Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
Game
Game2018
Fishing: Barents Sea
Developer Misc Games
Fishing: Barents Sea is a commercial fishing simulation video game developed by Misc Games, released on Microsoft Windows. It is the first title available on Steam to be released by Misc Games, a video game developer based in Stavanger, Norway. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
309 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
LovedLoved
115 positive · 35 negative
95% range 69–83%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 115 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 1 | 125 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,012 of 1,289 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
77% recommend · 114 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 149 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,141 of 2,672 positive).
Some reviewers note the game is repetitive and has slow progression, which can lead to boredom. [1][2][3] Several players report bugs and performance issues, including crashes and poor optimization. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
Fishing: Barents Sea has a lot of potential, and in many ways, it delivers a relaxing and enjoyable fishing experience nice ship designs, beautiful scenery, and a decent variety of fishing methods, especially with the DLCs. On the surface, it should be a great maritime sim. But unfortunately, this game is held back by serious flaws that can't be ignored. Despite releasing back in 2018, it's still riddled with bugs …
- [14]
Yes, but don't buy it I know the title is confusing but hear me out, The game is old and it shows, but it is playable and quite addictive, however the devs have a newer one available and another co-op version recently released. I suggest if you plan to buy it, do so only if you want to show support for the devs. Otherwise just buy the newer ones. I will add, impossible movements of ships, poorly program, when empty …
- [7]
Really nice, exactly what I was hoping for. Just a nice chilled out fishing game. -- edit after ~30 hrs: I'll keep the "recommended" status on this review. The game has flaws, that's for sure. First of all - not possible to pass time on boat. I mean, come on, some of the boats even have beds! But that's a minor inconvenience at most, since you can fast travel. Overall I think the game has a good progression, you …
- [1]
A game for players who just wanna chill and not play something intense, although the game is good it gets boring at times when you repeat the same things, fish, sell fish, sell and so on. But its fun to grind for new boats
- [8]
It is more on the "chill" side of games, as opposed to the most adrenaline/dopamine inducing, and thereby addictive ones. And for that, it is a great complementer. The key to this game is patience and timing. Most of the mini-games in it are very easy, but require concentration and paying attention. Even a good training for those with an ADD brain:) At the same time it can be quite challenging, especially when you …
Summarised from 34 of the 190 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
77% of the 149 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Fishing: Barents Sea. The complaint that keeps coming up: repetitive gameplay and slow progression. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator Metacritic, Fishing: Barents Sea has received mixed reviews and has a score of 69.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 309 · most liked firstTerrible Game Idea: Fishing game but you're the worm on the hook. Survive.
neutral · AI labelView post →FISH³: FISHTASTIC FISHING FISHSCAPES - DEMO TRAILER 🐠 A high-octane dual-rod speed-fishing game, where your boat is powered by a FISH, you play as a FISH, and you catch FISH!!! 🐟Demo for my new game is available RIGHT NOW on #SteamNextFest!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →the indie game i'm developing for game boy 🎮 now with FISHING! 🎣 #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I've just published my first game, Finnie's Bimbo Fishing! Check it out on Itch and let me know what you think! fizzymola.itch.io/finnies-bimb...
neutral · AI labelView post →Really enjoyed the demo for About Fishing. Can’t wait for the full game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fishing mini game.
neutral · AI labelView post →About Fishing Demo available on Steam (from Arctic Eggs devs The Water Museum) store.steampowered.com/app/4362430/... "a fishing mystery game that blends the calm, meditative rhythm of fishing with the quiet tension of discovery"
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone wanna make a Horror Fishing Game with me?
neutral · AI labelView post →About Fishing - an eerie Lynchian fishing mystery game inspired by Shenmue & Sega Bass Fishing! www.alphabetagamer.com/about-fishin... Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4umw... by #gamedev Water Museum #indiedev #gaming #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Old model -- it's Frank from my video game Stealth Fishing
neutral · AI labelView post →I was too curious to resist seeing what the deal with Reel Fishing (Natsume, PS1, 1997) was after sharing the bombastic ads for them. I appreciate how the game greets you with a chill mix of jpeg fish swimming about at 60fps and some really quite nice quality video footage of lakes.
positive · AI labelView post →FISH³: FISHTASTIC FISHING FISHSCAPES - HIGH-OCTANE SURREAL SPEED-FISHING ADVENTURE. Your boat is powered by a big FISH, you're playing as a catFISH, catching more FISH. MY NEW GAME, DEMO & FULL GAME COMING -> THIS SUMMER!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →The Arctic Eggs developers are back with About Fishing, a surreal fishing game that's equal parts Dreamcast and David Lynch. www.avclub.com/about-fishin...
neutral · AI labelView post →BIG NEWS!! GAME CHANGER HAS A FISHING MINIGAME!!
neutral · AI labelView post →FISHING FOR YURI: Fishing game to hook your lesbian mermaid girlfriend Who wants to help me make this? Let's go
neutral · AI labelView post →WEBFISHING does not have a fishing minigame as it is a fishing *game*! Thank you @shilat.bsky.social for the suggestion! #webfishing #indiegame #gaming #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Fishing mini game? Already powerful contender for game of the year.
neutral · AI labelView post →This random fishing toy I found in my local game store (Electronic Sport Fishing) does not have a fishing minigame because it is a fishing *game*!! 100 likes and I'll buy it and record footage of it working-- #electronicsportfishing #gaming #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Fishing physically has evil energy, fishing digitally is platonic ideal of existence. Want to make a game called "fishing women"
neutral · AI labelView post →Fishing mini game idgaf what kind of game it is. Put fishing in it.
neutral · AI labelView post →FISHING GAME IS FUNN!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →!!NON-FISHING POST!! "Programming is hard" says the multi-billion dollar game company that made a game engine. Don't give a single penny to Epic. Don't even launch their store for the free games. Forget about them and don't engage with them and they will soon, hopefully, be gone.
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM NEXT FEST POST!! Emberville has a fishing minigame!! Thank you @curiousbluejay.bsky.social for the suggestion! #emberville #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Fishing mini-game. Fishing mini-game! #gamedev #stagnantgold #indiegame #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →No Man's Sky has a fishing minigame!! Thank you @stavinair.bsky.social for the suggestion! #nomanssky #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Popular indie games create trends that are chased and invite copycats to be made. Heck, the "Fish With Friends" copy probably wasn't copying the OP's game. Multiplayer Fishing games are currently a huge trend in the "friendslop" genre (Webfishing, How to Fish. A bunch of others.)
neutral · AI labelView post →!!NON-FISHING POST!! I always talk about Gen-AI being a plague to video games, but I want to make it clear that statement isn't just made about art and code, it's made about translations too. It's objectively better to not translate a game than to translate it with AI. AI does not understand nuance
neutral · AI labelView post →!!NON-FISHING POST!! The gall to say to a developer "I copied your game directly, forced AI into it, then 'improved it', would I be okay to release it to the public if I credited you?" is wild to me. This, once again, proves that the AI pipeline only leads to plagiarism and creative bankruptcy.
neutral · AI labelView post →REKA does not have a fishing minigame but it does have fishing *decorations*!! #reka #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM AUTUMN SALE POST!! Cast n Chill does not have a fishing minigame because it is a fishing *game*!! #castnchill #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM NEXT FEST POST!! Eternal Angler does not have a fishing minigame because it is a fishing *game*!! Thank you @ratpackdigital.com for the suggestion! #eternalangler #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!NON-FISHING POST!! It's as though the thing we've been saying for a long time now - that AI is only going to make games worse - has been proven true time and time and time again. Remember to keep boycotting companies that put profit margins through AI usage before making a good game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Horses of Hoofprint Bay does not have a fishing minigame :(( #horsesofhoofprintbay #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Loftia has a fishing minigame!! #loftia #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →“Treatlanders at the Fishing Grounds,” an enhanced version of the PlayStation port of the Sega Saturn game, released 24 years ago today for the PS2
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM AUTUMN SALE POST!! FlyKnight has a fishing minigame!! #flyknight #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!FISHING MINIGAME RECAST!! Forbidden Solitaire does not have a fishing minigame :(( (Reposting because the game's first DLC is officially out!) #forbiddensolitaire #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Selkie's Salvage&Co. has a fishing minigame!! #selkiessalvageandco #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Mycelarium does not have a fishing minigame :(( #mycelarium #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Crack the Pack does not have a fishing minigame :(( #crackthepack #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Message From Aliens does not have a fishing minigame :(( #messagefromaliens #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Big Dig does not have a fishing minigame :(( #bigdig #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Beyond These Stars does not have a fishing minigame :(( #beyondthesestars #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →PAPERHEAD does not have a fishing minigame :(( #paperhead #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →ICARUS has a fishing minigame!! Thank you @chickennugman.bsky.social for the suggestion! #icarus #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM NEXT FEST POST!! Sloppy Forgeries does not have a fishing minigame :(( #sloppyforgeries #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Tenebris Somnia does not have a fishing minigame :(( #tenebrissomnia #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →over the hill does not have a fishing minigame :(( #overthehill #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!FISHING MINIGAME RECAST!! Abiotic Factor has a fishing minigame!! Thank you @chickennugman.bsky.social for the suggestion! #abioticfactor #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →The Greatest Game in History released 27 years ago! (10/6/99) Originally for Model 3, Sega Bass Fishing ain't your daddy's Fishing-Game! Instead of a dull, slow paced simulation, Sega Bass Fishing is a frenetic, fast-paced Arcade Action-Game - It's like the Crazy Taxi of fishing!
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM AUTUMN SALE POST!! Seablip has a fishing minigame!! #seablip #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Worship does not have a fishing minigame :(( #worship #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Thank You Bus Driver does not have a fishing minigame :(( #thankyoubusdriver #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Battleplan does not have a fishing minigame :(( #battleplan #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →game idea: Finnie's Hypno Fishing
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM AUTUMN SALE POST!! Clawfish does not have a fishing minigame because it is a fishing *game*!! #clawfish #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM AUTUMN SALE POST!! Chillquarium does not have a fishing minigame, but it is a fish *collecting* game!! #chillquarium #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →!!STEAM AUTUMN SALE POST!! Spindle has a fishing minigame!! #spindle #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Rat Game does not have a fishing minigame :(( #ratgame #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampy's Big Day does not have a fishing minigame :(( #vampysbigday #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
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