Ice Lakes
When it comes to pure Ice Fishing glory, the most realistic and fun ice fishing game out there is Ice Lakes. Being Canadian and a Fish/Wildlife Management graduate, I’ve done LOTS of fishing on icy Canadian lakes and rivers. This is the next best thing without being at the mercy of Mother Nature. This game is surely even better if you’re capable of obtaining a VR set. I unfortunately do not have one, but still enjoy the game very much as is.
There’s no cash store, so when you buy the game, you start off the same way as anyone else who starts playing the game. There’s no ‘god mode’ fishing gear sets to buy, or special fishing areas to unlock with real cash.
– Real player with 124.8 hrs in game
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non-ironically the game that I enjoyed the most, even though I don’t have many hours
it’s not the game that is great, but all the stories you develop with your friends while you’re playing it
I mean, I enjoy the game, it doesn’t have much content, but it surely is very rewarding
but hear me out
when you play this game with your friends, it’s like everyone is reunited in person, there in the ice, chilling and fishing
you don’t have much action, you’re waiting for the fish, and you all start talking about random things you saw on reddit, something that happened at school/work or whatever, one thing leading to another, until you don’t even remember how the conversation began
– Real player with 31.9 hrs in game
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet
I’ve played both Fishing Planet and The Fisherman: Fishing Planet, they are both great and have different issues. One reason I enjoy The Fisherman is that you don’t need to worry so much about making money in the game. You buy licenses one time, travel is cheaper, no cooldown on forwarding the time, and you make baitcoins by catching uniques (a few species gave credits on uniques). I got the game when it was on 60% discount, and I think it’s worth that but would probably think twice for paying full price for it (could be better to spend that money on the regular Fishing Planet instead).
– Real player with 373.3 hrs in game
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Gave this review after not playing the game enough: This is what Fishing Planet used to be before they decided to change everything. Catch rates are so so much better and it is very much less grindy and believe me I grinded my backside off in Fishing Planet. Still early days but would recommend it but not at £34.99 I shopped around and got it much much cheaper.
Edit 31/01/2020: There is still bugged fish in the game where no matter what you the fish either runs and runs or comes so far in and then runs again.
– Real player with 353.8 hrs in game
Euro Fishing
Ok, as a mature gamer and a UK course fisherman, i was intrigued the moment i saw this title. Mainly because it wasnt based on lure fishing for bass, which it seems 99% of fishing games are. The first thing that struck me on playing it was the beautifull training lake, it was a while before i even cast a rod out as i was strolling round the lake in awe of the lush scenery. I struggled a bit at first with the fishing mechanics, but soon got used to it, and with practice it became very natural and pretty dam realistic. Im so glad i stuck with it for a couple of hours and got to grips with the controls, because now after several updates and much practice i am enjoying this game more than ever and would highly recommend it to anyone.
– Real player with 164.7 hrs in game
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Another much looked forward too title that sadly missed the mark. A lot of apologies for not keeping the community up to date and the threadbare team that has 3 platforms to work across. My heart bleeds. ( Don’t bite off more than you can chew). It is a very basic game with a casting the tackle to the water module that you would need a university degree to understand what the hell posessed them to make it so difficult.
The idea of hooking a fish no matter what size it is and watching it fall asleep half way across the lake also nulifies any reality as does the use of bubble Icons to tell you what the lake bed looks like,that you actually have a fish on the line!(err my rods bent and a fish is taking line I think I grasped the point I have hooked a fish). Casting your bait too a spot you want it to be at and then watch the bait move all on its own from 30 yards to under your feet or the line just suddenly goes slack.
– Real player with 93.7 hrs in game
SEGA Bass Fishing
This game really caught my attention. A fishing game that no others can match on the comparison scale.
The gameplay offered by SEGA Bass fishing has serious buoyancy, and you will not mind sinking hours into it. I had one hull of a great time learning all the mechanics inside it. I really wish there were morray like it.
The amount of time I lost just getting so in-depth with this game was a bit crappie, but maybe my time control is just a fluke; and there really is no need to be steamed about that. And I just failed to keep my head above water.
– Real player with 206.4 hrs in game
Better fish AI than in CoD Ghost!
Never owned the full game on the Dreamcast, but had the demo. I played that demo for hours. Now i finally got a chance to play the full game and it didn’t disappoint.
Currently frustrated with the tournament mode. I do very well in the lodge area, but the bridge is brutal. The water in the bridge area is very deep, so you have to use sinking lures, if you don’t reel the lure will just go to the bottom, if you lure fast the fish won’t bite. This makes it very hard to catch anything in this area and just ends up costing me the tournament. So be prepared to rage and scream at some stupid virtual fish to bite your f#%&ing lure!
– Real player with 20.3 hrs in game
Truefish
With TrueFish you can fish with a fixed, bolognese, deep sea fishing or spinning fishing rod along rivers, lakes and seas of Italian territory.
You can catch the most common fishes in Italian territory: bleaks, trouts, chub, carp, mullet, etc.. for a total of 129 different types!
According to the place, the day of the year, weather conditions and especially the type of fishing rod, the fishing line calibration, the bait, etc., you will catch fishes just like in real life!
With TrueFish you can also customize venues and equipment. You can create new venues, rods, hooks, baits, etc. so you can fish in every place you love, using your favorite fishing rod!
Carp Fishing Simulator
At the moment the game is newly released so has a few things that I would say could be improved upon, that being said it is the only fishing game that I know of that runs in real time and I believe with real time weather for the country that you live in, this can be altered to the month and day of your choice but any fish that are caught you will not receive coins for.
I think that the scenery could be improved upon it makes the venues look too similar,it would also benefit from some instructions I was using the surface fishing rod thinking that it was a float rod and wondering why the bait was floating my bad.
– Real player with 213.7 hrs in game
Graphics - Mediocre for a PC game, although the new fish models are very nice.
Sound - Bite alarms and fish jumping, nothing to write home about but does the trick.
Controls - A complete mess.
Gameplay - One purchase, no dlc or in app purchases.
15 venues which is not enough for longevity.
No rod or reels to choose between, you just unlock duplicate rod/reel combos with in game cash to a max of 3.
Several bugs and glitches that he says he is working on.
– Real player with 180.7 hrs in game
Fishing Sim World®: Pro Tour
This game has the potential to become an awesome game. In fact, its still good and enjoyable.
Lets start with some good things:
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Graphics! Water, fish, enviroment.
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Feeling of the rod and the fish. I have tried some other fishing games. And I couldnt make myself love them because I couldnt feel the mass of the fish, the resistance of the fish and the rod. In Eurofishing and in this game as well, I have the feeling that I am really fighting with the fish. May be its achieved by the vibration may be its just me, but i really enjoy the feeling when fighting with the huge carp or catfish. I still think you can tweak the resistance of the fish to make it a bit harder.
– Real player with 407.7 hrs in game
I am a software engineer, have been working on triple A games as a UI developer and understand the constraints of game development. I am 50 and have been a gamer since I was 12. I love gaming and am especially very aware of what create a good immersion and what breaks it.
Coming from Ultimate Fishing Simulator I am enjoying Fishing Sim World, good graphics, atmospheric and the fish fighting/animations are much improved compared to euro fishing.
Good to see updates are coming at very regular intervals, here are a couple of improvements that I could suggest:
– Real player with 403.6 hrs in game
The Strike
I had this game on the wii it was awesome now on pc its even better. and its sad a game in 2009 is more realistic in a lot of way than new fishing games nowadays
– Real player with 31.6 hrs in game
Fun, though dated graphics, looks like a Wii consul port, it works well with an x-box controller. What I really like is you can see the fish underwater - though completely unrealistic it makes the game much more interesting. Not much of a learning curve in this game and opening up lakes is a bit of a grind. Money is earnt though mini games which is odd.. not for fishing . There not hard, just cast into circles or triangle under a time limit, or win a boat race. You can soon have all the top gear from the game, ready to catch the big fish.
– Real player with 25.5 hrs in game
Ultimate Fishing Simulator VR
Ultimate Fishing Simulator is the first VR fishing game I have played, and I enjoy it very much. I picked it up after pondering if VR had any good fishing simulators, found this one. Early in my experience with the game, I had a few questions to look up, as an example, the game uses fishing licenses to gain access to new areas. I felt they were very costly as I was expecting to have to buy one every time I wanted to fish there. Every question I found in steam had a developer reply, seeming to want to help and take feedback even from people who didn’t own the game, but showed an interest.
– Real player with 45.3 hrs in game
UPDATE: YEAH!! NO CRASHES!! Dev has addressed the issue of constant crashes and the game is super fun again! This game is a keeper for those of us who appreciate fishing and actually catching something!
I REALLY like this game! Got it in a pkg deal to check out thief simulator and wound up liking this one WAY better. Its immersive enough to really feel like fishing but game enough for me to actually catch fish! BIG fish! Cause I can stand between two people catching fish and not catch anything, true story! There’s really no “GRIND” to the game, you catch five or six starter fish and sell them, buy bigger hooks and stronger line to catch bigger fish and sell them too! You get EXP. when you sell the fish so nothing is lost and you gain loot to buy better equipment. WHY buy better? because big fish will break your line or you will run out of line. So you need bigger/better equipment to catch them. I was just having fun fishing and before I knew it had close to a thousand bucks! Upgraded everything and was catching 2 and 3 hundred buck fish in NO time! Its pretty satisfying seeing a 47lbs rainbow trout in your hands.
– Real player with 29.1 hrs in game
Catch & Release
This is a really good fishing game! The motion controls are well used and fun to utilize. It takes a little practice to get good at throwing the line out from the rod which is a good thing. I still havn’t gotten good at finding a consistent reeling motion yet but hopefully that will click for me the way throwing the line out did eventually. The fish fights are good with nice realistic fish movements. It is somewhat of a challenge also because there are no on-screen indicators to tell you when your line may be about to break. This will probably lead to some choice words at times but it is actually a realistic way of doing it, especially sense you didn’t get the rumble feedback to help you. I also found it a little tricky to get a consistent rowing motion with the boat. I did get going good a few times though, so I think that is just a matter of practice also. All in all the game really captures the feel of being out on the lake in a row boat fishing.
– Real player with 28.9 hrs in game
Catch and Release is currently the fishing game to get if you are looking for decent, realistic fishing VR experience.
The Good:
This game gives you a boat, a lake, a rod, and fish. There are objectives, upgrades, random missions, and things to buy in a store but it all boils down to you casting that rod and catching some fish. If you want to catch fish in VR, and have a more realistic experience doing so, this is the game for you.
The Bad:
Bug wise, I’ve encountered many issues with objects not wanting to play well with other objects. Some fish, usually larger fish, like to clip into the scale which makes it tough to grab them, and if you do grab them then the scale stays stuck onto them. Odd item clipping issues like this usually force the game to “reset” the item and respawn it right in front of you which usually fixes it. Grabbing fish can also cause the fish to bug out randomly which may sometimes cause your fish to drop into the water, releasing them instead of letting you sell them in your cooler.
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game