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Deadliest Catch: The Game

4Fishing · Ultimate Games S.A. · 2020-04-14

SteamMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 14, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 28, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 28, 2023 (Xbox One)

Enter the dangerous world of king crab fishing in the deadly Bering Sea! Take command of your own fishing vessel, use realistic equipment, combat hazardous Alaskan waters and become the world's best crab catcher!

2
playing now
52%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.19
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 79 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 32k–73k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,624 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.83 at eTail.Market (2026-04-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 62 of 63 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13213220192026Week of 2019-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1522026-08-11 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.782019-11-142026-08-262019-11-14 — best price $11.992020-01-23 — best price $10.492020-06-02 — best price $13.392020-08-24 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-05-31 — best price $19.992021-10-18 — best price $3.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-03-06 — best price $1.992022-07-18 — best price $1.992022-10-31 — best price $1.992023-02-27 — best price $1.992023-05-23 — best price $1.992023-10-30 — best price $1.992024-01-08 — best price $1.992024-04-15 — best price $1.992024-06-19 — best price $15.082024-07-12 — best price $15.082024-08-20 — best price $4.992024-09-12 — best price $2.002024-10-10 — best price $1.522024-11-21 — best price $1.512025-01-02 — best price $15.082025-02-24 — best price $0.992025-04-21 — best price $0.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-24 — best price $1.902025-09-08 — best price $15.082025-10-16 — best price $1.522025-11-20 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $0.992026-04-27 — best price $0.842026-05-15 — best price $0.852026-06-01 — best price $15.082026-06-23 — best price $17.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-15 — best price $16.242026-08-26 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
56.7%
earned "First catch"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Polish, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Turkish, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5861%23
Xbox One (Xbox)810%22

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

Player tags

IndieNavalFishingSailingRelaxingAdventureOpen WorldSimulationFirst-PersonSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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