Choose Fishing Planet
Choose Fishing Planet if you want a Sports game with 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 Atom Fishing II
Fishing Planet and Atom Fishing II both land in Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Atom Fishing II (2016) is 1 year older than Fishing Planet (2017). Fishing Planet scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than Atom Fishing II (63.9% 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 Atom Fishing II
Choose Atom Fishing II if you want an Indie experience. Atom Fishing II launched in 2016.
Both Fishing Planet and Atom Fishing II sit in Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online 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 |  Atom Fishing II | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 84.4% positive (27,925 reviews) | 63.9% positive (227 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Fishing Planet LLC | Woolf |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Atom Fishing II (2016) is 1 year older than Fishing Planet (2017).
- Fishing Planet scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than Atom Fishing II (63.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Fishing Planet has co-op; Atom Fishing II does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Fishing Planet vs Atom Fishing II — FAQ
- Which is better, Fishing Planet or Atom Fishing II?
- On Steam reviews Fishing Planet scores higher (84.4% positive) than Atom Fishing II (63.9% 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 Atom Fishing II first?
- If you want chronology, Atom Fishing II (2016) came out before Fishing Planet (2017). 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 Atom Fishing II similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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.