Fishing: North Atlantic review

Fishing: North Atlantic covers a side of fishing none of the other games touch: running a commercial boat. Misc Games sets it off Canada's Nova Scotia and lists 29 ships and seven methods, from harpooning swordfish and tuna to deep lines, lobster pots, snow crab, longlines, nets and trawling. You plan a career across the whole year, face rain and snow, use GPS and sonar to follow fish that move with weather and season, and must stay within catch quotas. Buying larger boats and better gear raises your skills over time. The Enhanced Edition costs $34.99 on the US Steam store, the highest base price on this list, and 77% of 1,507 English Steam reviews are positive. It is single-player and Windows only, with a modest 4 GB RAM minimum. Sport anglers who want rods and lures should skip it, but players who enjoy truck or farming simulators will recognize the business loop.

Who it is for

players who want to run a commercial fishing boat

Price

$34.99 on Steam (US store), one-time purchase.

as you progress in your fisherman career. $34.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• 29 ships for different fishing styles
• Harpooning, deepline, lobster, crabbing, longline, net and trawling
• Species including swordfish, tuna, lobster, snow crab, cod and haddock
• Year-round career with weather, seasons and catch quotas
• Fish AI that requires GPS and sonar to track

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The only commercial fishing career on this list
• Strength: Real maps of Nova Scotia waters
• Strength: Low minimum spec of 4 GB of RAM
• Weakness: $34.99 is the highest base price here
• Weakness: Single-player only
• Weakness: Not rod and reel fishing, so it does not suit sport anglers

Key facts

• Developer: Misc Games
• Price: $34.99 Enhanced Edition
• Released: October 16, 2020
• Steam reviews: 77% positive of 1,507 (English)
• Ships: 29

Where it ranks

Fishing: North Atlantic is No. 9 in our Best Fishing Games verdict.