The Journal

Field notes from a
one-person shipyard

Honest devlogs on building Anchor Point — an open-world multiplayer fishing sim made solo in Unreal Engine 5. Scope, systems, the ocean, and what it actually takes to ship a big game alone.

Devlog Jul 7, 2026 10 min read

Building an open-world fishing MMO solo in Unreal Engine 5

One developer, one engine, one ocean. How ruthless scope, real-world bathymetry, systems that reinforce each other, and a Monte-Carlo balance pass make a solo, AAA-flavoured game genuinely possible in UE5 — and where I chose to draw the line.

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Field notes from aone-person shipyard

Building an open-world fishing MMO solo in Unreal Engine 5

Field notes from a
one-person shipyard