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Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing, and more! Comprehensive fishing simulator that allows using various techniques, in different places around the world!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“You know what sucks? Devs that lie about full controller support to get more sales when the controller support is beyond pathetically broken. This game LOOKS like it could be fun. But with a controller, it's a joke.…”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Lacks better environments and usefull skills but overall a great fishing game. The normal mode allows you to watch your bait which makes it easy to learn the game or something about fishing overall. Best is the Gold…”
“Unlike every other fishing sim, this offers a complete game without subscription costs. Fun and relaxing”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay…”
“I absolutely adore this game, it combines the realism and freedom of fishing into one package. The fishing zones are beautiful and there is such a vast variety of fish to catch, everything from baits, spinners to lures,…”
“Greatest radio in a game ever!”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Amazing work on the Remaster, cant wait for it to be finished.”
“My boyfriend gifted me this game. I've never fished a day in my life. Now I am obsessed with fishing and absolutely hooked (heh) on this game. Got myself every DLC available. The games been out for 8 years and still so…”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay…”
“My boyfriend gifted me this game. I've never fished a day in my life. Now I am obsessed with fishing and absolutely hooked (heh) on this game. Got myself every DLC available. The games been out for 8 years and still so…”
“I absolutely adore this game, it combines the realism and freedom of fishing into one package. The fishing zones are beautiful and there is such a vast variety of fish to catch, everything from baits, spinners to lures,…”
5 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Lacks better environments and usefull skills but overall a great fishing game. The normal mode allows you to watch your bait which makes it easy to learn the game or something about fishing overall. Best is the Gold…”
“Game used to be fun. Now you get into a map and there's like 3 fish in the entire body of water and you have to wait 30 minutes for a bite. If you go bigger than a #8 hook in the first 5 maps, you'll sit there starring…”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“You know what sucks? Devs that lie about full controller support to get more sales when the controller support is beyond pathetically broken. This game LOOKS like it could be fun. But with a controller, it's a joke.…”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly a great game to unwind with after a long day at either school or work. Only one thing its a tiny bit buggy. Overall great game 10/10!”
“its super fun sometimes has some issues but overall 9/10”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Game used to be fun. Now you get into a map and there's like 3 fish in the entire body of water and you have to wait 30 minutes for a bite. If you go bigger than a #8 hook in the first 5 maps, you'll sit there starring…”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I started playing UFS2. Loved it. Now I got this as a replacement. Don't like at all. I can't see the fish take the hook. I'm not in the mood to start over nor to try and figure out how this version works. Maybe some…”
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Chilled out fishing game with a surprising amount of gameplay depth. Supported by good devs that have been working hard at remastering the entire game (incl. DLC) for free, with regular updates since 2024. Pro gamer move!”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“i love this game and it is my favorite video game of all time. i can't wait to sink thousands of hours into it me in my little chuddy chair”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“[h2] As much as I love this game, I do not recommend it for others. [/h2] [u] What I liked about the game : [/u] - Fish!!!! all kinds of fish in here. - Dirt cheap while on discount, both the game and the dlc. - How rewarding it is to catch bigger and bigger fish. - How niche…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). 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.
Status Update | Remaster
Hi anglers! A short update from us, because it's been a while and you deserve to know where things stand. Work on the Remaster is very much ongoing. We're on it every day. But we'll be honest with you
BETA UPDATE | Full Map Remaster & Performance Testing
Hello Everyone,It's finally time to update the beta, which includes all maps, including fully reworked DLC maps. I won’t go into detail here, as everything is covered in the changelog below.Stage 2 is
Ultimate Fishing Simulator - Almost 10 Years of Updates
Ultimate Fishing Simulator began as a small prototype and a big dream in late 2015. We launched in Early Access on Steam in 2017 and released the full version in 2018. Since then, we have consistently
Ultimate Fishing® Remastered - Stage 1 (Beta)
Hello Everyone,Stage 1 is a huge milestone — the entire map has been rebuilt from scratch. With it comes a brand-new sky system, a new water system, an updated weather system, and fully refreshed fish
Status Update #2 - Long Bumpy Road
Hi! It's been a while since the last Status Update and I will say the remastered version is a long and bumpy road. It took tons of time, research, whiteboards, brainstorms, and most of all trying not
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Casual, Simulation, Sports |
| Player tags | 3D · America · Fishing · Simulation · Sports · Nature · Immersive Sim · Atmospheric · Exploration · Casual · Multiplayer · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 142 |
| Official site | https://ultimate-fishing.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 560 (4 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: SSD required / 60 FPS in 1920x1080 with "Low" preset. (Integrated GPUs: Intel Iris Xe/AMD Radeon 780M or newer require 16 GB RAM and are not recommended)