Fish on the desktop
A desktop fish-raising simulation that runs while you do other things
GCN · Released Aug 18, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 153
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Aug 23, 2023
What is Fish on the desktop?
This single-player simulation lets you raise more than forty fish species on your desktop. A leaderboard tracks your wealth ranking.
For you if...
- +you prefer relaxed games that need little regular attention
Not for you if...
- −you want frequent interaction rather than background activity
What players say
96% of 153 reviews are positive
Players praise the fish as desktop companions. An older negative review reports high memory and power use and criticizes fish growing only while the app is open.
Screenshots and trailer
Fish on the desktop system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 780, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Fish on the desktop?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium or better
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon RX 470
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Processor
- Intel Core I5 4170 or AMD FX 6300
- Graphics
- GTX 1060 6GB / GTX 1660 Super or Radeon RX 590
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 GB available space
Does Fish on the desktop have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Fish on the desktop run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 40
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese.
Does Fish on the desktop use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
