Fishing: Barents Sea
Fishing: Barents Sea
Game
Game2020
Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
Developer Misc Games
Commercial fishing in North Atlantic! Discover majestic world of Canadian Nova Scotia while admiring the vast diversity of ocean life. Search for the ocean gold with upgradable fishing boats and various fishing gear as you progress in your fisherman career. From the Steam store page
315 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
64
Fresh
99 positive · 56 negative
95% range 56–71%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 99 | 56 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 0 | 128 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,245 of 1,615 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
65% recommend · 101 yes, 55 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 156 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,130 of 2,777 positive).
Players find it a relaxing and enjoyable commercial fishing simulator with good detail. [1][2][3] Many reviewers complain the developers abandoned the game unfinished, leaving bugs unfixed. [4][5][6] Some players criticize the water physics and boat handling as unrealistic. [1][7][8]
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- [4]
Oh look, just like their previous game they abandon this one not fully finished to do another game. Avoid these devs like the plague, they will only half make a gam then try and get you to buy their next game that they will half finish. There are 6 post on this games news trying to sell the next game while there hasn't been an update in over a year. Edit: Interesting that comments are turned off yet developers can …
- [7]
The developers are Norwegian but I don't think they've ever been in a boat. A real boat does not handle like a delivery van with worn tires on an ice road. This model makes zero sense. Also... Fenders INSIDE. Come on??? Need's it's own button to put them inside. Can't try and climb the ranks as a fisher and drive a boat with the fenders outside. Literally unplayable. One final thing. No time acceleration. Even the …
- [1]
It’s not bad, I’m only so far in to it but it’s a good time consumer and it makes me quite relaxed while playing it. The water physics against the boats could be better half the time it looks like the boat is just gliding across the top of the ocean in turn affecting the immersion imo. There needs to be rougher seas as well it’s always so calm even when it poring down with rain just a few minor waves. Overall:- it’s …
- [3]
Fishing: North Atlantic sets out to deliver a full commercial fishing simulation, immersing the player in the cold, expansive waters off Nova Scotia. From the very beginning, the game makes clear that its focus is on authenticity and scale rather than arcade-style quick gratification. You start with modest equipment and a small vessel, gradually learning the rhythms of the sea—reading sonar, monitoring weather …
- [2]
Open world fishing game. Is this sim game good? I have been pondering this. It is. It involves fish and is considered a fishing game. However it is unlike any fishing game on the market. It is like a metal detecting game, with management mechanics, instead of a rod and reel traditional fishing. As you offload and sell your hauls, you end up making millions, buying boats, upgrading them and the crew you hire, finding …
Summarised from 34 of the 197 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
65% of the 156 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition. The complaint that keeps coming up: poor water physics and boat handling. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 315 · 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 →Fishing mini game
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 →Dokimato Fishing Game 🍅 #DokiGallery #Dokibird
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh look, just like their previous game they abandon this one not fully finished to do another game. Avoid these devs like the plague, they will only half make a gam then try and get you to buy their next game that they will half finish. There are 6 post on this games news trying to sell the next game while there hasn't been an update in over a year. Edit: Interesting that comments are turned off yet developers can still try and spin their practices by forcing a comment on a review with a lot…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →OK just like the previous title from theses guys, love the games if they work but they do not. They move onto their next game leaving it unplayable or unfinished. Bought the latest dlc from this one and cannot use the new boat because of crane bug and the boat drives terrible once it's 1/4 full, grinded the whole game from scratch to get it and cant finish one run. Afraid Ships At Sea will be the same. a great concept but never completed or fixed. And the tips is still not working as well as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →The developers are Norwegian but I don't think they've ever been in a boat. A real boat does not handle like a delivery van with worn tires on an ice road. This model makes zero sense. Also... Fenders INSIDE. Come on??? Need's it's own button to put them inside. Can't try and climb the ranks as a fisher and drive a boat with the fenders outside. Literally unplayable. One final thing. No time acceleration. Even the newest MSFS has it. Traveling from one place to another is tediously slow. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Here are the notes I posted with my refund request: The basics of an excellent game are here which makes it frustrating and confusing as to why the game is not polished (i.e. finished). It has crashes, the controls are clunky and as mentioned it generally needs polish. Fix the crashes, revamp the controls (I use controller) and generally polish the game including improving the game play loop and there is a great game here. Based on discussions on the forum it sounds like the game is abandoned…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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
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