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Games like Fishing Vacation

If Fishing Vacation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker, Project Real and Gendo The Gatherer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Fishing Vacation: A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure

2022IndieAdventureSimulationCasual1.99 USDWindowsby Teebowah Games
Fishing Vacation — Steam game cover
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Folklore inspired story unfolds subtlyGameboy style pixel art feels nostalgicHorror hides beneath cozy mechanicsAtmosphericChillCozy

Players who liked Fishing Vacation also play

Steam players who put hours into Fishing Vacation also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation13.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Project Real

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    The Real Project is a game where you shape your virtual life. Choose professions, build authentic relationships and explore a wide, vibrant world full of fascinating NPCs. Face challenges, explore stunning landscapes. Live a complete virtual life, full of unique adventures.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gendo The Gatherer

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Forage, Fish and Filet your way through Gendo's journey discovering a mystical, ever changing forest. After long days of gathering goodies, return to your cozy home and relax, cook and interact with the local townsfolk. Join Gendo and his quaint neighbors on an adventure of making yourself at home.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia

    WHY THIS

    Shares fishing minigame and an atmospheric mood with Fishing Vacation.

    Ranked #4 for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    Relax, and fish in a very strange lake.

    2021AdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. New Cross Hill

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fishing Vacation.

    New Cross Hill is a 2D life-sim game that has farming, fishing, mining and combat against a variety of enemies. Explore the town and grow relationships with the people in it!

    IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  6. Midnight Noodle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Behind the warm aroma of a late-night plate of Mie Nyemek, a dark secret lurks in the shadows. Clock into your convenience store cashier shift, whip up orders at a roadside stall, and help Ogik discover where his parents suddenly vanished after a massive argument. Play for FREE now!

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Tales of Herring Lake

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Welcome to Tales of Herring Lake, where your favourite Sunday fishing show meets Alfred Hitchcock. Grab your gear and start shaping your story!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Always Remember Me

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Fishing Vacation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fishing Vacation.

    Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Fishing Vacation at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fishing Vacation.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fishing Vacation.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fishing Vacation on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fishing Vacation.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fishing Vacation.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fishing Vacation.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fishing Vacation.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Fishing Vacation.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Fishing Vacation

How much does Fishing Vacation cost?
Fishing Vacation is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Fishing Vacation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fishing Vacation are Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker, Project Real, Gendo The Gatherer.
Who developed Fishing Vacation?
Fishing Vacation was developed by Teebowah Games.

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