Choose Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
Choose Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 1,475 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition vs Following Seas
Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition and Following Seas both land in 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 are Simulation games on Steam. Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition (2020) is 5 years older than Following Seas (2025). Following Seas scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition (77.8% 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 Following Seas
Choose Following Seas if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 57% cheaper on the Steam Store. Following Seas launched in 2025.
Both Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition and Following Seas sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (77.8% vs 79% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition |  Following Seas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Simulation | Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 34.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.8% positive (1,475 reviews) | 79% positive (81 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Misc Games | Whipstaff Games |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition (2020) is 5 years older than Following Seas (2025).
- Following Seas scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition (77.8% positive).
- Following Seas is currently ~57% cheaper on Steam than Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition (14.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition is Deck Playable, Following Seas is Deck Unsupported.
Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition vs Following Seas — FAQ
- Should I play Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition or Following Seas first?
- If you want chronology, Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition (2020) came out before Following Seas (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 Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition and Following Seas similar?
- They overlap on 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.