Kernelbay news & patch notes

📦 v0.9.9 — Patch Notes

• ↔️ Increased island zoom by 25% for a closer and more detailed view!
• 🚣‍♀️ Updated character animations
• 🖌️ Minor graphical enhancements

📦 v0.9.8 — Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue where the island or UI panels could become hidden when dragged outside of the screen boundaries
• Fixed an issue where the game would start with elements stuck on a secondary monitor, even after reinstalling

• Added a screen switching helper to easily move Kernelbay between monitors

📦 v0.9.7 — Patch Notes

In this update, we introduced several improvements based on feedback from content creators who had early access to the game. Your support has been invaluable, not only in helping the game reach more people, but also for the attention and care with which you explored the depths (pun intended) of Kernelbay! Thank you!

🐟Features

• Added Windowed Mode with a persistent background. This is especially useful for streamers using OBS or similar tools to capture only the game window, avoiding a plain black background during streams

🎣Fixes & improvements

• Audio levels are now properly balanced

• Fine-tuned gear stats across all tiers

• The first achievement can now be unlocked correctly

• "Level" achievements have been updated with the correct values

• Minor graphical improvements

• Improved readability of the Logbook description text

• Islands no longer rotate when dragging windows over them

• Fish caught count now updates immediately when entering the Licenses tab

• User wallpaper is correctly restored when game is closed

When we started working on this project, we honestly had no idea how many people would connect with its atmosphere, exploration, systems, and strange little islands.

Seeing so many players wishlist the game, talk about it online, stream it, and share feedback means a lot to us.

Every comment, wishlist, stream, and message genuinely helps an indie project like this grow.

We’re continuing to work hard on improving the game, expanding the world of KernelBay, polishing mechanics, and adding new content for the journey ahead. There’s still a lot we want to show you.

Thank you for supporting us this early in development and for becoming part of the crew ❤️

⚓ The adventure has only just begun.

A huge thank you to the amazing content creators who covered Kernelbay! 🎣

Watching you explore the game so thoroughly has been incredibly valuable for us. Your attention to detail helped us spot things we would have easily missed, and some of your suggestions are already making it into the game.

We're about to release a new update with fixes and improvements directly inspired by your feedback. This will likely be our release candidate, available to everyone on May 13th when Kernelbay officially launches on Steam!

Check out some of their contents below 👇 ❤️Youtube

💜Twitch Leu_678 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2768113638 claireafterall https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2766392244? VecchioGamer https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2764752969

We’ve just updated all the content on our Steam page! visuals, descriptions, and overall presentation have been refined to better reflect the experience.

For the first time, you can now see the final form of Kernelbay 🎣

We’d love to hear what you think, your feedback means a lot as we get closer to release.

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to officially open Kernelbay's Steam page as Coming Soon! Kernelbay is a cozy idle fishing game where you explore tiny handcrafted islands while your fisher sails, catches fish, and upgrades gear, all running quietly on your desktop as a transparent overlay.

We’ll keep updating this Hub with future development updates and release information. In the meantime, your support means a lot — and feel free to leave any questions in the discussion area here: 👉 Questions about Kernelbay

Thank you for following the journey!