{
  "id": 15805508,
  "title": "Reel out garbage from a flooded planet and make number go up as satisfyingly as you can in the incremental fishing game Selkie's Salvage&Co.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/reel-out-garbage-from-a-flooded-planet-and-make-number-go-up-as",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:52:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/reel-out-garbage-from-a-flooded-planet-and-make-number-go-up-as-satisfyingly-as-you-can-in-the-incremental-fishing-game-selkies-salvageco"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Video games have a unique ability to transform the terrible into an engaging experience, and \"Selkie's Salvage&Co.\" exemplifies this with its focus on cleaning up trash on a flooded planet. As a robot created by an anthropomorphic rat girl, players must fish out the debris to keep the planet habitable. The game begins with a simple fishing rod and magnetic arm, but as trash is collected and fed into a grinder, players can upgrade their fishing and carrying capacities. Additional features, such as a net to automatically catch trash and a gun component for extra points, are unlocked as players optimize their efforts. Throughout the game, players may encounter artifacts from the past, including basketballs and \"For Dummies\" books on recycling, which provide mechanical bonuses. Despite the game's focus on collecting garbage, it offers a satisfying experience that encourages players to maximize their efforts, even if it means sacrificing sleep. \"Selkie's Salvage&Co.\" is available for demo play and wishlisting on Steam, set to release on October 27th.",
  "summary": "The wonderful thing about video games is that they can take something that is, quite frankly, terrible, and turn it into an experience where you can't help but think \"just five more minutes.\" Incremental games often have that effect, and Selkie's Salvage&Co. is no different in that regard, it's just the funny thing is that it is essentially a game about taking your rubbish out. Read more",
  "key_points": [
    "Players control a robot rat girl to fish out garbage on a flooded planet",
    "Fishing rod and magnetic arm upgrade as trash is collected and grinded",
    "Game releases October 27th on Steam with various mechanical bonuses"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}