Rank 01Why this
Shares clicker and idle automation with Idle Fishing.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Games like Idle Fishing
- 8 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Idle Fishing also play
The closest matches to Idle Fishing: Idle Cave Miner, Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi, Fishing Inc, Revolution Idle, and Chillquarium. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares idle automation and idle progression with Idle Fishing.
- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares clicker and idle progression with Idle Fishing.
- $3.24 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 04 
Revolution Idle
Why this: Also Clicker and Idler, like Idle Fishing.
Rank 05 
Chillquarium
Why this: Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Idle Fishing.
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Rank 08 
Keep on Mining!
Why this: Also Clicker and Collectathon, like Idle Fishing.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Idle Fishing
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 2Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi
Shares idle automation and idle progression with Idle Fishing.
- 97% of 641 reviews
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- 12Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas
Shares idle progression and skill tree progression with Idle Fishing.
- 79% of 163 reviews
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- 20Unnamed Space Idle
Shares crew management and idle progression with Idle Fishing.
- 93% of 2,736 reviews
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- 23Treasure Chest Clicker
Shares idle progression and upgrade system with Idle Fishing.
- 80% of 204 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: AO Games
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 78% of 825 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Crew upgrades feel meaningful
- Cross platform play pc and mobile
- Daily rewards provide consistent motivation
- Chill
- Cozy
- Relaxing
About Idle Fishing
The closest matches to Idle Fishing: Idle Cave Miner, Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi, Fishing Inc, Revolution Idle, and Chillquarium. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Idle Fishing is your kind of game, the closest matches are Idle Cave Miner, Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi and Fishing Inc — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and relaxing, and single out its achievement hunting and ascension tree. 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.
About Idle Fishing: Relax and catch fish in beautiful environments while your crew works for you, even offline. Hire crewmates, collect pets, sail ever-bigger boats, and uncover layer after layer of progression. Simple to start, surprisingly deep.
Is Idle Fishing worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 78% of 825 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 65 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 97 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Crew upgrades feel meaningful
- Cross platform play pc and mobile
- Daily rewards provide consistent motivation
- Exploration across different locales
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Starts out good but this genre of game lives and dies through introducing more mechanics or other things of interest as you plod along but you very early come to a point where nothing new is coming and nothing will for a very, very, very…”
“not an idle game, uses ai, has terrible pacing, doesn't tell you what is multiplicative or additive. wanna progress? click seagulls every minute, do active catch minigame every 40 seconds, do chest hunts every 10 minutes, spend a couple…”
People who play it also play: Idle Cave Miner, Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi, Fishing Inc
Frequently asked about Idle Fishing
Can I run it?
Is Idle Fishing verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Idle Fishing is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Is Idle Fishing free to play?
Yes — Idle Fishing is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Idle Fishing?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Idle Fishing are Idle Cave Miner, Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi, Fishing Inc.
Who developed Idle Fishing?
Idle Fishing was developed by AO Games.