Choose Cat Goes Fishing
Choose Cat Goes Fishing if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 7,241 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cat Goes Fishing vs How to Fish
Cat Goes Fishing and How to Fish both land in Indie, Simulation, 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 share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Cat Goes Fishing (2015) is 11 years older than How to Fish (2026). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Cat Goes Fishing: 7,241 reviews, How to Fish: 72,428). 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 How to Fish
Choose How to Fish if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and DualShock Controller Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 72,428 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Cat Goes Fishing and How to Fish sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.8% vs 95.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cat Goes Fishing |  How to Fish | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.8% positive (7,241 reviews) | 95.2% positive (72,428 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Cat5Games | Dazed Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Cat Goes Fishing (2015) is 11 years older than How to Fish (2026).
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Cat Goes Fishing: 7,241 reviews, How to Fish: 72,428).
- Cat Goes Fishing is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than How to Fish (6.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- How to Fish has co-op; Cat Goes Fishing does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Cat Goes Fishing vs How to Fish — FAQ
- Which is better, Cat Goes Fishing or How to Fish?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Cat Goes Fishing sits at 94.8% positive (7,241 reviews), How to Fish at 95.2% (72,428). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Cat Goes Fishing or How to Fish first?
- If you want chronology, Cat Goes Fishing (2015) came out before How to Fish (2026). 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 Cat Goes Fishing and How to Fish similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, 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.
- Does Cat Goes Fishing have multiplayer like How to Fish?
- No. How to Fish supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Cat Goes Fishing is listed as single-player only.