Choose Just Fishing
Choose Just Fishing if you want an Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards. Just Fishing launched in 2017.
Just Fishing vs Professional Fishing
Just Fishing and Professional Fishing both land in Action, Sports, Simulation 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 Action, Sports, Simulation on Steam. Just Fishing (2017) is 1 year older than Professional Fishing (2018). Professional Fishing scores higher on Steam reviews (78.7% positive) than Just Fishing (70.4% 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 Professional Fishing
Choose Professional Fishing if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.7% positive across 962 reviews.
Both Just Fishing and Professional Fishing sit in Action, Sports, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Just Fishing |  Professional Fishing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 70.4% positive (331 reviews) | 78.7% positive (962 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Just Fishing LLC | MasterCode |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Just Fishing (2017) is 1 year older than Professional Fishing (2018).
- Professional Fishing scores higher on Steam reviews (78.7% positive) than Just Fishing (70.4% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Professional Fishing has co-op; Just Fishing does not.
- Professional Fishing is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Just Fishing has no Deck rating yet.
Just Fishing vs Professional Fishing — FAQ
- Which is better, Just Fishing or Professional Fishing?
- On Steam reviews Professional Fishing scores higher (78.7% positive) than Just Fishing (70.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Professional Fishing is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Just Fishing or Professional Fishing first?
- If you want chronology, Just Fishing (2017) came out before Professional Fishing (2018). 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 Just Fishing and Professional Fishing similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Simulation 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.