Best Fishing games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated fishing games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free fishing games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Everdream Valley
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
Wretched Depths
Play as Sam and fish to your hearts content, sell fish you've caught, collect better gear, and use it to explore the depths of the mysterious lake, but be warned as no one knows what lies at the bottom. Wretched Depths is a PSX-style horror fishing game created by students at the University of Utah.
DREDGE
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom
Noby and his friends are back in an all-new Doraemon: Story of Seasons title! Grow crops, raise animals, and use Doraemon's Secret Gadgets to help friends in a fun-filled and heartwarming story that people of all ages can enjoy.
Hokko Life
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Potion Permit
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Salt 2 is an open world pirate game focused on exploration, survival, crafting, and RPG elements. Set sail across an infinite world with just you and your ship. Explore islands filled with quests, caves, towns, pirates, and secrets. Level up skills, craft, hunt, fish, loot, and decorate your ship.
100 hidden turtles
Hidden object game in the undersea world setting. At first black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Then the game becomes colored. Animated fish and algae.
Call of the Wild: The Angler™
The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.
Lighthouse Keeper
You are tasked with taking care of the old Lighthouse in a small island. Repair its broken parts, hunt for food to get by, gather materials to craft stuff to help you along your journey through 11 islands.
Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2
Are you a fishing fanatic? With Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 you can prove it! Here's a fishing simulator with six picturesque locations where you'll catch more than 60 species of fish, including the giant tiger shark. Grab your rod, adventure awaits!
Retreat To Enen
Base building simulator 1500 years in the future. Journey to the Island of Enen to forage, craft, build, hunt, meditate, and explore across three vast biomes. Discover secrets and create the retreat of your dreams. With over 160 unique items to gather, craft, and build, every home will be unique.
Rune Factory 5
As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!
No Place Like Home
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
How Fish Is Made
Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling. Now featuring a Katamari-like DLC!
Rune Factory 4 Special
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2
Lovely adventuring RPG series. Casual, story-driven journey and quests. Your city is suffering from the attack of unknown monsters. You must save your people and become a heroic princess.
Melvor Idle
Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.
Moonglow Bay
Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!
Sailwind
Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!Most played fishing games on Steam
Take a look at the top fishing games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 30th 2025.
1. Fishing Planet
Fishing Planet® is a free-to-play and highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC. Fishing Planet is a fishing, free to play and multiplayer game developed and published by Fishing Planet LLC. Released on August 28th 2017 has received 64,553 reviews of which 56,037 were positive and 8,516 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played fishing game, thanks to its 1,968 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.6
56,037
8,516
1,968
players
2. Cornerpond
A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace! Cornerpond is a simulation, idler and fishing game developed and published by foolsroom. Released on April 21st 2025 has received 395 reviews of which 386 were positive and 9 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. While seeing 1,967 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among fishing games based on player count.
9.0
386
9
1,967
players
3. DREDGE
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten. DREDGE is a exploration, fishing and lovecraftian game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. Released on March 30th 2023 has received 42,787 reviews of which 40,999 were positive and 1,788 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. While seeing 1,016 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among fishing games based on player count.
9.4
40,999
1,788
1,016
players
4. Play Together
Play Together is a popular casual social networking game enjoyed by players worldwide. Express yourself through character customization, decorate your home and host Home Parties for a fun time with friends. Enjoy tons of content with friends from all across the globe! Play Together is a free to play, casual and relaxing game developed and published by HAEGIN Co. and Ltd.. Released on January 13th 2025 has received 531 reviews of which 402 were positive and 129 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. With 820 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played fishing games.
7.2
402
129
820
players
5. WEBFISHING
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!) WEBFISHING is a fishing, multiplayer and casual game developed and published by lamedeveloper. Released on October 11th 2024 has received 64,674 reviews of which 63,441 were positive and 1,233 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. With 776 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played fishing games.
9.6
63,441
1,233
776
players
6. LurkBait Twitch Fishing
A Twitch powered interactive cozy fishing idle game. Add as an overlay for your stream and let your viewers fish with commands, points, bits or subs. Reel in the lurkers and boost viewer engagement passively with a fun interactive game that runs itself while you focus on your content. LurkBait Twitch Fishing is a simulation, creature collector and fishing game developed and published by BLAMCAM Interactive. Released on February 21st 2024 has received 382 reviews of which 376 were positive and 6 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. With 525 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played fishing games.
9.0
376
6
525
players
7. Idle Fishing
Relax and catch fish in a beautiful environment. Hire skilled crewmates, invest in lucrative buildings, unlock many boats & upgrades. Dive into the challenge of the fishing mini-game for an interactive experience unlike any other! Idle Fishing is a idler, relaxing and casual game developed and published by AO Games. Released on May 24th 2024 has received 1,345 reviews of which 1,153 were positive and 192 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. With 426 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played fishing games.
8.2
1,153
192
426
players
8. Chillquarium
Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants! Chillquarium is a creature collector, idler and simulation game developed and published by Ben Reber. Released on September 06th 2023 has received 6,729 reviews of which 6,252 were positive and 477 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. With 379 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played fishing games.
9.0
6,252
477
379
players
9. Fisher Online
Fisher Online - online wild fishing simulator. Forget about licenses and catch rates. Choose bait or lures and catch fish in Europe and Russia. Fisher Online is a fishing, simulation and massively multiplayer game developed and published by R-Age LLC. Released on October 27th 2019 has received 4,055 reviews of which 3,423 were positive and 632 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. With 156 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played fishing games.
8.2
3,423
632
156
players
10. Call of the Wild: The Angler™
The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler. Call of the Wild: The Angler™ is a fishing, simulation and multiplayer game developed by Expansive Worlds and published by Avalanche Studios. Released on August 31st 2022 has received 6,926 reviews of which 4,327 were positive and 2,599 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played fishing games.
6.2
4,327
2,599
97
players
Best deals on fishing games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of fishing games available on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted fishing games.
1. Euro Fishing
Euro Fishing immerses you deep into the adrenaline-packed action, fun and beauty of Europe’s most famous lakes. Master your rod, line and tactics, and refine your technique to become a top angler. This is the closest you can get to real fishing from the comfort of your own couch. Euro Fishing is a fishing, simulation and sports game developed and published by Dovetail Games. Released on November 02nd 2015 has received 1,792 reviews of which 1,170 were positive and 622 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.4 out of 10. Featuring a massive 90% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for fishing category.
6.4
1,170
622
-90%
19.40€
1.94€
2. Fishing: Barents Sea
Commercial fishing on the Barents Sea! Take the helm of your very own fishing boat in Fishing: Barents Sea and explore the vastness of the Barents Sea in search for the best fishing zones. Start out small and earn officially licensed Scanmar Equipment and the officially licensed Hermes trawler. Fishing: Barents Sea is a simulation, fishing and open world game developed and published by Misc Games. Released on February 07th 2018 has received 2,531 reviews of which 2,025 were positive and 506 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 82% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in fishing games.
7.7
2,025
506
-82%
19.78€
3.56€
3. Retreat To Enen
Base building simulator 1500 years in the future. Journey to the Island of Enen to forage, craft, build, hunt, meditate, and explore across three vast biomes. Discover secrets and create the retreat of your dreams. With over 160 unique items to gather, craft, and build, every home will be unique. Retreat To Enen is a exploration, survival and relaxing game developed by Head West and published by indie.io. Released on August 01st 2022 has received 379 reviews of which 236 were positive and 143 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.0 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 74% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in fishing games.
6.0
236
143
-74%
23.04€
5.99€
4. Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2
Are you a fishing fanatic? With Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 you can prove it! Here's a fishing simulator with six picturesque locations where you'll catch more than 60 species of fish, including the giant tiger shark. Grab your rod, adventure awaits! Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 is a early access, fishing and simulation game developed by Silent Bear Studio and SHINING GAMES and published by Ultimate Games S.A.. Released on August 22nd 2022 has received 1,672 reviews of which 1,160 were positive and 512 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 65% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for fishing games.
6.7
1,160
512
-65%
19.86€
6.95€
5. Cryptmaster
SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER? Cryptmaster is a typing, dungeon crawler and word game game developed by Paul Hart, Lee Williams and Akupara Games and published by Akupara Games. Released on May 09th 2024 has received 1,793 reviews of which 1,708 were positive and 85 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 60% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for fishing games.
9.1
1,708
85
-60%
24.38€
9.75€
6. Moonglow Bay
Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG! Moonglow Bay is a rpg, casual and adventure game developed by Bunnyhug and published by Coatsink. Released on October 26th 2021 has received 581 reviews of which 404 were positive and 177 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 55% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for fishing games.
6.7
404
177
-55%
24.96€
11.23€
7. DREDGE
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten. DREDGE is a exploration, fishing and lovecraftian game developed by Black Salt Games and published by Team17. Released on March 30th 2023 has received 42,787 reviews of which 40,999 were positive and 1,788 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a 40% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for fishing games.
9.4
40,999
1,788
-40%
26.99€
16.19€
8. Catch & Release
Catch & Release places you on a beautiful mountain lake and lets you freely explore and row around while you choose your fishing spot and take in the scenery. Catch & Release is a simulation, sports and fishing game developed by metricminds GmbH & Co KG and published by Advanced Interactive Gaming Ltd.. Released on June 07th 2018 has received 353 reviews of which 315 were positive and 38 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a 29% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for fishing games.
8.3
315
38
-29%
20.03€
14.22€
Free fishing games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play fishing games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play fishing games.
1. Fishing Planet
Fishing Planet® is a free-to-play and highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC. Fishing Planet is a fishing, free to play and multiplayer game developed and published by Fishing Planet LLC. Released on August 28th 2017 has received 64,553 reviews of which 56,037 were positive and 8,516 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. With 1,968 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free fishing games on Steam.
8.6
56,037
8,516
1,968
players
2. Play Together
Play Together is a popular casual social networking game enjoyed by players worldwide. Express yourself through character customization, decorate your home and host Home Parties for a fun time with friends. Enjoy tons of content with friends from all across the globe! Play Together is a free to play, casual and relaxing game developed and published by HAEGIN Co. and Ltd.. Released on January 13th 2025 has received 531 reviews of which 402 were positive and 129 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 820, this fishing game has secured the #2 spot in the ranking of free fishing games on Steam.
7.2
402
129
820
players
3. Idle Fishing
Relax and catch fish in a beautiful environment. Hire skilled crewmates, invest in lucrative buildings, unlock many boats & upgrades. Dive into the challenge of the fishing mini-game for an interactive experience unlike any other! Idle Fishing is a idler, relaxing and casual game developed and published by AO Games. Released on May 24th 2024 has received 1,345 reviews of which 1,153 were positive and 192 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 426, this fishing game has secured the #3 spot in the ranking of free fishing games on Steam.
8.2
1,153
192
426
players
4. Trophy Fishing 2
Trophy fishing 2 it is a 3D fishing simulator with excellent graphics, sound and entertaining gameplay. It is a game-encyclopedia, which we develop and improve right along. It will please all lovers of fishing and quiet rest, as well as, all who loves excitement, competition and friendly communication. Trophy Fishing 2 is a free to play, fishing and simulation game developed and published by Overgroup. Released on July 13th 2017 has received 1,128 reviews of which 836 were positive and 292 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free fishing games on Steam.
7.1
836
292
47
players
5. The Fishing Club 3D: Multiplayer Sport Angling
Bait your hooks and go sport-fishing around the world! Take part in epic fishing competitions or just go fishing and relax. Tight lines! The Fishing Club 3D: Multiplayer Sport Angling is a free to play, sports and casual game developed and published by Robot Riot UG (haftungsbeschränkt). Released on March 23rd 2017 has received 588 reviews of which 453 were positive and 135 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played free fishing games on Steam.
7.3
453
135
22
players
6. Professional Fishing
Are you falling asleep with a rod? Never again! Professional Fishing will never let you fall asleep! Play an amazing fishing simulator and feel like a real angler! Create your own fishing club and compete with others! Professional Fishing is a fishing, free to play and simulation game developed by MasterCode and published by Ultimate Games S.A.. Released on November 30th 2018 has received 3,974 reviews of which 3,057 were positive and 917 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played free fishing games on Steam.
7.5
3,057
917
15
players
7. Beneath The Surface
A relaxing hiatus from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Sit in a remote corner of the world, drop a line, and see what bites. Beneath The Surface is a sports, fishing and psychological horror game developed and published by carla51. Released on November 13th 2018 has received 510 reviews of which 482 were positive and 28 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free fishing games on Steam.
8.8
482
28
1
players
8. Wretched Depths
Play as Sam and fish to your hearts content, sell fish you've caught, collect better gear, and use it to explore the depths of the mysterious lake, but be warned as no one knows what lies at the bottom. Wretched Depths is a PSX-style horror fishing game created by students at the University of Utah. Wretched Depths is a horror, fishing and action-adventure game developed and published by Wretched Devs LLC. Released on April 26th 2023 has received 459 reviews of which 446 were positive and 13 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free fishing games on Steam.
9.0
446
13
9. lure
To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine. lure is a indie, adventure and horror game developed and published by Blue Moon Games. Released on April 08th 2022 has received 429 reviews of which 391 were positive and 38 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played free fishing games on Steam.
8.5
391
38
10. Tales of Yore
Tales of Yore is a light-weight 2D MMORPG featuring all your RPG tropes in one casual package. Explore, complete quests and slay evil monsters to write your Tale. Alternatively make yourself a nice purple hat and show off. The choice is yours! Tales of Yore is a action roguelike, exploration and crpg game developed and published by Coke And Code. Released on August 08th 2023 has received 367 reviews of which 290 were positive and 77 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played free fishing games on Steam.
7.4
290
77