Idle Fishing

Fishing idle clicker with automated crews and skill-based catches

AO Games · Released May 24, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 2,111
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 24 in 30 days
Players: 225; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 2 weeks ago; Oct 14, 2026
Minimum PC: 2 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Idle Fishing?

A free-to-play, single-player incremental fishing game with zones ranging from the ocean to the Moon and Mars. You collect fish, raise pets, and buy income-generating buildings, then use ascension and rebirth resets to unlock further upgrades. You also earn resources while the game is closed and play excavation and chest-hunting minigames.

For you if...

+you want a casual game with a colorful, cartoon style

Not for you if...

−you dislike repeated tasks and long-term resource accumulation

What players say

82% of 2,111 reviews are positive · 79% of 24 in the last 30 days

Some players praise the fishing-and-upgrade loop. Others criticize how much active play outpaces offline earnings. Recent reviewers describe stalled progression and unrewarding resets, with a reviewer blaming updates for the slowdown.

Screenshots and trailer

Idle Fishing system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Idle Fishing?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10, 11
Processor: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space

Does Idle Fishing have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Idle Fishing run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 1,215
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Croatian, Hebrew, Hindi, Lithuanian, Persian, Serbian, Slovak.

Does Idle Fishing use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

GitHub Copilot for coding. 2d UI Icons. External promotional art - not inside the game.

The statement mentions: ArtCode

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