Choose Fishing Planet
Choose Fishing Planet if you want a Free To Play game with MMO, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.4% positive across 27,925 reviews.
Fishing Planet vs The Fisherman - Fishing Planet
Fishing Planet and The Fisherman - Fishing Planet both land in Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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 Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Fishing Planet (2017) is 2 years older than The Fisherman - Fishing Planet (2019). Fishing Planet scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than The Fisherman - Fishing Planet (62.9% positive). 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 The Fisherman - Fishing Planet
Choose The Fisherman - Fishing Planet if you want an Action, Strategy, and Adventure experience. The Fisherman - Fishing Planet launched in 2019.
Both Fishing Planet and The Fisherman - Fishing Planet sit in Sports, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Fishing Planet |  The Fisherman - Fishing Planet | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Sports, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.4% positive (27,925 reviews) | 62.9% positive (350 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Fishing Planet LLC | Fishing Planet LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Fishing Planet (2017) is 2 years older than The Fisherman - Fishing Planet (2019).
- Fishing Planet scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than The Fisherman - Fishing Planet (62.9% positive).
- Fishing Planet is free; The Fisherman - Fishing Planet is paid (29.99 USD).
- Fishing Planet has co-op; The Fisherman - Fishing Planet does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Fishing Planet vs The Fisherman - Fishing Planet — FAQ
- Which is better, Fishing Planet or The Fisherman - Fishing Planet?
- On Steam reviews Fishing Planet scores higher (84.4% positive) than The Fisherman - Fishing Planet (62.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Fishing Planet is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Fishing Planet or The Fisherman - Fishing Planet first?
- If you want chronology, Fishing Planet (2017) came out before The Fisherman - Fishing Planet (2019). 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 Fishing Planet and The Fisherman - Fishing Planet similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer 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.
- Is Fishing Planet free?
- Yes — Fishing Planet is a free-to-play Steam title. The Fisherman - Fishing Planet is paid (29.99 USD).