Games like FishPond
If FishPond is your kind of game, the closest matches are Angler's Journey, Fish and Chill and Desktop Fishes — 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.
Get personalized picks →About FishPond: Build a living pond where every fish has a unique genetic code. Breed for rare traits, balance oxygen and hunger, unlock new species, and watch your ecosystem compose its own soundtrack in real time. Part sim, part idle game, part science experiment gone beautifully wrong.
Players who liked FishPond also play
Steam players who put hours into FishPond 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.
Angler's Journey
WHY THIS
Top pick for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
This idle clicker demands you battle for every catch, from small fry to mighty bosses. Arm yourself with diverse weapons; unlock powerful skills and constant upgrades to complete your massive fish collection.
Fish and Chill
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
A cozy idle fishing game where your fisherman catches fish automatically while you relax. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and enjoy the calming sea in a transparent, borderless overlay that floats on any desktop.
Desktop Fishes
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
A cozy idle aquarium overlay that brings your desktop to life with pixel-art fish. You can hatch, breed, and collect fishes in thousands of genetic combinations. Dress them up with accessories, watch them grow from eggs to adults, and unlock playful upgrades through a skill tree.
Loopquarium
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with FishPond.
Loopquarium is an aquarium roguelite where you assemble a school of fish with unique abilities to repel invading apex predators. Start with a group of guppies, grow your population, and balance predator and prey to discover insane combos every run.
Kraken Cleaning
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with FishPond.
A cozy incremental game where you play as a Kraken wielding abyssal powers to clean the ocean.
Idle Aquarium
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
A game that let enjoy fish keeping and decorating your aquarium while doing your work
Stingray Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with FishPond.
Stingray Sanctuary is a cozy idle management game. Raise stingrays in real time, then stack creatures, plants, and curios into systems that earn and collect money for you. Start small, get rich, and let the island run while you're away.
A stupid game about pouring drinks for the P.T.A.
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for FishPond fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with FishPond.
The P.T.A. (Parent Teacher's Association) is planning the Summer Fete but they need money to hire everything. Selflessly serve drinks and upsell the heck out of them to gain funds. Dig deep! It's for a good cause, after all.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below FishPond at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FishPond.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FishPond.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Casual with FishPond.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with FishPond.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Casual with FishPond.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under FishPond on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 FishPond.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 FishPond.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with FishPond.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FishPond.
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 FishPond.
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 with FishPond.
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 FishPond.
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.
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Frequently asked about FishPond
- How much does FishPond cost?
- FishPond is listed on Steam at 3.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to FishPond?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside FishPond are Angler's Journey, Fish and Chill, Desktop Fishes.
- Who developed FishPond?
- FishPond was developed by Evan Guthrie.
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 FishPond.
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