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The best fishing indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 24 fishing indie games on Steam, holding 1,356,769 reviews at an average of 88% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is Stardew Valley with 892,594 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stardew Valley · 892,594 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  2. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  3. WEBFISHING · 57,328 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  4. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 53,274 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  5. DREDGE · 46,565 reviews · 96% positive · 2023
  6. Dinkum · 24,617 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  7. Sun Haven · 22,074 reviews · 81% positive · 2023
  8. Coral Island · 21,790 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
  9. Feed and Grow: Fish · 21,703 reviews · 78% positive · 2016
  10. Melvor Idle · 16,188 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  11. Cat Goes Fishing · 15,412 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
  12. Luma Island · 11,178 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  13. DYSMANTLE · 11,002 reviews · 91% positive · 2021
  14. Battle Chasers: Nightwar · 5,573 reviews · 87% positive · 2017
  15. Moonstone Island · 4,039 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  16. Megaquarium · 3,783 reviews · 95% positive · 2018
  17. Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway · 3,452 reviews · 87% positive · 2024
  18. Cryptmaster · 1,671 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  19. Farlands · 1,621 reviews · 90% positive · 2026
  20. Seablip · 1,077 reviews · 82% positive · 2024

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.

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