History VideoGame / FishingVacation

* DownerEnding: Ending D. [[spoiler:You are caught by the uncle and [[TheHeroDies sacrificed to Sedna]]. It's [[UncertainDoom unclear what happened]] to your friend; they may have been able to escape but they could also have been captured too]].

* MultipleEndings: There are four available endings, which are dependant upon choices the player makes in certain sections and whether you find all the keys that unlock the padlocks on the cellar door.

* NamelessNarrative: None of the characters are named and are only referred to by their relationships to each other [[spoiler:with the exception of Sedna]].

** In the story about Sedna, Sedna's father [[ArrangedMarriage forces her to marry]] a stranger who turns out to be a birdlike monster. The father rescues his daughter but when the monster calls upon a sea spirit to retrieve his bride, the father throws Sedna overboard to prevent the kayak from being capsized and thus save himself. When Sedna clings to the edge of the kayak, her father [[{{Fingore}} chops her fingers off]] with an axe and she sinks into the depths, becoming a sea goddess.

''Fishing Vacation'' is a pixel art horror game created by Teebowah Games. The original game was released in 2020 as part of a Fishing Horror Jam. In 2022, an updated version titled ''Fishing Vacation: Deluxe'' was released.

* CloseUpGrossUp: Done a few times for horror effect, contrasting with the [[ArtStyleDissonance cutesy artstyle]] of the game.
** Upon checking the [[spoiler:statue of Sedna in the cellar, the game actually shows a close-up of it. Despite being described as crude and made up of mud and bones, it matches her gruesome appearance just fine]].
** In Ending C, the protagonists make it out of the cabin alive, but [[spoiler:the friend is traumatized and likely possessed by Sedna in some way. The protagonist gets one last good look at him and notices he has dead fish-like eyes, which are shown in detail to the player]].

* TheStinger: Two of the endings are these:

* DeadlyRoadTrip: The player character and their friend decide to go on a road trip to a remote cabin owned by the friend's uncle, intending to spend three days relaxing and fishing. The trip ends up being anything but relaxing thanks to [[spoiler:the friend's crazy uncle and an ocean goddess]], though there ''is'' plenty of fishing.

* ForegoneConclusion: The player can only read a few pages of the Inuit mythology book each day and the last few pages concluding the story have been torn out [[spoiler:and can be found in the basement]]. However, if the player is already familiar with the story of Sedna, they will know how it ends and they'll possibly be able to figure out the game's central mystery too.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:[[LordOfTheOcean Sedna]]]] is the entity who stalks the protagonist and his friend in the uncle's cabin and sends [[spoiler:the uncle]] to capture them as sacrifices.

* HellIsThatNoise: Throughout the game, there will be several instances where you can hear [[spoiler:Sedna]]'s creepy whispering, indicating that the creature is nearby:

** The second time is when you [[spoiler:spot Sedna running through the forest on the other side of the lake]] on day 2.

* HellIsThatNoise: Throughout the game, there will be several instances where you can hear [[spoiler:Sedna's]] creepy whispering, indicating that [[spoiler:she's]] nearby.

** The third time is when you go night fishing, and the whispers become louder and louder as [[spoiler:Sedna swims closer to your location before going underwater when you look at her.]]
* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:In endings A and D, it's revealed the uncle killed his wife and daughter to be sacrifices to Sedna. It's implied he lured the player character and their friend to the cabin to also be sacrificed, though he only succeeds in sacrificing the player in Ending D]].

** First time when your friend recounts his dream to you, which turns out to have not been a dream at all.
** Second time when you [[spoiler:spot Sedna in the forest on the other side of the lake running away]] on day 2.
** Third time when you go night fishing, and the whispers become louder and louder as [[spoiler:Sedna swims closer to your location before going underwater when you look at her.]]

** Ending B: If you don't get all the cellar keys [[spoiler:you never find out what happened to your friend's family. Your friend is happy never to return to the cabin because of how creeped out they are, but the curiosity eats away at you and you decide to return to the cabin alone for answers. As you open the cabin door in the ''Deluxe'' version, whispering can be heard]].

** Ending A: If you collect all the keys to the cellar, [[spoiler:you discover that the uncle sacrificed his wife and daughter to the goddess Sedna. You and your friend decide the leave the cabin immediately, with you narrowly escaping the uncle. You and your friend alert the police and they seal off and comb the area, but find no trace of the uncle. A cutscene in the ''Deluxe'' version indicates Sedna still lurks at the lake]].

* CuteMonsterGirl: [[spoiler:Horribly subverted with Sedna, who looks more like a WickedWitch with her messy hair, noseless face, wide wrinkled SlasherSmile, thin clawed fingers and sunken, glowing eyes. Makes one wonder how did your friend's uncle fall in love with her to begin with, or if she put him under a spell.]]

* Stinger: Two of the endings are these:

* CuteMonsterGirl: [[spoiler:Horribly subverted with Sedna, who looks more like a witch with her messy hair, wide wrinkled SlasherSmile, thin clawed fingers and sunken, glowing eyes. Makes one wonder how did your friend's uncle fall in love with her to begin with.]]

** In the story about Sedna, Sedna's father [[ArrangedMarriage forces her to marry]] a stranger who turns out to be a birdlike monster. The father rescues his daughter but when the monster calls upon a sea spirit to retrieve his bride, the father throws Sedna overboard to prevent the kayak from being capsized and thus save himself. When Sedna clings to the edge of the kayak, her father chops her fingers off with an axe and she sinks into the depths, becoming a sea goddess.

* DescentIntoDarknessSong: The song that can be played on the cabin's record player starts out as a jaunty, relaxing 8-bit tune, but as the days pass it the music becomes slower and more distorted-sounding.

* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:The uncle [[TilMurderDoUsPart murdered his wife]] and apparently buried her body in the woods surrounding the cabin so that he could be with Sedna, with whom had fallen obsessively in love]].
* {{Retraux}}: The game's layout, graphics and music are intentionally designed to resemble an old-school Gameboy title; the gamescreen's border even resembles a Gameboy.

* FolkHorror: The game is set in a remote lakeside cabin in the mountains and features a book telling the story of Sedna, the Inuit ocean goddess [[spoiler:which turns out to be highly relevant to the strange goings-on at the lake]].