Idle Fishing

Idle Fishing is a free fishing game that looks simple and keeps adding layers. Your crew fishes for you, including while the game is closed, and you can step in with a skill-based mini-game to land bigger catches. Offline time earns silver, ascension gold, seagull rewards and more, so there's a haul waiting when you come back. You hire crewmates whose stats multiply your income, buy and upgrade 31 buildings for passive earnings, and collect pets that you can evolve for passive bonuses. The long game runs on two prestige layers. Ascending grows a permanent upgrade tree, and rebirth goes one level deeper with its own shop. There are 11 fishing zones, from the ocean and a swamp out to the Moon and Mars, each with fish in 6 rarities. There's also an excavation mini-game with its own economy, a weekly fishing contest, a chest hunt, seagull events, a weekly trader, daily quests and a themed event each week. More than 1,200 achievements give real stat rewards. It's made by AO Games and has been free on Steam since May 2024. It suits players who want a long idle game they check in on daily.