Voodoo Fishin'

Worth buying? What 235 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 235 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%2026

−20%~~$9.99~~$7.99

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A co-op friendslop fishing game with a spooky bayou, deep fishing mechanics and lots to explore. Skip it if you hate grinding, losing gear on death, or vague in-game guidance.

Great for

Friend groups who like cozy-spooky co-op, exploring and filling a fish journal

Main risk

Slow, punishing grind where gear is lost on death, with little in-game guidance

What changed in the last 30 days

38 recent reviews

Recent negative reviews cite slow progression, gear loss from terrain deaths, junk catches and missing guidance, plus hosting problems. Likely tied to the fresh 1.0 launch; confidence moderate.

38 recent reviews

What players love

Fun with friends

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“I love being able to swamp dog around in this game with friends”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗

“great game with awesome devs who are very responsive, fun gameplay loop and really amazing with friends.”
Steam review · 19.8 h played ↗

“this game really is fun as heck, me and my friends cant seem to stop playing it!”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗

Spooky-cozy atmosphere and art style

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Gives a cozy AND horror vibe at the same time with really deep progression.”
Steam review · 33.9 h played ↗

“Atmospheric fishing with touches of mysticism, I enjoy spending time in it.”
Steam review · translated · 37.2 h played ↗

Active, responsive developers

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“The devs seem really committed to the game, and that's awesome. They've been putting out several meaningful updates every month.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“Updates come out very often, which shows the developers' interest in developing the game into a full product.”
Steam review · translated · 126.3 h played ↗

Exploration and parkour movement

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“Every time I think I've found it all, I'm parkouring up some rock and discovering a whole new area, or finding another shortcut.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗

“The movement and friendslop portion of the game is honestly almost as good as the fishing aspect.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗

Huge variety of fish and gear to collect

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“filling your journal like a pokedex is extremely fun, and you can do it with friends?”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗

“variety of fish and tackle, cool mechanics and detail.”
Steam review · translated · 11.1 h played ↗

Engaging fishing mechanics and gear

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“But what really stands out is the finesse of fighting a fish once it's hooked.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗

“The casting/reeling are just active enough to be addicting without feeling complicated.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

“Great challenging fishing, lots of baits, rods and reels to unlock”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗

What players complain about

Punishing gear loss on death

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“only to lose both with one untimely death.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗

“I saved for two days for a rod just to lose it falling into the water on my first cast”
Steam review · translated · 3.9 h played ↗

“LOSING YOUR ROD PIECES!? For how expensive they already are, it just feels awful.”
Steam review · 16 h played ↗

Slow grind and poor money balance

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Some fish sell for literal cents while rod and reel upgrades can cost hundreds of dollars.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗

“in a total of 4 hours i caught roughly 40 fish. and barely made 50 bucks in the game.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗

Little guidance, no map, confusing info

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“A fish prefers fast water and rocky bottoms? Awesome, what does fast water look like in this game?”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗

“A lot of the time you’re left guessing or looking up guides outside the game.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗

Hackers and multiplayer bugs

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“Hackers will join and kill you, resulting in you losing all your stuff.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗

“you join a lobby, then a bug freezes everyone in place and you can't sell fish or buy anything”
Steam review · translated · 14.3 h played ↗

Awkward controls and no rebinding

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“cant even rebind the keys so I was never even able to cast my fishingpole.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“there isn't a way to rebind the moving your mouse aspect”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

Cooler blocks view and is awkward to carry

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews

“Running back and forth with a giant cooler on half your screen after catching a few fish just removes any desire to explore more than once”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

“carrying coolers in your hands across the whole map instead of a normal inventory is garbage too”
Steam review · translated · 2 h played ↗

Since the last analysis (Oct 14)

New complaintAwkward controls and no rebinding (#5)
New praiseHuge variety of fish and gear to collect (#5)
Complaint goneUnfair monsters and hazards
Praise goneRelaxing, addictive grind loop

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)

Storage5 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10 or 11 (64-bit)

ProcessorIntel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Memory16 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (8-12GB VRAM)

Storage5 GB available space

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)

Storage5 GB available space

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