⚜ SteamCozy

Home / Games / Desktop Fishing

Desktop Fishing

Desktop Fishing

Desktop Fishing is a cozy idle game that sits in the corner of your screen. Go about your usual desk work (or don't) while your frog buddy catches fish, discovers new outfits, and unlocks fishing spots.

Released Jun 16, 2025 Developer Ostend Games Platforms Windows Desktop CompanionFishingCreature CollectorIdlerUtilities
View on Steam ↗ $3.49 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

91.4%positive362 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Only 2618 hours i get all achievements WORTH IT!!”

— a player, Steam review · 2,619 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“In my opinion, this game is alright if you have other work to do or not. But if you want to 100% complete it or play another game while it’s running in the background, it can interfere with certain titles. For example, Arknights: Endfield, Roblox, and others. So, if you want to…”

— a player, Steam review · 455 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I really love the art style, the option to make your own frog (choose skin color, features and even name it!) and the beautifully designed fish you can catch. However, the gameplay loop falls short, with progression that feels terribly slow even by idle game standards. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played
Read more reviews ↗

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

556all-time peak
0 250 500 2026 353 avg · Jun 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

45achievements
21.2%median completion
5.3%rarest: Caught the Uncatchable
92.6% of players 80.6% of players 79.1% of players 71.0% of players 67.6% of players 65.0% of players 58.0% of players 54.6% of players 51.9% of players 47.8% of players 45.3% of players 43.6% of players 39.4% of players 36.4% of players 34.9% of players 31.1% of players 30.7% of players 26.2% of players 25.3% of players 24.5% of players 22.6% of players 21.8% of players 21.2% of players 20.5% of players 18.8% of players 18.8% of players 17.7% of players 17.1% of players 16.9% of players 16.2% of players 15.3% of players 15.0% of players 14.2% of players 13.9% of players 13.8% of players 11.9% of players 11.6% of players 9.8% of players 8.6% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.8% of players 5.3% of players 92.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.6%First catch — Catch 1 fish
80.6%Ten out of ten — Catch 10 fish
79.1%Big Fish Energy — Catch 1 huge fish
Rarest badges of honor
5.3%Caught the Uncatchable — Catch a holo legendary fish
6.8%I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was — Catch 20,000 fish
7.3%Gettin' there — Catch 17,500 fish

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$3.49current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$3.49lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US3.49 USD
EU3.49 EUR
UK2.99 GBP
Australia5.19 AUD
Canada4.39 CAD
Japan410 JPY
Brazil12.19 BRL
China15.75 CNY

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

China≈$2.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$4.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

May 05, 2026
v 1.0.14.5

Minor bug fix.

May 04, 2026
A Wild Fish Appears! (Well… 10, Actually 🐟)

Achievement hunters, first things first: Don’t worry - all achievements you’ve already unlocked will stay exactly as they are, even if you don’t jump back in. Dear community, Between semesters, we fou

Apr 01, 2026
Idle & Achievement Update

Hello dear Desktop Fishing community, you left us a lot of feedback under the last update - thank you for that, we really appreciate it! Also over the past months, we’ve repeatedly received feedback a

Mar 23, 2026
Always on top toggle + new bundle release!

Always on Top Toggle + Frog Holm Joins Steam! Hello dear Desktop Fishing Community! We’ve just released a long-awaited fix: you can now toggle Always on Top on and off in the settings. Yes, the frog i

Feb 23, 2026
One last thing.

Dear Desktop Fishing community, for now, this will be the last Desktop Fishing update. Well - to be honest, it is not really an update. If you want a detailed report on the state of the game, please v

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresCasual, Indie
Player tagsDesktop Companion · Fishing · Creature Collector · Idler · Utilities · Incremental · Sports · Automation · Party Game · Character Customization · 2D · Cute (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Mouse Only Option · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Polish, Italian, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese
Achievements45
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel / AMD) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT550M | AMD Radeon R7/HD 5650 | Intel HD 520 Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: any