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Games like Fishing Fever

If Fishing Fever is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pay your Deeds, Flounder and Pearls of Wisdom — 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 Fishing Fever: An incremental roguelike fishing game. Start with one tool, end with five. Draft, upgrade and stack them, then hunt 70 species across eight oceans until the whole sea is biting at once. Rivals steal your cards. Something in the dark already knows your name. One more round. Always one more round.

2026CasualWindowsby Gut Punch Studio
Fishing Fever — Steam game cover

Players who liked Fishing Fever also play

Steam players who put hours into Fishing Fever 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. Pay your Deeds

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    Pay Your Deeds is a roguelike deck-builder played on a 5×4 slot reel. You are in debt, and every few days the Sector expects another payment. Spin the reel, collect Scrap Credits and add new Symbols to your build.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Flounder

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    The Ocean Ecosystem Roguelite. Grow a colorful school of fish with unique abilities and unlock powerful items to help them repel boss invasions. Collect rare fish to complete your peaceful Virtual Tank. Hold the line and surface victorious! The depth is deceiving.

    ActionStrategySimulationSteam ↗
  3. Pearls of Wisdom

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A relaxing card game with real-world side quests. Match inspiring and reflective quotes, combine special effect emblems, do out of game side quests and build your deck to get high scores. Reflect, relax, and walk away feeling good after you've finished playing.

    2026IndieSteam ↗
  4. Mewlin the Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    Click to roll the crystal ball across the table, dodging obstacles and facing bosses while building a deck of cards that completely changes your strategy with every run. Help Mewlin, a very curious orange cat, make a total mess in this magical clicker with deckbuilding elements.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Fish & Chips

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    Fish & Chips is a board-game inspired fishing game where you’ll fulfill your dream of becoming a fisherman. By learning the fishes pattern you could master each zone and buy upgrades to unlock new ones. Get hooked by its addictive incremental loop as you uncover mysteries and fill your encyclopedia.

    SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  6. Fathom Reach

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    An underwater roguelike deckbuilder where every dive is a gamble. Chain explosive card combos, push deeper for richer loot, and surface before your hull breaks. Bring the haul home to upgrade your deck—and build a base other players can raid while you're away.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Lagan Salvage Run

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A co-op roguelike deckbuilder about salvaging sunken ships. Loot cards from flooding rooms, break into sealed holds for better treasure, and pick your route across open water. Every run comes from a seed you can share. Get out while there's still a way back.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Replicat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Fishing Fever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    A roguelike memory deckbuilder where you bend the rules of card matching with wild combos, strategy-defining items and cards featuring some personality-packed cats.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Fishing Fever.

    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.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Fishing Fever

What games are most similar to Fishing Fever?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fishing Fever are Pay your Deeds, Flounder, Pearls of Wisdom.
Who developed Fishing Fever?
Fishing Fever was developed by Gut Punch Studio.

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 Fishing Fever.

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