Fishing Online

Released Jul 2025

Start your new online fishing life! Fishing Online is a multiplayer fishing game where you and your friends explore fishing spots inspired by real places. Catch over 300 species, fill your FishDex, cook, craft, and decorate your own Aquaroom. Available in 15 languages.

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Released, but still in active development

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Fishing Online launched on July 30, 2025 as a free-to-play online multiplayer fishing game. Since launch, developer Braves has maintained a steady and consistent stream of updates. Major content releases include: the Quest System Phase 1 (December 5, 2025), and the Sunfish Palace map (March 30, 2026). The team has also shipped numerous feature updates, including a full fishing UI overhaul (April 11, 2026), a new Line Tension fishing combat system (previewed in May 2026 and delivered as part of the subsequent updates), tutorial improvements and sound overhauls (July–August 2026). A hotfix for a game-freezing issue was deployed on August 20, 2026 — the most recent developer communication. The developer has been consistently communicative, posting development status updates (May 8, 2026 and March 19, 2026), previewing upcoming features before they ship, and actively soliciting player feedback to guide design decisions. A July 28, 2026 announcement outlined several planned features including cooking system improvements, bait system overhauls, voiceovers, chat emojis, and auto-gathering — all described as entering development in early August 2026. The August 12, 2026 sound update post explicitly states "this is not the end — we will keep adding, polishing, and improving the sounds in future updates," and the March 30, 2026 major update post similarly closes with a promise of "more content and new things to enjoy." The developer shows no signs of winding down, with active updates and communication as recently as August 20, 2026.

Evidence

Sound update added map BGM, enhanced catch music, and character voices. Developer states 'this is not the end — we will keep adding, polishing, and improving the sounds in future updates.'

news post · Aug 12, 2026 source development ongoing

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Announcement previewing five planned features for early August: cooking system improvements, bait system improvements, voiceovers for four characters, chat emojis, and auto-gathering.

news post · Jul 28, 2026 source content planned

high

Media

Details

Developer

Braves

Publisher

Braves

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Multiplayer · Co-op

Fishing Cartoony Casual Nature Life Sim Cozy Sports Massively Multiplayer Relaxing Cute Crafting Cooking Third Person Emotional Creature Collector

About this game

Fishing Online is an online fishing life game set in warm, cartoon style nature. Cast a line with friends or with players from around the world, and enjoy a relaxing fishing life together.

■ The Thrill of the Fight

Hooking a fish is only the beginning. Every species has its own behavior pattern, and you fight it with simple controls: hold on when it runs, pump the rod at the right moment, and chain combos for extra damage. The biggest fish call for better gear, a good meal, and the right bait.

■ Four Fishing Spots, and More on the Way

Newbie Zone, Pirami Zone, Another Bluehole and Sunfish Sanctuary are open now, each with its own scenery, music and fish. Two more spots open soon, and we plan to keep adding new spots after that.

■ Over 300 Species to Collect

Freshwater fish from around the world are waiting, from tiny stream fish to giant monsters. Record every catch in your FishDex, chase the biggest size record for each species, and see how you rank against other anglers.

■ Gathering, Cooking and Crafting

Dig up bait and ingredients with your hoe, cook dishes that boost your fishing, and craft your own rods and tools. Bait and chum matter: choose them well to draw out the fish you are after.

■ Aquaroom

Keep the fish you catch in your own Aquaroom. Raise them, and decorate and expand the room to your liking.

■ Quests with a Story

Meet the locals at each fishing spot and follow their stories through chained quests, from a young alchemist's potion experiments to the tales of a pastor and a ship captain.

■ Play Together

Fish side by side with friends and players worldwide, chat, trade items, and rest together between catches. Choose your character from Ari, David, Kit and Somi.

■ Available in 15 Languages

English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian and Turkish.

■ What Comes Next

We are a small indie team, and we keep updating the game based on your feedback. Currently in the works:

New fishing spots: two opening soon, with more to follow.
Fishing tournaments: compete with players worldwide and earn rewards based on your rank.
Co-op raids: team up with friends to catch special fish.
Ocean fishing: expanding from freshwater to the sea.

Further down the road, we are also exploring pets that fish and gather for you.