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Games like How to Fish

If How to Fish is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wild n Chill, Cargo Thieves and Steel Judgment — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About How to Fish: A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

2026ActionIndieSimulationCasual4.95 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Dazed Games
How to Fish — Steam game cover

Players who liked How to Fish also play

Steam players who put hours into How to Fish 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.

  1. Wild n Chill

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with How to Fish.

    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.

    SportsIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Cargo Thieves

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    A co-op game where you're dockworkers who, instead of doing honest work, steal goods arriving in containers. Quietly and discreetly, when the port guards aren't looking. Use crowbars, lockpicks, drink beer, set fires, and cause mayhem. Steal and sell everything you can find. From food to supercars.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Steel Judgment

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    Steel Judgment is an ultra-fast roguelite FPS that blends game-breaking roguelike chaos with stylish spectacle fighter combat. Wipe out hordes of enemies with ruthless efficiency while collecting powerful items to grow even stronger!

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. TSURIBAKU

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    Hook it. Juggle it. Blast it. A quiet day at sea turns into a slow-motion aerial combo the moment your catch breaks the surface — keep the fish airborne with gunfire and chain it into an SSS rank. 20 species, 3 fishing grounds, one inky sea.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. Z-Sector

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    Z-Sector est un jeu de tir intense contre des vagues de zombies. Repoussez des hordes incessantes, obtenez des améliorations tactiques et dominez les classements mondiaux. Combien de vagues survivrez-vous ? Maîtrisez votre arsenal et devenez le survivant ultime !

    2026ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. ROMUL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    ROMUL is a co-op survival horror about raids on abandoned space stations. Explore dark compartments with unstable gravity, hide from the results of cruel experiments, and use the environment and your assistant robot to get out alive.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. LETHAL SIGNAL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    Lethal Signal is a fast paced dystopian FPS where the system built to repopulate the world finds the truth buried in the collapse. What remains of life runs through your blood, yet the system has marked it as a threat.

    ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Plague Keepers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for How to Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with How to Fish.

    Medieval co-op PvE extraction shooter. Enter sealed quarantine zones. Fight infected enemies, recover powerful relics, evacuate civilians, destroy the plague source, and use fortified positions to heal, resupply, and hold back the monsters. Once the contract is complete, extract alive.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below How to Fish at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with How to Fish.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Indie with How to Fish.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with How to Fish.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with How to Fish.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Casual with How to Fish.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Action with How to Fish.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under How to Fish on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with How to Fish.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with How to Fish.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with How to Fish.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How to Fish.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with How to Fish.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with How to Fish.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with How to Fish.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with How to Fish.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about How to Fish

Does How to Fish run on Steam Deck?
How to Fish is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does How to Fish cost?
How to Fish is listed on Steam at 4.95 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does How to Fish have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — How to Fish supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to How to Fish?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside How to Fish are Wild n Chill, Cargo Thieves, Steel Judgment.
Who developed How to Fish?
How to Fish was developed by Dazed Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on How to Fish.

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