The post had a duration.Stardew Valley A time when half of the indie games announced at various video game conventions were classified in the “wholesome, cozy fishing sim” genre. That was a horrible saturation of the market. post-Produce 101 Era Korean pop music Moonglow Bayhas almost fallen into disuse, despite the music of Lena Raine. Luna’s Fishing Garden. there was Fishing Paradise. there was Cat goes fishing.
But a few more years have passed, and the fishing game genre has expanded. Nowadays, there are a ton of different kinds of fishing games. If I open the Fishing category in the Steam store, my Steam recommends Exploration Fishing Game Crossover because I’ve “played games with the exploration tag.” Right on top of that, my Steam also recommends the Dungeon Crawler Fishing Game Crossover category, which is definitely overcrowded.
In the interest of transparency, there are only two fishing games I actively play at the moment: Dave the Diver and dredging. Dave the Diver is a fishing game that also belongs to the subcategory of sushi restaurant management. It’s a charming little game made for the general audience, and in addition to the core harpoon fishing, it also has boss fights and shark combat. You can also bring your gun into the sea. The game has a daily structure, so you can easily play it in 20-minute intervals for a change of pace. I usually jump into this game after finishing a second fishing game session. dredgingI am also a big baby so we play every 20 minutes.
dredging is a fishing game that falls into the subcategory of eldritch horror. It’s not jump scares or monster-chased scares. Rather, it’s the atmosphere that’s scary. The islands the protagonist visits are full of brooding, naive inhabitants. The sound design is half the horror. When you catch a mutated fish, the game makes an eerie sound and all other sounds disappear. If you’re out late at night, rocks appear where there were none before, and you start seeing red glowing eyes in the distance that your dim headlamp can’t see. I’m probably playing too cautiously and haven’t died yet. This isn’t that common, and I’ve heard from others who’ve played that they’ve died multiple times. After my first encounter with a giant fish that damaged my boat, I panicked and haven’t gone back yet. dredging Also.
This experience, authority, and 150 hours of Stardew ValleySo, it’s time for a very scientific intervention in the field of video game classification. I’ve thoroughly researched the bestselling and recommended games in the Steam fishing category and categorized each game into major groups. Now, I present to you my official taxonomy of fishing video games with examples.
Healthy and comfortable fishing
- Moonglow Bay
- Luna’s Fishing Garden
- Fishing Paradise
- Cat goes fishing
- Fantasy Fishing Town
Dungeon Crawler Fishing
- destiny
- Battle Chasers: Nightwar
- 9th Dawn III
- The Chronicles of Quiver Dick
- Mysterious RPG
Realistic Fishing
- Fishing Planet (including DLC) Fishing Planet: Japan Odyssey Pack, Fishing Planet: Voyager Packand the Pro Angler Sports Bundle)
- Call of the Wild: Angler™ (including DLC) Call of the Wild: Angler™ – South African Conservation Areas)
- Ships at sea
- Russian Fishing 4
- Feeding and Growth: Fish
- The ultimate fishing simulator
- Bassmaster® fishing
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2
Eldritch Horror Fishing
Restaurant Simulation Fishing
- Dave the Diver
- Catch & Cook: Fishing Adventure
Typing Dungeon Crawler Fishing
Actually a farm simulation
- Stardew Valley
- Animal Crossing
- Ovamagica
- Dinkum
- Rune Factory 5
- Let’s farm together 2
- Ever After Falls
- Rune Factory 4 Special
- Rune Factory 3
You can see the fish, but you can’t necessarily catch them
You are a fish
