Adventure · August 31, 2022

Call of the Wild: The Angler™ (2022)

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Call of the Wild: The Angler is an open world fishing game that delivers the challenge of the catch and the freedom to explore. Play solo or with up to 11 friends and experience the thrill of finding and fighting Legendary fish species. Key features: • Find and fight a wide variety of fish species with behaviors influenced by various factors such as time of day, location, and your actions. • Immerse yourself in authentic fish fights. Learn about different species’ habits, preferences, and traits, and use your knowledge and skill to land the most elusive fish, the Legendaries. • Fish anywhere you like within the reserve. Relax and unwind in realistic natural settings inspired by some of the world’s most beautiful real-life locations. • Master different varieties of fishing techniques, including float fishing, lure spinning, and bottom fishing. • Choose from a wide range of rods, reels, tackles, and lures. Experiment with different combinations as you expand your inventory and grow in skill. • Fish, compete, and bond with up to 11 friends in online multiplayer, or relax in solo mode. • Select your preferred time of day to increase the chance of catching your target species. Choose whether to fish in the morning, day, evening, or night.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Fishing · 318
  • Simulation · 303
  • Multiplayer · 301
  • Nature · 299
  • Open World · 297
  • Immersive Sim · 284
  • Relaxing · 283
  • Sports · 282
  • Realistic · 278
  • Walking Simulator · 276
  • Casual · 272
  • Hunting · 269
  • Farming Sim · 268
  • America · 262
  • Exploration · 258

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.0k Steam reviewsTop 34% in Adventure
Positive rating62% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 97%
Concurrent peak110 playersTop 20% in Adventure by live player count
Engagement hours16 h averageTop 22% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

62%Mixed · 7.0k reviews

4.3k positive · 2.7k negative

Curator recommendations

5.9k

Peak concurrent players

110

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

16h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

7h

Current engagement

Achievements

50

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 31, 2022
DeveloperExpansive Worlds
PublisherAvalanche Studios
Base price$7.49 -75%
DLC / Add-ons12 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Editions & Packages

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