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Fishing Planet

Fishing Planet

Fishing Planet LLC · released Aug 27, 2017

Massively MultiplayerSimulationSportsFree To PlayPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

Fishing Planet® is a highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC. Free-to-Play and just a download away!

82
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence +11 since launch

launched at 71, updates lifted it to 82

anchored at patch: “Release Note - Version 6.0.13” (1mo ago)

71%
At launch
87%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
49%
Player sentiment
91%
Recent sentiment

PC 82 · Xbox 60

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 305 sampled Steam reviews (258 positive / 47 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Grind & repetition4% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Grind & repetition13% mention it
  • Multiplayer & servers13% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes11% mention it
  • Monetization9% mention it
  • Controls & UI9% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

67%

63 reviews

5-15h

95%

62 reviews

15-40h

95%

59 reviews

40-100h

90%

63 reviews

100h+

76%

58 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews87%811000
Metacritic user ratings654
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)91%85821
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 30, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 821 total reviews in window · weighted 233.9 up / 23.2 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 70
    trust 58Sep 3, 2017

    Fishing Planet is a solid fishing simulator with plenty of depth and variety to its gameplay and mechanics that still make me want to come back for more. But the horrendous menu and UI on console, lackluster presentation, and occasional bugs and hiccups bog down the experience.

    read full review ↗

Patch history

  1. Release Note - Version 6.0.13
    Jul 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Bug Fix Patch - Release Note - Version 6.0.12
    Jun 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Bug Fix Patch
    Jun 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Release Note: Back to Basics - First Levels Rework
    Jun 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Catch & Compete Update - Release Note
    Apr 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Live Bait Fiesta Cup – Important Update
    Apr 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Bug Fix Patch - Version 6.0.4
    Feb 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Bug Fix Patch - Release Note - Version 6.0.2
    Jan 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Release Note: Skårland Fjord, Norway
    Dec 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. Maldives Update Tweaks for Smoother Fights
    Oct 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Patch Note - Version 5.0.20 (Rev. 48503)
    Aug 5, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Bug Fix Patch Note - Version 5.0.18
    Jul 24, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. Bug Fix Patch Note - Version 5.014
    Jun 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. Release Note: Noomaa Kuda Atholhu, Maldives
    Jun 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. Release Note v.5.0.12
    Jan 23, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Release Note: Dnipro River, Ukraine
    Dec 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window