — Just for Fun

no wallet · no sign-up

The complete game, free forever. Gold here are pure gameplay currency for gear — they don’t earn, don’t swap, and don’t cash out. Play, relax, learn the deep. Nothing on the line.

PLAY & EARN

Play & Earn — Real Rewards

wallet connected · on-chain

Now it counts. The Gold you earn feeding sea creatures become swappable to real $HOOK, and seabed treasure can pay real tokenized GME stock straight to your vault.

Feed to Earn $HOOK

Serve creatures the fish they crave and the Gold you earn are logged as verified, swappable earnings. Match a craving for a double payout. Only feeding earns — and only in Play & Earn. Season 1 rate: 1 Gold = 50 $HOOK (buy Gold back at 75). Only server-verified earnings swap — demo & in-game Gold is gear currency and editing a save does nothing.

Treasure Pays Real Stock · coming soon

A coming update turns rare seabed loot into real tokenized GME stock — crack a chest, geode or pearl for a chance at a GME claim, redeemable to your wallet. Not live yet: for now Play & Earn rewards are paid in $HOOK; the GME reserve goes on-chain before stock payouts switch on.

Server-Verified & Bounded

Every real reward — $HOOK earnings and GME payouts alike — is decided and capped by the server, never the client. Editing a local save earns nothing. Daily and pool ceilings keep it sustainable and honest.

BURN-TO-PLAY BUNDLES

Ranked play is burn-to-play: pick a bundle and burn $HOOK to enter the season. Bigger bundle = a bigger share of the prize pool + better perks. Casual mode stays free. Every entry splits 50% to the prize pool · 30% burned forever · 20% treasury. The reward pool itself is funded by creator fees from every $HOOK trade — the more the token trades, the bigger the rewards.

Bundle Burn $HOOK Prize-pool share Starting coins Daily earn cap Unlocks
Deckhand5,0001×50050,000Starter rig (bamboo rod)
Sailor100,00020×12,000160,000+ hook upgrade
Mate250,00050×32,000300,000+ full basic rig (bucket, reel)
Skipper500,000100×70,000600,000+ stainless rod + rare bait
Captain1,000,000200×150,0001,000,000+ coral rod + sonar
Commodore2,000,000400×320,0002,000,000+ goldy rod + deep radar
Admiral5,000,0001000×850,0005,000,000+ iridium rod + VIP + all gear

Prize-pool share is weighted by stake × play — stake bigger and play well to win more at season end. Daily earn cap is your personal ceiling; the live pool is the true limit — rewards scale to what trading fees have funded, so the pool can never run dry.

TOKENOMICS

$HOOK is the beating heart of RobinHook on Robinhood Chain — a fair-launched utility token with demand wired straight into gameplay. Every angler is a buyer.

Fair LaunchPlay to EarnDeflationaryCommunity-Owned

Real Utility, Real Demand

Every upgrade, every tier, every deeper dive runs on $HOOK. Demand is baked into the core loop and grows with every new angler.

Deflationary by Design

Upgrades, gear and expeditions continuously pull $HOOK out of circulation. As the fleet grows, scarcity works for holders.

Rewards Backed by Real Revenue

The $HOOK you earn is paid from a reward pool funded two ways: creator fees from every $HOOK trade flow straight into the pool, and 50% of every burn-to-play entry tops it up. Rewards track real activity — not printed from thin air. More trading and more players, bigger pool, bigger rewards.

Play to Earn

Everyone earns by playing — fish, cook, feed. Bounded emission and real sinks keep the token sustainable, never farmed to zero.

Fair Launch, No VCs

No private rounds, no team unlocks, no insider dump. $HOOK launches on pons — everyone enters on the same terms.

Server-Verified, Cheat-Proof

Only earnings the server validates swap to $HOOK. In-game Gold is gear currency — tampering a local save earns you nothing.

Play-Driven Flywheel

More players, more demand, more burns, a stronger token, more players. The loop feeds itself.

Fee-Funded Reward Pool

No pre-seed, no printed emissions. The Play & Earn reward pool is funded by creator fees from every $HOOK trade plus 50% of every burn-to-play entry — rewards track real activity, and the on-chain pool can never pay out more than it holds (max 5% drawn per day). More trading and more players, bigger pool, bigger rewards. Publicly auditable on-chain.

Contracts

$HOOK Tokenavailable at launch
GameVault (burn-to-play)available at launch
Reward Reserve (pays rewards)available at launch
GME Vaultavailable at launch

Verify it yourself: the Reward Reserve holds the $HOOK that pays players, and every ranked entry burns $HOOK on-chain via the GameVault. Payouts are server-verified and settled on-chain — each cash-out shows its transaction hash.

Fully on-chain and auditable. Addresses appear here the moment $HOOK launches.

SEASONS & RANKS

Every season resets and the top anglers split the prize pool. Season 1 is live — here are the top earners right now, ranked by $HOOK earned.

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LIVE & GROWING

RobinHook isn’t a one-and-done drop. Every month ships a content patch — fresh things to catch, cook, feed and chase, so the deep keeps getting deeper.

New Creatures

More legendary sea beasts to feed — each with its own cravings and richer payouts.

New Fish

Fresh species across every depth — new trophies to log in your almanac.

New Maps

New waters and biomes to sail — deeper zones with their own moods and hauls.

Lures & Bait

New lures that bias the catch toward rarer, weirder fish you can’t reach today.

New Fishermen

Fresh captains with their own perks and earn multipliers to unlock.

Events & Seasons

Limited-time events, seasonal resets and prize pools keep the harbor buzzing.

FAQ

Is RobinHook free?

Yes. The full game is playable free in Demo mode — no wallet, no sign-up. Demo is purely for fun: nothing to earn, nothing to cash out. To earn real rewards you connect a wallet and switch to Play & Earn.

What's the difference between Demo and Play & Earn?

Demo is the whole game, free, just for fun — Gold is gameplay currency only and never swap or cash out. Play & Earn (connect a wallet + pick a captain name) is where it's real: the Gold you earn feeding creatures become swappable to $HOOK. (Tokenized GME stock from treasure is a coming update — $HOOK is live now.)

How do I earn real rewards?

Play in Play & Earn mode (wallet connected). Feed sea creatures the fish they crave — those earnings are verified by the server and swap to real $HOOK. Feeding is what earns; casting and cooking are the path to it.

What's this about real GME stock?

Coming soon. A planned update lets rare seabed loot — chests, geodes, pearls — pay a claim on real tokenized GME (GameStop) stock, redeemable to your wallet. It switches on once the GME reserve is funded on-chain (publicly verifiable). Right now, Play & Earn rewards are paid in $HOOK — treasure gives Gold until stock payouts go live.

Do I need an NFT or wallet?

No NFT ever. You can play the entire game with no wallet in Demo. You only connect a wallet for Play & Earn — to bank swappable $HOOK earnings and collect GME treasure.

What is $HOOK?

The native reward and utility token of RobinHook on Robinhood Chain. You earn it by playing and spend it to upgrade your gear.

Can I swap $HOOK back into the game?

Yes — it's two-way. Cash out in-game currency to $HOOK, or top up with $HOOK to buy Gold and upgrade your gear. Try the Swap page.

What chain is this on?

Robinhood Chain. $HOOK fair-launches via pons.

What are the controls?

A/D to move your fisherman, E or Space to cast, and the mouse to scale fish and use menus. Best played on desktop.

Does it work on mobile?

Not yet — the game is desktop-only for now. Mobile support is coming in the next update. (The site, docs and swap already work great on mobile.)

Is my progress saved?

Demo progress saves locally on your device. Earn-mode progress lives on-chain once launched.

When does earning go live?

At the $HOOK token launch. Follow us for the date.