Choose Professional Fishing 2
Choose Professional Fishing 2 if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Professional Fishing 2 launched in 2025.
Professional Fishing 2 vs Call of the Wild: The Angler™
Professional Fishing 2 and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ both land in Sports, 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, Simulation on Steam. Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (2022) is 3 years older than Professional Fishing 2 (2025). Professional Fishing 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (75.7% positive) than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (70.7% positive). 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 Call of the Wild: The Angler™
Choose Call of the Wild: The Angler™ if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 3,060 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Professional Fishing 2 and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Professional Fishing 2 |  Call of the Wild: The Angler™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Early Access | Sports, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.7% positive (74 reviews) | 70.7% positive (3,060 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | MasterCode | Expansive Worlds |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (2022) is 3 years older than Professional Fishing 2 (2025).
- Professional Fishing 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (75.7% positive) than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (70.7% positive).
- Professional Fishing 2 is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (24.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Professional Fishing 2 is Deck Unsupported, Call of the Wild: The Angler™ is Deck Verified.
Professional Fishing 2 vs Call of the Wild: The Angler™ — FAQ
- Should I play Professional Fishing 2 or Call of the Wild: The Angler™ first?
- If you want chronology, Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (2022) came out before Professional Fishing 2 (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Professional Fishing 2 and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.
- Do both Professional Fishing 2 and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Professional Fishing 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Call of the Wild: The Angler™ ships Online Co-op, Co-op.