{"id":1500388,"date":"2026-02-17T06:51:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4oDnVaAVQemQdfjoLscSZb"},"modified":"2026-02-17T06:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:51:36","slug":"i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked\/","title":{"rendered":"I thought Fishing Shop Simulator was a joke after I saw mechs in ancient Rome, but after two hours with its demo, I&#8217;m hooked"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>As much as I love janky, often surface-level fishing minigames that are crammed into almost everything these days, I&#8217;ve never been one for an actual fishing game. That was until YouTube randomly recommended me the intro cinematic from Fishing Shop Simulator, whose thumbnail piqued my curiosity like no other: why was there a smouldering city with WWII planes flying overhead and <em>a mech<\/em> stomping through next to the words Fishing Shop Simulator? I immediately <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3196270\/Fishing_Shop_Simulator\/\" target=\"_blank\">downloaded the demo<\/a>, and it&#8217;s as barmy as it sounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/kPiBGjNMubs\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Made by solo dev Sinqnew, Fishing Shop Simulator is a fishing sim set in the future (I think), after a civilisation has been destroyed by war. There are ancient-looking buildings plonked right next to tanks, battleships, and mech suits, so it&#8217;s a bit hard to tell at times.<\/p>\n<p>Even for a very early demo build, this setting is instantly more interesting than what you&#8217;d usually see in a fishing sim. Fishing in a pond that looks like the Second World War took place in ancient Rome is a unique but captivating vibe.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you&#8217;ll need to do some fishing. You get bait specific to each region (though here they&#8217;re in little Pok\u00e9mon-like card packs), and you cast your line, reeling it back in when you&#8217;ve got a bite. It&#8217;s simple but it&#8217;s satisfying, especially when you get your first rare, shiny foil fish. I&#8217;ve been using them to decorate fish tanks in my shop, raising the value of my other stock. Look at my cosy little shop, you can see why business is booming:<\/p>\n<figure role=\"gallery\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Shop Simulator: The player stood outside their fish shop in a ruined city, with a customer inside.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Sinqnew<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Shop Simulator: The player stood inside their shop, with a customer buying fish from the cardboard box shelves.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Sinqnew<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The more fish you sell, the further you can get in the tech tree, unlocking better shelves, weighing scales, decorations, a bigger shop, and so on. You can even hire underlings to fish ponds for you, but you&#8217;ll have to pay them a wage, which is tricky when the government comes calling for taxes.<\/p>\n<p>That leads me back to Fishing Shop Simulator&#8217;s unique setting. As you progress, the town goes from a crumbling ruin with nothing more than tents into a shanty town and presumably further, akin to Civilization, in the full game.<\/p>\n<figure role=\"gallery\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Shop Simulator: A shanty town with bottles on the floor and a bar in the distance.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Sinqnew<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Shop Simulator: The player fishing in a large pond between ruined buildings.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Sinqnew<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked-4.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Shop Simulator: The tech tree showing available upgrades, with the player specifically looking at the Shop 2 item.\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Sinqnew<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s admittedly barebones in the demo\u2014every NPC is seemingly a raging alcoholic wearing one of two coat options\u2014but it&#8217;s satisfying to see the area change as you upgrade your digs. Of course, the government wants its cut, so every few days an airship arrives and you&#8217;ll have to pay a large sum of money to avoid gaining interest. If you&#8217;re forward-thinking, you can reduce your tax by contributing to the town&#8217;s loan, but that also cuts into your immediate profits, and it&#8217;s hard work fishing in the apocalypse.<\/p>\n<p>Evidently, there&#8217;s a lot more going on in Fishing Shop Simulator than when I first saw it and assumed it was a joke. After playing its short demo for almost two hours and loving it, I&#8217;ll be keeping my eyes on it, as more biomes are added, the tech tree is expanded, and the world becomes more detailed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"882ffe47-a1cc-4f3b-894b-b13a1e8d7d5f\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"882ffe47-a1cc-4f3b-894b-b13a1e8d7d5f\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/sim\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much as I love janky, often surface-level fishing minigames that are crammed into almost everything these days, I&#8217;ve never been one for an actual fishing game. That was until YouTube randomly recommended me the intro cinematic from Fishing Shop Simulator, whose thumbnail piqued my curiosity like no other: why was there a smouldering city with WWII planes flying overhead and a mech stomping through next to the words Fishing Shop Simulator? I immediately downloaded the demo, and it&#8217;s as barmy as it sounds. Made by solo dev Sinqnew, Fishing Shop Simulator is a fishing sim set in the future (I think), after a civilisation has been destroyed by war. There are ancient-looking buildings plonked right next to tanks, battleships, and mech suits, so it&#8217;s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/i-thought-fishing-shop-simulator-was-a-joke-after-i-saw-mechs-in-ancient-rome-but-after-two-hours-with-its-demo-im-hooked\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1500389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,763],"class_list":["post-1500388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-sim"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I thought Fishing Shop Simulator was a joke after I saw mechs in ancient Rome, but after two hours with its demo, 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