Catch & Release
Released Jun 2018
Catch & Release places you on a beautiful mountain lake and lets you freely explore and row around while you choose your fishing spot and take in the scenery.
89% positive · 359 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Catch & Release launched on June 7, 2018 and received a steady stream of updates through early 2020. The developer shipped several notable content additions after launch: "The Call of the Wild" update in July 2018, a weather system update and night fishing update in mid-to-late 2019, and the Cave Update in February 2020 — followed by a community showcase post on April 29, 2020 celebrating players exploring the cave content. That April 2020 post is the last developer communication on record.
The April 2019 Foundation Update post (NEWS-1) included a note that "there is more to come in the following months," which was a forward-looking statement at the time. The content that followed — the weather update, the night update, and the cave update — plausibly fulfilled that promise. No new content has been announced since, no unreleased DLC is listed on the store, and there has been no developer communication since April 29, 2020. That is over six years of silence as of June 2026, well beyond any reasonable expectation of ongoing development.
The game appears to have concluded its post-launch content cycle with the Cave Update in early 2020. It launched as a finished VR fishing experience and received meaningful expansions to its content over roughly two years before going quiet.
Evidence
The Cave Update launched, adding an explorable cave system to the game — the last major content release.
Night Update shipped, adding night fishing, new fish, fireflies, and night sky events.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Advanced Interactive Gaming Ltd.
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game

Just you. On a lake.
Step into your rowboat, grab the paddles and dive into a meditative, relaxing VR fishing experience like no other.
Catch & Release places you on a beautiful mountain lake and lets you freely explore and row around while you choose your fishing spot and take in the scenery. The backdrop for your fishing adventures includes dense forest, mountains, cliffs and reed covered coastlines.

While you fish you can listen to music on the radio, skip stones across the lake or use any other of the many interactive items.
Choose the right bait, pick a good fishing ground and cast your rod to get the biggest fish on the hook! But once you do, it’s not over yet. You’ll have to tire out your catch and win the fight before you can reel it in!

The game is designed to enable players to unwind and play however they want, or you can take on missions to unlock new gear and interactive items to help you catch the biggest fish!
Catch & Release has been built from the ground up for VR and tracked controllers. We have also compiled several radio channels with their own music genres for your listening pleasure on the lake.

Catch & Release works on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Microsoft Mixed Reality.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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