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Black Hole Fishing

SDG Games · Playsaurus · 2026-04-07

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 07, 2026 (Linux), Apr 07, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Black Hole Fishing is an absurd incremental game about catching, breeding, and perfecting SO MANY fish. Catch a fish, optimize its traits, then stock your pond with it as you pour fish and science into an endless singularity!

Black Hole Fishing is a Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2026, priced at $5.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 541 reviews).

88%
positive of 541 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
11,443
twitch viewers (latest)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 89 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 29% of 9,581 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 541 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17217220262026Week of 2026-04-07: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

17
achievements tracked
99.5%
earned "That's one way to do it."
78.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam Cloud

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,03025%17

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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