Games like Beneath The Surface
by carla51
A relaxing hiatus from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Sit in a remote corner of the world, drop a line, and see what bites.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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Cornerpond
Apr 21 · foolsroom
Both: Incremental · Fishing · Relaxing
A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace!
Desktop CompanionIdlerIncrementalSimulationFishingCreature CollectorPixel GraphicsRelaxingCasualCute👍 2,567Ultimate Fishing® Simulator 2
May 9 · Silent Bear Studio, SHINING GAMES
Both: Fishing · Sports · Relaxing
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!
FishingSimulationMultiplayerSportsRealisticSingleplayerFirst-PersonRelaxingCasualAdventure👍 2,078Scale the Depths
May 28 · Glass Gecko Games
Both: Fishing · Relaxing
Fish, scale, sell, repeat. Scale the Depths is a casual fishing game built around this simple but satisfying loop. Feed hungry customers, upgrade your gear, and uncover the many secrets hidden beneath the surface.
FishingCasualPixel GraphicsFunnyUnderwaterEconomyRelaxingArcadeSimulationExploration👍 1,891Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery
Nov 15 · Multicast
Both: Fishing · Relaxing
Dive into the most fun idle fishing arcade game! Manage your Fish Kingdoms with automated fishing, upgrade your boat and gear, invest in passive income, and outsmart the market. Become the ultimate fish tycoon!
CasualAdventurePoint & ClickArcadeTop-Down3DCuteFishingAtmosphericRelaxing👍 674Outpath
Oct 16 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Incremental · Relaxing
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
AutomationBase BuildingCraftingSandboxResource ManagementIncrementalExplorationSimulationOpen WorldRelaxing👍 2,899Fischer's Fishing Journey
Aug 7 · Cutefish
Both: Fishing · Relaxing
Put Fischer on your desktop as your ultimate study and work buddy. He'll fish quietly in the corner, taking care of it all—you just drop in occasionally to collect your rewards, unlock new fish, upgrade your rod, while enjoying that calming, healing atmosphere.
IdlerCatsCreature CollectorCasualFishingUtilitiesCuteRelaxing2DIndie👍 1,568Nice Day for Fishing
May 29 · FusionPlay
Both: Fishing
The world needs you Adventurer! Embark on an RPG pixel adventure where you’ll play as Baelin the humble fisherman, who must rise-up to become the hero of Honeywood. Battle fish with precision timing and magic spells, upgrade your abilities, defeat evil and rebuild Honeywood.
FishingRPGAdventureAction RPGAction-AdventureCreature CollectorSide ScrollerPixel Graphics2DColorful👍 2,610GONE Fishing
Jun 15 · GONE Studios
Both: Fishing
GONE Fishing is a 1-8 player survival horror game where you and your friends must work together to stay alive, by fishing. The only way to survive is to keep feeding the lake’s insatiable hunger before it feeds on you. Can you satisfy the hunger... or will you become the next offering?
ActionAdventureHorrorMultiplayerFishingOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonCo-op3DAtmospheric👍 3,018Row Divers
May 16 · hermurx
Both: Incremental · Relaxing
Row Divers is a short, experimental incremental game about diving into dungeons in the form of rows, shooting enemies, collecting resources, and upgrading your bow to conquer the depths!
IncrementalCasualActionExperimentalFantasyRelaxingDungeon CrawlerResource ManagementProcedural GenerationSingleplayer👍 187Le Fishe
4 days ago · Non_Fish
Both: Fishing
Le Fishe is a cozy fishing adventure where every cast of your line leads to something new. Catch a wide variety of fish, upgrade your fishing gear, and unlock new locations as you progress. Talk to an interesting cast of characters and try your best to catch the biggest fish of them all!
FishingAtmosphericLovecraftianSimulationLinearSandboxCasualRetroCollectathonExplorationThe Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: Incremental · Relaxing
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
IncrementalCasualIdlerExplorationNatureRelaxingCleaningCuteCozyWholesome👍 484
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Egg Squeeze
Oct 1 · MATTER GAMES
Both: Psychological Horror · Incremental
Egg Squeeze is a biological intuition test where you squeeze eggs for as long as you can without breaking them.
Psychological HorrorArcadeCasualSimulationIncrementalAbstractVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureImmersive SimColorful👍 374POOLS
Apr 26 · Tensori
Both: Psychological Horror · Relaxing
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurrealImmersiveRelaxing👍 6,465Voodoo Fishin'
Mar 31 · Lost Arcade
Both: Fishing
A creepy-cozy co-op fishing game for 1–6 players with proximity voice chat. Explore a haunted swamp for rare fish, sell your haul by the pound, and try to survive what hunts you in the dark.
Early AccessExplorationFishingFirst-PersonAdventureMultiplayer3D PlatformerPvEStylizedPlatformer👍 801
















