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Grow a fishing business across 11 zones by catching fish, hiring an automated crew, and investing in upgrades and side activities.
Released 24 May 2024
Fish for Bigger Rewards
Hire Automatic Fishing Crew
Dig for Fossils
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.
Developed by AO Games · Published by AO Games









You run a fishing operation, catching fish across different zones and building up a fleet. Each zone has its own fish to discover, ranging across six rarity levels.
Fishing can continue automatically through hired crewmates, including while the game is closed, or you can join in with a skill-based catching mini-game for larger rewards. Seagull events, fishing contests, chest hunts, and daily quests offer additional activities.
Spend earnings on buildings, boats, crew, and other upgrades. Ascension grants access to permanent improvements, while rebirth adds another progression layer. You can also collect and evolve pets for passive bonuses, and dig through a tile grid in a separate excavation mini-game.
Players who enjoy Idle Fishing often describe it as an easy-to-pick-up, relaxing game to leave running in the background, with upgrades, achievements, and side activities giving them reasons to return. Others criticize the excavation mode for requiring frequent active play, and several reviews object to long achievement grinds or changed requirements. Some also find progress repetitive or slow later on.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 1,215 |
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| Controller required | No |
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| AI disclosure | GitHub Copilot for coding.2d UI Icons.External promotional art - not inside the game. |
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| Website | Official website |