Games like A Fisherman's Tale
If A Fisherman's Tale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Line Simulator, DreamBack VR and The Time Machine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and hypnotic. 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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Players who liked A Fisherman's Tale also play
Steam players who put hours into A Fisherman's Tale 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.
Line Simulator
WHY THIS
Top pick for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Punch, throw, steal your way to the front of the line in Line Simulator! Find new and bizarre ways to skip the line in five unique environments. Explore the halls of a convention, push your way to the front of a supermarket queue, and discover that not everything is what it seems in this wacky game!
DreamBack VR
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
DreamBack VR is a virtual reality, first-person psychological horror game where you explore the eerie Rickfford Mansion, trying to unravel its mysteries and survive the experience with your sanity intact.
The Time Machine
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Third-strongest match for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
This 'time machine' takes you where others won't.
A Ton Of Feathers
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Ranked #4 for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
an infrarealist kaleidoscope of storie mysterie and music.
Viewfinder
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Ranked #5 for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Maskmaker
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Ranked #6 for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
In an all new mysterious universe built by the developers of the award-winning A Fisherman's Tale, you play as a Maskmaker's apprentice and learn the magic of crafting masks to immerse yourself in the intriguing enigmatic beings within the game.
MADiSON VR
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Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Ranked #7 for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
A Fisherman's Tale 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Ranked #8 for A Fisherman's Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
A Fisherman's Tale 2, sequel to the award-winning A Fisherman's Tale, is a new mind-bending VR puzzle-adventure. A poetic story with unique VR puzzle mechanics. Detach, Replace and Control your hands, solve puzzles, explore new locations and discover the truth.
Reviewers mention these as similar to A Fisherman's Tale
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The 7th Guest
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Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Reviewers of A Fisherman's Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Henry Stauf's mansion has been abandoned for as long as anyone dare remember. Stauf was a master toy maker, a maker of amazing puzzles and this strange house was his greatest creation. Now the mansion stands empty, rotting ever since the children started dying, ever since the six guests came.
Moss
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Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Reviewers of A Fisherman's Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.
Red Matter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Reviewers of A Fisherman's Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
Superliminal
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Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Reviewers of A Fisherman's Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Myst
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Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Reviewers of A Fisherman's Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Fisherman's Tale at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~50% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Fisherman's Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
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.
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More from InnerspaceVR
Other recommendable Steam games by InnerspaceVR, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Maskmaker
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Another title from InnerspaceVR, the studio behind A Fisherman's Tale. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
In an all new mysterious universe built by the developers of the award-winning A Fisherman's Tale, you play as a Maskmaker's apprentice and learn the magic of crafting masks to immerse yourself in the intriguing enigmatic beings within the game.
Firebird - La Peri
WHY THIS
Another title from InnerspaceVR, the studio behind A Fisherman's Tale. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
Enter a realm of enchantment with "FIREBIRD - La Péri", and play the role of Iskender, a prince seeking the "flower of immortality". You will appear on the stage, visit the ethereal world of La Péri, and witness a magical and poetic encounter as one of the characters...
A Fisherman's Tale 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Fisherman's Tale.
Another title from InnerspaceVR, the studio behind A Fisherman's Tale. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
A Fisherman's Tale 2, sequel to the award-winning A Fisherman's Tale, is a new mind-bending VR puzzle-adventure. A poetic story with unique VR puzzle mechanics. Detach, Replace and Control your hands, solve puzzles, explore new locations and discover the truth.
Firebird - The Unfinished
WHY THIS
Another title from InnerspaceVR, the studio behind A Fisherman's Tale. Shares Indie with A Fisherman's Tale.
Behold, the new episode of the award-winning FIREBIRD SERIES for virtual reality ! The Unfinished is a magical musical experience in virtual reality, with music from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and beautiful ballet performances.
One True Path - Part 1
WHY THIS
Another title from InnerspaceVR, the studio behind A Fisherman's Tale. Shares Adventure with A Fisherman's Tale.
A genre-bending VR adventure combining shooter, swordfighting and puzzle gameplay. YOU, ADVENTURER are drawn into the imaginary worlds of renowned gamebook author Jack Stevenson on a fantastical dimension-hopping journey to uncover the dark secrets behind his last masterpiece…
Spymaster
WHY THIS
Another title from InnerspaceVR, the studio behind A Fisherman's Tale.
In a world where privacy and trust are a luxury most can’t afford, the agents of NODE are the last line of defence. Combining action-packed sequences and puzzle-solving in immersive missions, command three elite agents with unique skills and manipulate time using the top secret C.A.S.S.E.T.T.E.
Frequently asked about A Fisherman's Tale
- Does A Fisherman's Tale work on Steam Deck?
- A Fisherman's Tale is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does A Fisherman's Tale cost?
- A Fisherman's Tale is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Fisherman's Tale?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Fisherman's Tale are Line Simulator, DreamBack VR, The Time Machine.
- Who developed A Fisherman's Tale?
- A Fisherman's Tale was developed by InnerspaceVR and published by Vertigo Games.
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