Games like Cast n Chill
If Cast n Chill is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fish Companions, Wild n Chill and Cozy Island Idle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative 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.
Get personalized picks →Cast n Chill is a pixel art fishing game released in 2025 and developed and published by Wombat Brawler. Blending elements of Sports, Simulation, RPG, and Casual genres, players explore lakes, rivers, and oceans while catching rare fish, pursuing achievements, and upgrading their gear. The game features both active fishing and an optional idle mode for passive progression, along with local couch co-op, camera settings, a day-night cycle, and collectible hunting. Players describe the experience as peaceful, contemplative, and nostalgic, with particular appreciation for the dynamic day-night backgrounds. The game runs verified on Steam Deck at a price of $14.99 USD and holds a 96% positive rating from over 4,300 Steam reviews.
About Cast n Chill: Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.
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Steam players who put hours into Cast n Chill 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.
Fish Companions
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
Fish Companions is a relaxing idle game that brings colorful life to your desktop. Adopt your own digital fish to keep you company. Raise your companions, unlock aquariums, explore new oceans filled with more fish, and collect them all! Hang out with your friends to enjoy even more companionship!
Wild n Chill
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with Cast n Chill.
Wild n Chill is a laid-back wilderness escape where ya forage, hunt, and craft the off-grid cabin of your dreams. Far from the noise and nonsense, it’s just you, your trusty companion, and a pal or two.
Cozy Island Idle
WHY THIS
Shares fishing, idle progression, casual and a peaceful mood with Cast n Chill.
Third-strongest match for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
Cozy Island Idle is a chill fishing idle game where you catch all sort of fantasy fishes to showcase them in an Aquarium to sell them to turn a profit and customize your aquarium and island.
Line Dropper
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
Line Dropper is a fishing game where you live on the lake and cook fish to survive. Unlock new species, catch giant fish, upgrade your gear, and obtain new abilities, all while avoiding the creatures and sharks waiting for you at night.
Pier Pals
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
A cozy idle fishing game that lives on your desktop. Cast your line, catch fish of every rarity and grade, and track your collection in the journal. Invite up to 3 friends to fish together on a shared dock. No clicking, no pressure — just chill vibes while you work or play.
Dumpster Dive Live
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with Cast n Chill.
An interactive and cozy raccoon fueled trash digging game for your Twitch viewers. Viewers can dig through your garbage with commands, subs, gift subs, and bit donations. Ideal for keeping chat engaged during content that requires extra attention, or while on long breaks.
Peacequarium
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cast n Chill.
An aquarium sim you can keep anywhere on your screen while you do other things. Buy endless upgrades, apply trait modifiers, and complete your collection of rare, epic and legendary fish! Buy today or give a gift to someone!
Chillquarium
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, collectible hunting, casual and a chill mood with Cast n Chill.
Ranked #8 for Cast n Chill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cast n Chill.
Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a peaceful mood with Cast n Chill.
Reviewers of Cast n Chill cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Russian Fishing 4
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cast n Chill.
Reviewers of Cast n Chill cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
Russian Fishing 4 is a fishing simulator with RPG elements. There is no story line and the whole process is based on the concept of an open, free to roam and free to play game.
Ultimate Fishing Simulator VR
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Cast n Chill.
Reviewers of Cast n Chill cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Indie with Cast n Chill.
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing and more! Now you can feel it on your own by playing it on VR!
Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cast n Chill cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Old School RuneScape
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Cast n Chill.
Reviewers of Cast n Chill cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Cast n Chill.
The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!
DAVE THE DIVER
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Cast n Chill.
Reviewers of Cast n Chill cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cast n Chill.
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
DREDGE
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Cast n Chill.
Reviewers of Cast n Chill cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Cast n Chill.
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cast n Chill at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cast n Chill.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cast n Chill.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cast n Chill.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cast n Chill.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cast n Chill.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Cast n Chill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
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?
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cast n Chill.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cast n Chill.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cast n Chill.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cast n Chill.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cast n Chill.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Cast n Chill
- Is Cast n Chill verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cast n Chill is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Cast n Chill cost?
- Cast n Chill is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Cast n Chill have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cast n Chill supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Cast n Chill?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cast n Chill are Fish Companions, Wild n Chill, Cozy Island Idle.
- Who developed Cast n Chill?
- Cast n Chill was developed by Wombat Brawler.
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