Ultimate Fishing® Simulator 2

Ultimate Fishing® Simulator 2

Released May 2025

Fish around the globe using float, bottom, spinning, or casting gear, and catch over 60 realistic fish species. Play solo or online in normal, realistic, or sandbox mode! Explore stunning locations, switch to an underwater cam, and fill your trophy room!

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Evaluation

Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 officially launched out of Early Access on May 9, 2025, bringing the Alaska map and 8 new fish species. At launch, the developer stated they would continue supporting the game and announced a free Delaware Bay DLC for June. That DLC arrived as promised on June 16, 2025, adding a new coastal map with 13 additional fish species. Between late February and early June 2025, the developer maintained a very active update cadence: a major multiplayer overhaul shipped on February 23, 2025; substantial feature patches landed on April 16, May 14, and May 31, 2025; and the Delaware Bay DLC shipped June 16, 2025. The last recorded developer communication is from June 16, 2025 — now roughly 16 months ago as of October 8, 2026. The two major content drops (Alaska on May 9, 2025 and Delaware Bay on June 16, 2025) are separated by about 5–6 weeks. That is a very compressed cadence, and it is more useful to look at the broader post-launch update pattern: substantial patches every 2–6 weeks from February through June 2025. There has been no developer communication since June 16, 2025 — a silence of approximately 16 months, which exceeds any reasonable reading of the established update window. A September 2024 devlog mentioned Ice Fishing as planned content alongside Alaska. Alaska has shipped, but Ice Fishing has never been confirmed as delivered and there has been no follow-up communication about it. However, that mention was made during Early Access, and the May 2025 launch post focused on polishing and the upcoming Delaware Bay map without restating the Ice Fishing commitment. No post-launch post confirms Ice Fishing is still planned. Because the developer has neither delivered nor explicitly reconfirmed Ice Fishing since launching, it does not constitute a firm outstanding commitment sufficient to trigger a development_uncertain signal on its own. The more significant concern is the 16-month silence since June 16, 2025. The developer was communicating every few weeks during the active period, so 16 months without any post is well beyond that pattern. However, there is no explicit announcement of shutdown, no studio distress signal, and no unambiguously promised unshipped content in the current store listing. The DLC list shows all listed DLC as released. The game continues to be purchasable. Without a specific unfulfilled commitment visible in the current data, and without a development_uncertain threshold being clearly crossed by an outstanding named deliverable, the most accurate characterization is that the game had a sustained post-launch update period through June 2025 and has since gone quiet — the pattern of major content drops has not repeated since June 2025, and we are now well outside the window established by that cadence.
Evidence
Delaware Bay free DLC launched as promised, adding a new coastal map and 13 new fish species. This is the last recorded developer communication.
news post · Jun 16, 2025 source content shipped
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Game officially launched out of Early Access with the Alaska map and 8 new fish species. Developer stated they will continue supporting the game and announced a Delaware Bay map for June.
news post · May 9, 2025 source content planned
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Ultimate Games S.A.
Achievements
25
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Choose between float, bottom, spinning, and casting methods. Use hundreds of items, customize your gear, and adapt your approach based on weather, time of day, and fish behavior. With an improved underwater camera system, functional sonar, and controller support, every moment is immersive and responsive.

Travel to diverse locations across the globe, from peaceful lakes to powerful coastal waters. Play solo or with others in multiplayer. Tackle tournaments, complete daily quests, or relax in sandbox mode where everything is unlocked from the start. For those who seek more challenge, the realistic mode strips away all assists for a truly demanding experience.

From tiny roach to massive tiger sharks, Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 features a wide variety of fish across freshwater and saltwater locations. Each species is brought to life with natural animations, authentic behaviors, and realistic size and weight variation. Some are cautious and elusive, others are aggressive and put up a serious fight - every catch is a unique encounter.

Key Features

  • Float, bottom, spinning, and casting fishing styles

  • 60+ fish species with realistic behavior and fight mechanics

  • Underwater camera view

  • Singleplayer and multiplayer

  • Trophy Room with aquariums to showcase your best catches

  • Global locations, including lakes, rivers, canals, and tropical coasts

  • Wide range of fishing gear

  • Controller support with vibration feedback

  • Daily quests, tournaments, and ranking events

  • Multiple difficulty modes, including normal, realistic, and SANDBOX

Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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