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Loan Shark

The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

8 August 2025

Loan Shark is an adventure developed by Studio Carota, released 8 August 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Loan Shark is

Loan Shark is an adventure game developed by Studio Carota and released in 2025. It was published by Dark Product. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are an angler haunted by huge debts. In the midst of yet another night working at sea, you catch something different: a fish which talks, and promises to make you rich... but at what cost?
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Loan Shark launched on 8 August 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Loan Shark come out?
Loan Shark was released on 8 August 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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