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Tidal Shock: Off The Hook

Moonray Studios Developer

Moonray Studios Publisher

2025-04-18 Release

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support

Very Positive (65 reviews)

http://www.tidalshock.com/

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Update 1.1

Hello patch-notes-readers, and thanks for joining us on our first update since 1.0 Release!

The team here at Moonray Studios been keeping busy since we last spoke, with a major weapon rebalance, a few new features, and lots of bugfixes. Let's dive in! The biggest change you'll notice in 1.1 is the weapon rebalance:

Weapons have been rescaled overall: Legendary weapons are mostly unchanged, but Common weapons have been buffed significantly, now performing at the level of the old rare weapons. Uncommon, Rare, and Epic weapons have been rescaled accordingly.
You'll now only ever spawn with Common weapons (which are much better than they used to be).
Weapons spawned around the world will always be Uncommon or better.
All weapons now come in every rarity. [expand type=details]In practice this means we have added 10 new weapons:
- Epic/Legendary Pistol
- Legendary Shotgun
- Common/Uncommon Sniper
- Common/Uncommon Thumper
- Common/Uncommon/Rare Carpet
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Sniper damage has been rebalanced, and you can no longer one-shot enemies with no shield unless you get a headshot: [expand type=details]
- Previous: ~/~/100/115/130, with 2x headshot damage: ~/~/200/235/260
- New: 40/50/60/70/80, with 3x headshot damage: 120/150/180/210/240
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The Carpet, Thumper, and Torpedo now do bonus damage to blockers.

You might also notice a new "Tournament Password" dropdown on the main menu, which you can use to set up larger private matches. By entering a password here, you'll only make matches with other lobbies using that password. For custom matches, each team should party up, and then when ready, you can enter a password to only matchmake with other teams using that password. This ensures your party won't be split up by the matchmaker. Some other changes in 1.1:

Reduced total size on disk and further optimized RAM & VRAM usage.
Added option in key bindings menu to reset to default bindings.
Tweaked MMR values to make it a little more dynamic, i.e. each match should contribute more to your overall rating.

And as always, we took the time to squash some more bugs:

Fixed an issue that made the in-game menu sometimes inaccessible on controller.
Fixed a longstanding visual bug when the other team quits a match, which would then show a "Round 2" or similar loading screen to remaining players during the post-game sequence.
Fixed an issue where some text, including the tutorial, would not display when your system language is not set to English.
Fixed a matchmaking bug that would sometimes cause a lobby merge failure.
Removed bloom from the UI so it no longer feels like you're reading in a swimming pool.
Fixed some UI Elements that were too blurry at lower quality settings.

Of course, the biggest problem we've been hearing from players is that they're having trouble finding a match. Unfortunately, that's one bug we're not currently able to fix via patch notes, but we do have a solution: Starting this weekend, we're introducing our Saturday Night Dives: Every Saturday, we have 3 dedicated times for you to dive in and meet up with other players for a match. We've tried to spread them out to cover our fans in different time zones. Of course, you can enjoy Tidal Shock any day, any time if you bring a friend. (and why not? it's free after all!) Plus, you can always look for a game with the fine folks over on our Discord Server. That's all for now! Dive into the arena and check out the update for yourself!

[ 2025-04-29 17:07:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Tidal Shock: Off the Hook is a wet and wild, free-to-play, gravity-defying underwater PvP shooter! Experience liquid adrenaline: The heart-pounding, torpedo-screaming thrill of 360°combat! Dive in now!

Experience unparalleled 360° combat as you ride high-speed torpedoes through zero-gravity arenas. Outsmart and outmaneuver foes in adrenaline-pumping underwater battles!

"Tidal Shock's movement mechanics offer a refreshing take on arena shooters." – High Ground Gaming

Master your liquifying arsenal: pistols, burst rifles, automatics, shotguns, carpets, sniper rifles and thumpers. Are you ready to unleash neon fury and conquer the competition from every angle?

"...Tidal Shock, delivering an action-packed aquatic arena that requires even the finest twitch gamer to hone an entirely new set of skills." – Gamerguysandgals

Master high-stakes objectives in four exhilarating game modes: Reactor Rush, Control, Point-to-Point, and Deathmatch O₂. Adapt your 360° tactics and dominate the depths!

Climb from Guppy to Killer Whale as you rise up the food chain. Suit up with over 40 unique skins, shields, and torpedo cosmetics to personalize your neon warrior!

Earn 30+ achievements and counting. Collect trophies that showcase your skills. From MVP to Sharpshooter, prove your prowess and show 'em you're a force to be reckoned with!

KEY FEATURES

Intense 2-12 Player Multiplayer Arena Dive into thrilling battles with up to 12 players in expansive underwater arenas.
Massive Abyssal Arenas Explore vast, zero-gravity environments offering limitless tactical possibilities.
Seven Aquatic Weapon Classes Equip a diverse arsenal: pistols, burst rifles, automatics, shotguns, carpets, sniper rifles, and thumpers, each with five rarity levels.
Advanced Movement Mechanics Utilize dashes, deploy blocking walls, and ride your torpedo for high-speed maneuvers.
Four Dynamic Game Modes Engage in three-round matches across Reactor Rush, Control, Point2Point, and Deathmatch O₂.
Progression and Customization Level up from Guppy to Killer Whale and unlock over 40 skins, shields, and torpedo cosmetics.
Achievements and Awards Unlock over 30 achievements (and counting!) and compete for awards to flex on your enemies.
Team-Based, Tactical Gameplay Squad up with friends, coordinate strategies, and dominate the competition.
Zero-Gravity, 360° Combat Embrace total freedom of movement for unparalleled combat experiences.

Plunge into gravity-defying combat, customize your look, master dynamic maps, and team up for high-speed tactical battles. DIVE IN TODAY!

EMERGENT GAMEPLAY

Tidal Shock is different. We didn’t have a bunch of rules to follow or examples to copy when designing a 360 Degree Aquatic Arena . We set a dynamic stage with clear objectives and (hopefully) balanced combat mechanics. How Tidal Shock matches unfold, the winning strategies and styles of play will be set by players – you.

"..."This game is fun. Like, really good fun. It’s challenging enough that it makes any successes rewarding." – Gamezo

Always Free to Play, Never Pay to Win.

MINIMAL SETUPProcessor: Dual Core 2.4GHz or betterMemory: 8 MB RAM
Memory: 8 MB RAM
Graphics: GTX 960 or higher and AMD R9 270X or higherNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 MB available space

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