Choose The Fisherman - Fishing Planet
Choose The Fisherman - Fishing Planet if you want an Action and Strategy experience. The Fisherman - Fishing Planet launched in 2019.
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet vs Breath of the Waters: The Angler
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet and Breath of the Waters: The Angler both land in Sports, Adventure, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Breath of the Waters: The Angler is free; The Fisherman - Fishing Planet is paid (29.99 USD). Breath of the Waters: The Angler has co-op; The Fisherman - Fishing Planet does not. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Breath of the Waters: The Angler
Choose Breath of the Waters: The Angler if you want a RPG and Free To Play game with MMO, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Both The Fisherman - Fishing Planet and Breath of the Waters: The Angler sit in Sports, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Fisherman - Fishing Planet |  Breath of the Waters: The Angler | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | — |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Sports, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (350 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fishing Planet LLC | doyofun |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Breath of the Waters: The Angler is free; The Fisherman - Fishing Planet is paid (29.99 USD).
- Breath of the Waters: The Angler has co-op; The Fisherman - Fishing Planet does not.
- The Fisherman - Fishing Planet is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Breath of the Waters: The Angler has no Deck rating yet.
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet vs Breath of the Waters: The Angler — FAQ
- Are The Fisherman - Fishing Planet and Breath of the Waters: The Angler similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Adventure, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Breath of the Waters: The Angler free?
- Yes — Breath of the Waters: The Angler is a free-to-play Steam title. The Fisherman - Fishing Planet is paid (29.99 USD).
- Does The Fisherman - Fishing Planet run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Fisherman - Fishing Planet is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Breath of the Waters: The Angler doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.