Choose Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
Choose Ultimate Fishing Simulator® if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.4% positive across 2,480 reviews.
Ultimate Fishing Simulator® vs Call of the Wild: The Angler™
Ultimate Fishing Simulator® and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ both land in Sports, Simulation, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Ultimate Fishing Simulator® (2018) is 4 years older than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (2022). Ultimate Fishing Simulator® scores higher on Steam reviews (89.4% positive) than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (70.7% 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 Call of the Wild: The Angler™
Choose Call of the Wild: The Angler™ if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 3,060 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Ultimate Fishing Simulator® and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ sit in Sports, Simulation, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Ultimate Fishing Simulator® |  Call of the Wild: The Angler™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.4% positive (2,480 reviews) | 70.7% positive (3,060 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Pancake Games, Bit Golem | Expansive Worlds |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Ultimate Fishing Simulator® (2018) is 4 years older than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (2022).
- Ultimate Fishing Simulator® scores higher on Steam reviews (89.4% positive) than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (70.7% positive).
- Ultimate Fishing Simulator® is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Ultimate Fishing Simulator® is Deck Playable, Call of the Wild: The Angler™ is Deck Verified.
Ultimate Fishing Simulator® vs Call of the Wild: The Angler™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Ultimate Fishing Simulator® or Call of the Wild: The Angler™?
- On Steam reviews Ultimate Fishing Simulator® scores higher (89.4% positive) than Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (70.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Ultimate Fishing Simulator® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Ultimate Fishing Simulator® or Call of the Wild: The Angler™ first?
- If you want chronology, Ultimate Fishing Simulator® (2018) came out before Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (2022). 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 Ultimate Fishing Simulator® and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation, Casual 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 Ultimate Fishing Simulator® and Call of the Wild: The Angler™ have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Ultimate Fishing Simulator® ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Call of the Wild: The Angler™ ships Online Co-op, Co-op.