Basic Controls

• Click/tap to move your player

• Monsters automatically fight each other

• Click/tap on defeated monsters to attempt capture

• Press Q to open the menu and see your monsters

• Press M to toggle music (button in menu too)

• Press H to close and open this help screen

• Press F11 to toggle fullscreen

Basic Tips

• If your monster faints, it revives automatically

• Avoid Plant (green box) monsters at the start, they counter your Derpfish!

• Don't fight two monsters at once at the start

• Your progress saves automatically

• That's all you need to know to play, but read on for more info

Monster Information

• A number after a monster's name means it has that many rare modifiers. Monsters with 4 or more are very rare!

• When a monster runs out of stamina, its attacks do half damage

• The level of a monster is how strong it is, and for wild monsters also how much potential it has! Catch high level monsters and raise them to progress

Elements

• Elements each counter one other element and have some stat bonuses. Monsters with two elements get both stat bonuses, but only the top element affects combat

• Elements do 50% more damage to their countered element, and take 33% less damage from it

• For more information about elements, click the details button by a monster in the menu

Capturing Monsters

• Defeat monsters to make them vulnerable to capture

• A white circle appears when a monster is ready to be captured

• Click/tap the circle to see capture options

• Each attempt costs gold and has a success chance

• Captured monster go to your storage in the menu if you don't have room in your active team

Managing Your Team

• Access your monsters through the Menu/Monsters button (or ESC)

• You can have up to 2 active monsters at a time

• Store unlimited monsters in your storage

• View detailed stats by clicking on any monster's details button

• Monsters are "in combat" for 5 seconds after taking or dealing damage

How to Progress

• The main factor in how strong a monster will be is the level you catch it at. This is called the Spawn Level of the monster, or its Potential. Keep catching higher Potential monsters to progress

• High potential monsters start off weaker at lower levels, so you'll have to help them grow

• To get to the next area with new monsters, follow the arrow that is near you

• Catch every monster type (36 total right now) to complete the game!

THANKS FOR PLAYING!

• Made in about 9 days for the Vibe Jam 2025

• I got really sick towards the end so I lost a few days and had to cut many features

• Almost everything is made using AI tools

• Game by: Nathan Lewis

• Full credits on the GitHub