Catch Games

This is one of the most varied and biggest sections on the site, with almost 350 games. What all catch games share is what the name says: something falls, swims or moves, and you have to grab it before it's gone.

The most common groups

Fishing games are the most numerous: Lets go Fishing, Fishing Party, Fishing With Pa, Great Fishing, Gone Fishing or Fishing Frenzy. They're alike in the basics, casting the hook and reeling in fish, and each adds its own touches.

Gold Miner is a different idea but easy to recognize: a hook swings from side to side and you decide when to drop it. Big gold and rocks are heavy and slow to pull back, so sometimes it pays to skip them and go for something small that arrives quickly before time runs out.

In Feeding Frenzy or Tasty Planet you don't catch with a hand but by eating: you eat whatever is smaller than you to grow, and watch out for anything bigger. Fruit Ninja is about slicing fruit as it flies up, and Fish Money, Angry Chicken Egg Madness or Magic Pet Catcher each have their own mechanic.

Several fishing games let you upgrade your gear with what you earn between rounds, and the ones that follow the Fruit Ninja formula often have items you must not slice. Read the first screen of each game: it almost always explains what adds points and what takes them away.

With characters

There are also versions with SpongeBob, the Smurfs or The Simpsons. Sponge Bob Avalanche at Plankton's Peak, The Smurfs Ocean Cleanup and Sponge Bob The Krab O Matic 3000 are examples.

How to improve

If the game is about a basket or collecting things that fall, get under the object before it arrives instead of running after it. Always look a bit above what you're about to catch, because what matters is the next thing that will fall.

In timed games, don't obsess over the biggest prize. A steady run of small pieces usually scores more than one big one you never get.