New fishing games
Fishing games are having a moment. How to Fish sold a million copies in two days in August 2026, and Fish It! held over a million players at once on Roblox through November 2025. Here is what makes each one hook you, plus Roam fishing games you can play on iPhone.
The fishing games everyone is playing
- How to Fish (Dazed Games, August 20, 2026). A physics-based co-op fishing game for 1 to 4 players from a two-person Swedish studio. Stranded on a desert island, you catch, kill and sell fish to get home. The hook is the chaos with friends.
- Fish It! (Roblox). Held over a million concurrent players through November 2025. The hook is the collection: cast, sell, upgrade the rod, chase the rare one.
- Fisch (Roblox). The other big Roblox fishing game. The hook is the reeling minigame and the long list of rods and spots.
- Dredge (Black Salt Games, 2023). Fishing with a creeping horror edge. The hook is not knowing what you will pull up after dark.
What makes a fishing game hook you
Fishing games are built on a short wait and a surprise. You cast, nothing happens, then something bites and you do not know what it is yet. That gap is the whole game.
The best ones add a collection book to fill, a rare fish worth staying up for, and a minigame that makes the catch feel earned. Co-op ones like How to Fish add the best part of real fishing: friends laughing at what you caught.
Roam fishing games
- Reel Deal. A casual fishing sim. Cast off the dock and see what bites.
- Fishing Sim. A quiet lake, a long dock and 12 fish to find.
- Hook Line Sniper. Cast the line and keep the scope ready. Fishing and sniping in first person.
- Lighthouse Has Legs. A night sea delivery adventure in the Dredge mood. Stay out of the red beam.
Play it on Roam
More on Roam
Fish your local lake with Roam
Describe the water, the fish and the one you are after. Roam builds the fishing game on your iPhone, and friends can fish next to you. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.
Try: "fishing at my local lake, 30 fish to find, a giant catfish boss at midnight, friends can fish the same pier"Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.
Questions people ask
What is How to Fish?
A physics-based co-op fishing game for 1 to 4 players from Dazed Games, released on Steam on August 20, 2026. It sold a million copies in two days.
What are the biggest Roblox fishing games?
Fish It! and Fisch. Fish It! held over a million concurrent players through November 2025.
Are there fishing games on phone?
Yes. Roam has fishing games on iPhone like Reel Deal and Fishing Sim, and you can make one set on your own lake.