Choose Fishing Planet
Choose Fishing Planet if you want the MMO side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.4% positive across 27,925 reviews.
Fishing Planet vs Professional Fishing
Fishing Planet and Professional Fishing 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 1 year older than Professional Fishing (2018). Fishing Planet scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than Professional Fishing (78.7% 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 Professional Fishing
Choose Professional Fishing if you want an Action and Casual experience. Professional Fishing launched in 2018.
Both Fishing Planet and Professional Fishing sit in Sports, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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 |  Professional Fishing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual |
| 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) | 78.7% positive (962 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fishing Planet LLC | MasterCode |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Fishing Planet (2017) is 1 year older than Professional Fishing (2018).
- Fishing Planet scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than Professional Fishing (78.7% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Fishing Planet vs Professional Fishing — FAQ
- Which is better, Fishing Planet or Professional Fishing?
- On Steam reviews Fishing Planet scores higher (84.4% positive) than Professional Fishing (78.7% 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 Professional Fishing first?
- If you want chronology, Fishing Planet (2017) came out before Professional Fishing (2018). 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 Professional Fishing 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.
- Do both Fishing Planet and Professional Fishing have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Fishing Planet ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Professional Fishing ships Online Co-op, Co-op.