Relaxing, cozy atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“its a super cozy game fr. if you had a bad day this is perfect to just chill and play”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Ultimate Games S.A., Bit Golem2018Fishing · Sports · Simulation
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A relaxing, cheap fishing game with lots of fish, gear and no microtransactions, but fish fights, graphics and optimization are rough, and much content needs DLC. Skip it if you want a true simulation.
Great for
Players who want a cheap, chill fishing game to relax or run in the background, without microtransactions
Main risk
Fishing/drag mechanics feel unrealistic or frustrating, and much content is locked behind DLC
What players love
No microtransactions, fair pricing
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“this game has no microtransactions. It surely have some DLCs, but they're not shoved at your throath like it is with those two other big fishing games”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Fun fishing mechanics and many techniques
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“best fishing sim on the market because of the variety of fishing methods.”
Steam review · 321.8 h played ↗
Beautiful scenery and decent visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the scenery totally makes up for it”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Huge variety of fish, maps and gear
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“there is such a vast variety of fish to catch, everything from baits, spinners to lures, all rod types and casting methods included.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Active devs and free remaster
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Supported by good devs that have been working hard at remastering the entire game (incl. DLC) for free, with regular updates since 2024.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unrealistic fish fights and broken drag
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The drag system is completely broken which was apparent the moment I hooked a fish.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Poor optimization, lag and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It appears to be heavily CPU loaded or unoptimized. I was using less than half of my GPU with a choppy, low and inconsistent framerate.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Dated, ugly graphics and poor multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The maps are all quite small and all very ugly. 2008 graphics.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Arcade-like, not a real simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This is not by any means a simulator, much rather it is an arcade game.”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
Confusing hook-size bites and poor tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the game takes an eternity to tell you you have the wrong hook size, so you change hooks and then after another eternity you get told again the hook size is wrong”
Steam review · 92.8 h played ↗
Most content locked behind DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Literally 90% of this game is locked behind DLC. Buy it all or not at all. Base game is worthless.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 560 (4 GB)
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2070 / Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 560 (4 GB)
Storage50 GB available space
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