Call of the Wild: The Angler review

Call of the Wild: The Angler is the open world option for anglers who want to wander a reserve and choose their own spot. The Steam page from Expansive Worlds lists float fishing, lure spinning and bottom fishing, a wide range of rods, reels, tackle and lures, and fish behavior shaped by time of day, location and your actions. Each reserve has Legendary fish to hunt, and you can choose morning, day, evening or night to raise the odds of catching a target species. Online play supports you and up to 11 friends, which is the largest group of any paid game here. It costs $29.99 on the US Steam store, and extra reserves such as Norway, Spain and Japan are $9.99 each. English Steam reviews are 71% positive across 3,149, and the 30-day figure is higher at 89%. It is Windows only and asks for 8 GB of RAM.

Who it is for

anglers who want an open world fishing simulator with friends

Price

$29.99 on Steam (US store), one-time purchase.

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Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Fish anywhere inside open reserves modeled on real-life locations
• Float fishing, lure spinning and bottom fishing techniques
• Fish behavior influenced by time of day, location and your actions
• Legendary fish species to find and fight
• Online multiplayer with up to 11 friends, or a solo mode

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Open world reserves let you pick any spot, not fixed fishing pegs
• Strength: Up to 12 players in one online session
• Strength: Choose the time of day to target specific species
• Weakness: 71% of 3,149 English Steam reviews are positive, lower than most picks here
• Weakness: Extra reserves such as Norway, Spain and Japan cost $9.99 each
• Weakness: Minimum spec is 8 GB of RAM and 25 GB of storage on Windows only

Key facts

• Developer: Expansive Worlds (publisher Avalanche Studios)
• Price: $29.99
• Released: August 31, 2022
• Steam reviews: 71% positive of 3,149 (English)
• Max online players: 12 (you plus 11 friends)

Where it ranks

Call of the Wild: The Angler is No. 2 in our Best Fishing Games verdict.