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Call of the Wild: The Angler™

Call of the Wild: The Angler™

The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.

Released Aug 31, 2022 Developer Expansive Worlds Publisher Avalanche Studios Platforms Windows FishingSimulationMultiplayerNatureOpen World
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

62.4%positive7,002 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Needs an ocean update, and this could be better by far than fishing planet, it already is.”

— a player, Steam review · 178 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I honestly don't know why the reviews on this game are mixed recently. This is the best fishing game currently out there. Fishing planet feels WAY to grinding and annoying to fish in. As well as it being a money pit unless you want to progress slower than a snail. Let me list…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Not recommended · 42 found this helpful

“[code]This game is no longer supported. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45534557/]@MatureContent[/url][/code] I have over 300 hours in theHunter CotW and was therefore looking forward to play this 'new' CotW game. Unfortunately, it feels and looks nothing like…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

148playing at last check
18424-hour peak
5,838all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2023 2024 2025 2026 1k avg · Sep 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
2.6%median completion
0.2%rarest: Viking Buffet
92.8% of players 81.8% of players 74.3% of players 73.1% of players 72.4% of players 65.1% of players 61.3% of players 47.9% of players 45.5% of players 42.3% of players 38.3% of players 37.0% of players 26.0% of players 25.7% of players 20.3% of players 15.0% of players 13.8% of players 12.1% of players 11.2% of players 7.6% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 92.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.8%Fish Just Got Reel — Catch a fish
81.8%Hey Good Hookin — Complete the Golden Ridge Reserve tutorial
74.3%More Fish in the Sea — Catch 3 unique fish species in Golden Ridge Reserve
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Viking Buffet — Find all collectibles in Kamuibetsu.
0.3%Izi does it — Find all collectibles in Izilo Zasendulo.
0.4%All Betsu Off — Max your reputation score in Kamuibetsu.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.99−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US8.99 USD−70%
EU8.99 EUR−70%
UK7.13 GBP−70%
Australia12.88 AUD−70%
Canada10.19 CAD−70%
Japan927 JPY−70%
Brazil26.69 BRL−70%
China27.00 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.0 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 14, 2025
Important Development Update

Anglers, It’s with a heavy heart that we announce the end of development for Call of the Wild: The Angler. The Angler will remain playable both online and offline in its current state, and you’ll stil

Dec 18, 2024
The Winter Event starts now!

Golden Ridge is ready for the holidays ☃️ Now is your chance to grab exclusive, limited-time cosmetics from last year's Winter Event! Take in the festive atmosphere on Golden Ridge Reserve and deck yo

Dec 04, 2024
Steam Awards 2024

Howdy Anglers! We’d be delighted to get your vote for Steam’s Labor of Love award. Over the last 2+ years of development, we’ve been dedicated to creating the fishing game that you want to play. In th

Nov 28, 2024
Patch 2.1.1 is live!

Hey Anglers! Patch 2.1.1 is now live! In this patch we've added the remaining fish variations to the Norway, Spain and South African reserves. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue with the Short Locs hair customi

Nov 13, 2024
Patch 2.1.0

Hey Anglers! Patch 2.1.0 is here and offers some highly requested new features and quality of life improvements. Rod Holders are now available for all players. You will be able to use two rods in hold

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Simulation, Sports
Player tagsFishing · Simulation · Multiplayer · Nature · Open World · Immersive Sim · Relaxing · Sports · Realistic · Walking Simulator · Casual · Hunting (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://cotwtheangler.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64 bit OS - Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-6400 (4C / 4T) (Q3 ‘15) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 4 GB or AMD RX 480 4 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 25 GB available space