Realistic fishing mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The core of the game—the fishing itself—feels very polished and satisfying.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Fishing Planet
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 70%Mostly Positive · 70%Fishing Planet LLC2017Fishing · Sports · Simulation
The verdict
A deep, realistic and relaxing free-to-play fishing sim with a very grindy, aggressively monetized progression. Skip it if popups, paywalls and long grinds annoy you.
Great for
Patient anglers who want a relaxing, realistic fishing sim and don't mind grinding
Main risk
Heavy grind and constant premium popups make progress feel pay-to-win
What players love
Relaxing, calming atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Game has a very calming effect on me when i play it, when i play i forget about time and what happens around me”
Steam review · 3313.9 h played ↗
Beautiful graphics and water
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The environments are gorgeous, the water physics are top‑tier, and the sound design makes every location feel alive.”
Steam review · 54.6 h played ↗
Huge variety of gear, fish and locations
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Tons of fish, locations, gear, and surprisingly deep mechanics make it dangerously easy to lose track of time.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Free to play and playable without paying
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“buying is not necessary to play the game and advance, but it does make it allot easier and faster.”
Steam review · 327.8 h played ↗
Fun with friends and community
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“I love the way this game helps build such an amazing community.”
Steam review · 2119 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and paywalled content
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“You then find out you need to be level 85 minimum (both players) to play co op. OR you can spend a THOUSAND dollars to unlock off the bat.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Aggressive monetization and popups
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I just wanna fish without being told to spend 30/40/50 dollars every 10 minutes.”
Steam review · 681.6 h played ↗
Extreme grind and punishing economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I'm level 28 now and the economy is starting to feel like a 9-5 job.”
Steam review · 79.5 h played ↗
Unfair bans and poor support
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“account banned because I was tinkering with cheat engine on a completely different game. Support completely useless, replying in canned responses.”
Steam review · 349.8 h played ↗
Confusing UI and unintuitive mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“over complicated mechanics, one of the worse UI I have seen”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Disconnects and server instability
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“i have great internet and constantly loose connection to the server”
Steam review · 379.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support14 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-10100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050/AMD Radeon RX 570 or higher
Storage14 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-12700 or AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 or AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
Storage14 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-10100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050/AMD Radeon RX 570 or higher
Storage14 GB available space
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