Choose Idle Tentacles
Choose Idle Tentacles if it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. Idle Tentacles launched in 2021.
Idle Tentacles vs Fishing The Abyss
Idle Tentacles and Fishing The Abyss both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. Idle Tentacles (2021) is 3 years older than Fishing The Abyss (2024). Idle Tentacles is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Fishing The Abyss (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD). 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 Fishing The Abyss
Choose Fishing The Abyss if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Fishing The Abyss launched in 2024.
Both Idle Tentacles and Fishing The Abyss sit in Casual on Steam, 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
 Idle Tentacles |  Fishing The Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 90.8% positive (76 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | tentacles game | umaaaaaa studio |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Idle Tentacles (2021) is 3 years older than Fishing The Abyss (2024).
- Idle Tentacles is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Fishing The Abyss (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Fishing The Abyss is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Idle Tentacles has no Deck rating yet.
Idle Tentacles vs Fishing The Abyss — FAQ
- Should I play Idle Tentacles or Fishing The Abyss first?
- If you want chronology, Idle Tentacles (2021) came out before Fishing The Abyss (2024). 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 Idle Tentacles and Fishing The Abyss similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.