We Love It's Guide to…
Idle Fishing
Relax and catch fish in beautiful environments while your crew works for you, even offline. Hire crewmates, collect pets, sail ever-bigger boats, and uncover layer after layer of progression. Simple to start, surprisingly deep.
Released:
May 24, 2024
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Developer:
AO Games
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Publisher:
AO Games
Idler
Relaxing
Casual
Fishing
Incremental
Management
Atmospheric
Cozy
Stylized
Colorful
Simulation
Cartoony
Resource Management
Collectathon
RPG
Creature Collector
Character Customization
Cute
3D
Multiplayer
The Developer Says...
Key Features
- Idle and Active Fishing - crewmates fish automatically while you're away, or jump in with a skill-based mini-game for bigger rewards.
- Offline Progress - earn silver, ascension gold, seagull rewards, and more while the game is closed. Come back to a full haul.
- 1200+ In-Game Achievements - with real stat rewards, not just badges.
- Pets - collect, evolve, and bond with pets that provide powerful passive bonuses. Upgrade star levels and unlock unique abilities.
- Hire Crewmates - recruit crewmates with unique stats and bonus slots that directly multiply your income.
- Ascension & Rebirth - ascend to grow a permanent upgrade tree, then rebirth for a meta-prestige layer with its own shop. The loop goes deep.
- Excavation Mini-Game - dig a tile grid with chisels, shovels, bombs, and scanners to uncover fossils, treasure chests, and timed bonuses in a fully separate economy.
- Seagull Events - catch random seagulls for diverse rewards including currencies, eggs, pet food, temp boosts, and more. Pile up offline, release on return.
- 11 Unique Fishing Zones - from Ocean and Swamp to Moon and Mars, each with its own fish pool across 6 rarities to discover and collect.
- Fishing Contest - weekly challenge mode with skill-based levels. Earn medals, climb packs, and claim legendary rewards.
- Chest Hunt - a risk/reward mini-game where streaks build multipliers and gem savers keep you in the game.
- 31 Buildings - buy and upgrade a full tier of income generators that scale your passive earnings and offline haul.
- Weekly Trader - spend gold on rotating rare currency deals that change every week.
- 52 Weekly Holiday Events - a fresh themed event every week of the year.
- Daily Quests - recurring objectives with chest rewards to keep every session meaningful.
Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Verified
DLC
None
DRM/EULA Notices
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA
Idle Fishing EULA
Achievements
None
Ratings
None
Demo
None
Metacritic
None
Content Notices
In-game purchases
Controller Support
None
Reviews
83%
Very Positive
Based on 1921 reviews
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