Nice Day for Fishing

Nice Day for Fishing

Steam Deck Verified

FusionPlay · Fishing · May 29, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $8.15, but it has been as low as $6.79.

84%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I guess while the theme is a "magical Stardew Valley", gameplay is almost more like Steamworld Dig... either way, this game was designed for the Nintendo Switch and the children that own Nintendo Switches, so it doesn't come close to what gamers expect from a contemporary PC game.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Game runs perfect on Steam Deck of course, controls are good, and the soundtrack is fun and nostalgic of the 16bit era.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics and Feel: adorable pixel art.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Game runs perfect on Steam Deck of course, controls are good, and the soundtrack is fun and nostalgic of the 16bit era.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay65 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters161 reviews
65%
Difficulty11 reviews
73%
Interface8 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat38 reviews
63%
Crashes8 reviews
38%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $8.15 (−66%). The lowest we've tracked is $6.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $8.15

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.