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Pocket Idler: Fishing Pond

Pocket Idler: Fishing Pond

Craft your dream fishing experience in this engaging tycoon idler. Stock your pond with rare fish, build and upgrade your shop, attract eager customers, and manage your business to become a legendary fishing haven.

Released May 1, 2024 Developer Inner Realm Studios Platforms Windows CasualIdler2DCartoonyColorful
View on Steam ↗ $2.39 (US · as of 2026-05-16)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

81.2%positive80 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The game is alright but a short one, it's nothing impressive really, can be completed in 7 hours or so. I personally enjoyed it and wish there were more content as there's not much you can do, but after a few hours of letting it run you'll be fully upgraded and with all the…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“100% Achievements in 7 hours. The game is not hard or exciting. Its an Idle Fishing pond management game”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This game starts horrendously by not letting you click on the settings to change the resolution. So it starts with a ton of text, that you literally cannot read, because it's tiny. Good job developer, maybe let people access the settings to your game before the game starts. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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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.

23achievements
50.6%median completion
29.2%rarest: Hatted
95.2% of players 94.9% of players 94.3% of players 94.2% of players 87.8% of players 82.9% of players 82.0% of players 80.4% of players 77.1% of players 75.5% of players 62.1% of players 50.6% of players 50.5% of players 50.2% of players 50.1% of players 49.8% of players 49.8% of players 49.5% of players 49.0% of players 42.8% of players 42.8% of players 34.6% of players 29.2% of players 95.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
95.2%First Stock — Drop your first fish into the pond.
94.9%First Customer — Rent out your first gear.
94.3%Nice Catch! — Have a customer catch a fish.
Rarest badges of honor
29.2%Hatted — Purchase a new hat.
34.6%Collector — Unlock all achievements.
42.8%Perfectionist — Unlock all upgrades and fully stock the pond with the final fish.

Latest official news

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

Apr 03, 2025
First Look At “Lumberjacked”, a New Incremental Adventure Game Coming April 17th

Hi everyone! I’d like to introduce and give an early look at my latest Incremental game “Lumberjacked!” It’s a Casual Adventure-Incremental game with some clicking where you wake up in a mysterious ca

Dec 13, 2024
Bit-Cremental: Fishistry, My New Fishing Idler Is Out Now!

Hey everyone! If you're itching for more idle fishing fun, I just launched Bit-cremental: Fishistry! This Game Boy-inspired idle game is part of a new series alongside Pocket Idler, bringing retro vib

Dec 01, 2024
A New Game Boy-Inspired Idle Fishing Game Drops Dec 13th!

Bit-cremental: Fishistry 🎣 Hello, fisher friends! 🎣 I’m thrilled to announce my latest idle fishing game: Bit-cremental: Fishistry! Following in the footsteps of Pocket Idler: Fishing Pond, Fishistry

May 29, 2024
v1.35 - Character Customization, Hats, & Personal Fishing

I'm really excited to bring you this update! It introduces a more personal experience to you and your avatar and introduces the foundation for the end-game content. You can now customize your characte

May 14, 2024
v1.3 - More Customers, More Fish, More Management, and a Better Start

While everyone loves positive reviews, negative ones openly reveal the flaws in a game, and I'd like to start by saying that I've heard you...and I'd like to thank everyone who has given feedback on D

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresCasual, Indie
Player tagsCasual · Idler · 2D · Cartoony · Colorful · Cute · Pixel Graphics · Fishing · Indie · Management · Relaxing · Inventory Management (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements23
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Dual Core Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5570 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 100 MB available space