Idle Waters

Idle Waters

Steam Deck Playable

Ignita Games · Idler · Jun 12, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.59.

95%
Very Positive
389 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 194 sampled reviews

Based on 389 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 194 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise194 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The art style is very pretty, I love the quests/characters, and the fishing mechanic and storage/shop systems very well balanced and fun to work with.
44 of 194 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Idle Waters is an idle fishing experience developed and published by Ignita Games that embraces a slower and more relaxing style of progression built around passive gameplay and long-term collection goals.
31 of 194 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The interface is much better, and the aquarium features are an excellent edition.
10 of 194 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is very pretty, I love the quests/characters, and the fishing mechanic and storage/shop systems very well balanced and fun to work with.
9 of 194 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
Story and characters44 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.59 (−28%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $3.59

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
100
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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