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Steam app 2963540 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:29 UTC

Idle Waters

A relaxing idle fishing game that waits for you at the bottom of your screen. CATCH fish, BUY upgrades, COMPLETE your collection, and DISPLAY them in your aquarium.

Idle Waters Steam header artwork
Ignita GamesIgnita Games
10playing now
1524-hour peak
721all-time peak
17average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−1.3Gain−6.67%% gain33Peak

365 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0918273613 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202617 peakFriday 14 August 202633 peakSaturday 15 August 202623 peakSunday 16 August 202626 peakMonday 17 August 202626 peakTuesday 18 August 202629 peakWednesday 19 August 202626 peakThursday 20 August 202625 peakFriday 21 August 202628 peakSaturday 22 August 202622 peakSunday 23 August 202623 peakMonday 24 August 202626 peakTuesday 25 August 202621 peakWednesday 26 August 202618 peakThursday 27 August 202617 peakFriday 28 August 202617 peakSaturday 29 August 202619 peakSunday 30 August 202618 peakMonday 31 August 202616 peakTuesday 01 September 202617 peakWednesday 02 September 202620 peakThursday 03 September 202619 peakFriday 04 September 202616 peakSaturday 05 September 202617 peakSunday 06 September 202618 peakMonday 07 September 202617 peakTuesday 08 September 202619 peakWednesday 09 September 202618 peakThursday 10 September 202615 peakFriday 11 September 202613 peakSaturday 12 September 202615 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

16 months, June 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

0195389584779Jun 2025Aug 2025Oct 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026June 2025721 monthly peakJuly 2025258 monthly peakAugust 202594 monthly peakSeptember 202564 monthly peakOctober 202569 monthly peakNovember 202558 monthly peakDecember 202552 monthly peakJanuary 202645 monthly peakFebruary 202651 monthly peakMarch 202638 monthly peakApril 202638 monthly peakMay 202656 monthly peakJune 202646 monthly peakJuly 202631 monthly peakAugust 202633 monthly peakSeptember 202620 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

09182736July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202631 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202633 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202620 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0817253301 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202631 peakThursday 02 July 202629 peakFriday 03 July 202629 peakSaturday 04 July 202625 peakSunday 05 July 202628 peakMonday 06 July 202629 peakTuesday 07 July 202630 peakWednesday 08 July 202628 peakThursday 09 July 202625 peakFriday 10 July 202622 peakSaturday 11 July 202619 peakSunday 12 July 202625 peakMonday 13 July 202622 peakTuesday 14 July 202627 peakWednesday 15 July 202624 peakThursday 16 July 202620 peakFriday 17 July 202618 peakSaturday 18 July 202620 peakSunday 19 July 202620 peakMonday 20 July 202619 peakTuesday 21 July 202624 peakWednesday 22 July 202618 peakThursday 23 July 202616 peakFriday 24 July 202618 peakSaturday 25 July 202616 peakSunday 26 July 202613 peakMonday 27 July 202613 peakTuesday 28 July 202614 peakWednesday 29 July 202617 peakThursday 30 July 202618 peakFriday 31 July 202616 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 258 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0918273601 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202612 peakSunday 02 August 20269 peakMonday 03 August 202615 peakTuesday 04 August 202613 peakWednesday 05 August 202619 peakThursday 06 August 202626 peakFriday 07 August 202625 peakSaturday 08 August 202624 peakSunday 09 August 202626 peakMonday 10 August 202631 peakTuesday 11 August 202633 peakWednesday 12 August 202629 peakThursday 13 August 202630 peakFriday 14 August 202633 peakSaturday 15 August 202623 peakSunday 16 August 202626 peakMonday 17 August 202626 peakTuesday 18 August 202629 peakWednesday 19 August 202626 peakThursday 20 August 202625 peakFriday 21 August 202628 peakSaturday 22 August 202622 peakSunday 23 August 202623 peakMonday 24 August 202626 peakTuesday 25 August 202621 peakWednesday 26 August 202618 peakThursday 27 August 202617 peakFriday 28 August 202617 peakSaturday 29 August 202619 peakSunday 30 August 202618 peakMonday 31 August 202616 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 107 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0511162201 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202617 peakWednesday 02 September 202620 peakThursday 03 September 202619 peakFriday 04 September 202616 peakSaturday 05 September 202617 peakSunday 06 September 202618 peakMonday 07 September 202617 peakTuesday 08 September 202619 peakWednesday 09 September 202618 peakThursday 10 September 202615 peakFriday 11 September 202613 peakSaturday 12 September 202615 peak

October 2026

Idle Waters was released on 12 Jun, 2025.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:29 UTC
App ID
2963540
Last updated
09 Aug 2025 build 19534319
Developer
Ignita Games
Publisher
Ignita Games
Release date
12 Jun, 2025
Platforms
Windows
Download size
79 MB
Install size
244 MB
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
100

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsMouse Only OptionSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Adjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

Popular tags

IdlerSimulationFishingPixel GraphicsRelaxingStrategyNatureManagementIncrementalDesktop Companion2DResource ManagementCasualCuteCreature CollectorAtmosphericColorfulCozyLife SimCollectathon
About this gameFull description from Steam
Idle Waters is a relaxing idle fishing game that waits for you while you do other things. You can focus on other tasks while playing because it will stay at the bottom of your screen. You may zoom in or out, change the layout, resize the game view, move it around your screen, or hide it completely. Unlike other games, the fish waits for you! When you are ready, click on the game to catch the fish. Or let it fish on its own with auto-fishing Explore 12 biomes, with a total of 100 fish to catch Keep fishing to complete the collection with their color variants. And find the legendary fish Buy upgrades to catch new fish Find treasures Complete quests Look at your collection and customize your aquariums.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 @ 3.2 GHZ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 970 or better

Recommended

Supported languages10 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
Spanish - Latin America●
Portuguese - Brazil●
Japanese●
Simplified Chinese●
Traditional Chinese●
French●
German●
Korean●
Spanish - Spain●

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

100 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
First Catch!Achievement
Warming upAchievement
And a thousand fish later...Achievement
Smells like fishAchievement
Starting the collectionAchievement
Starting the collection (2)Achievement
ResearcherAchievement
Cleaning watersAchievement
Treasure HunterAchievement
Legendary Treasure HunterAchievement

View all Steam achievements

DemosPlayable demos on Steam

19 developer announcements, Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 · times in UTC

August

  1. Idle Waters - Version 1.1.0

    Hello everyone! It’s been a while since the last update. Thank you for your patience!!This update is mainly for players who are in the final stage of the game... the challenge of catching every fish, including all of their variants. We know…

    Ignita Games

July

  1. V 1.0.16

    Hello everyone!just a small update with some fixes:Fix: Dimensional Charm wasn't working for all fish.Fix: The Bottle Notes collection UI sometimes showed part of the search bar from other collections.Thank you for your continued support!I…

    Patch notes
  2. V 1.0.15

    Hello everyone!Another small update to fix issues related to achievements that some of you had reported:Fix: A true treasure hunter - This achievement wouldn’t complete if you got a treasure from the cat instead of fishing it. After…

    Patch notes
  3. V 1.0.14

    Hello everyone!I had to make this update as soon as possible after noticing (thanks to your reports!!) a new bug in the journal introduced by the previous update. I apologize to anyone who encountered this issue.Fix: When buying information…

    Patch notes
  4. V 1.0.13

    Hello everyone! It’s been a while since the last update. Thank you for your patience!!One of the most requested features is finally here: a way to filter your collection to see which fish you have and which you don’t:You’ll now find a…

    Ignita Games

June

  1. V 1.0.12

    Hello everyone!A small new update:We now have more toggles for the Sell Settings of each fish variant. For example, you can choose to sell only silver fish but not golden ones.Fix: When the Fish Journal was open on a specific fish, and you…

    Patch notes
  2. V 1.0.11

    Hello everyone!A small new update:Added a Lock Decorations toggle for the aquariums, so you can’t accidentally move them while repositioning the aquarium.Added a button at the top of all aquariums to quickly move all items from every…

    Patch notes
  3. V 1.0.10

    Hello everyone!A small new update:Modified the appearance of scroll bars.Standardized the wording of variant fish texts in English.Auto Fishing values are now displayed in the stats list. (finally!!)Charm ingredients can now be clicked to…

    Patch notes
  4. V 1.0.9

    Hello everyone!A small new update:You can now buy two more aquariums, for a total of 10!You can purchase additional inventory upgrades! Prices have also been adjusted.I appreciate all your feedback, positive reviews and comments!Happy…

    Patch notes
  5. V 1.0.8

    Hello everyone! It’s been a week since the game was released! Time flies!! Thank you so much for all your support!Today I bring you a new update: more fixes and more QoL features!Items in the inventory will now display whether they are part…

    Ignita Games
  6. V 1.0.7

    Hello everyone!A new update is here!Journal entries are now linked together. If you press the aquarium item of a fish, it will take you to that fish's journal entry. The same happens if you press a fish icon from an item entry.Also, the…

    Patch notes
  7. V 1.0.6

    Hello everyone! It’s been almost a week since the game was released! Thank you so much for all your support! It's been a crazy (in a good way!) week!!We have a new small update!Fix: Aquarium distortion on vertical monitorsYou can now…

    Ignita Games
  8. V 1.0.5

    Hello everyone!A small new update is here! Thank you for reporting bugs!Fix: Weak and Strong Charms previously worked only for fish. Now they can help you find other items and treasures as well.Fix: The cat accepted legendary fish as…

    Patch notes
  9. V 1.0.4

    Hello everyone!A small new update is here! Thank you for all your suggestions!Now you can no longer recycle maps, but you can sell instead!New toggle options for the Sell Settings:Toggle: Sell mapsToggle: Sell fish with unknown aquarium…

    Patch notes
  10. V 1.0.3

    Hello everyone!As always, thank you so much for all your support!!!I've made a small update with some requested improvements:You can now see the price of fish and items in your journal.Also, In your journal, you can see the time it takes…

    Patch notes
  11. V 1.0.2

    Hello everyone!Thank you so much for playing the game, reporting bugs and giving feedback.This small update improves the backup system. Some people had their save data corrupted for different reasons, which make the game unplayable. This…

    Patch notes
  12. V 1.0.1

    Hello everyone!Thank you so much for all your support on day 1!I made a small update with some requested improvements:Mute button to quickly mute all sounds in the gameShop window can be drag aroundFix Merchant first achivement not…

    Patch notes
  13. Idle Waters + Tiny Pasture bundle!!

    Hi everyone!If you would like to fish while petting animals, then don't miss this bundle. Idle Waters & Tiny Pasture bundle is now live! ⏰ Exclusive Bundle DealGrab Idle Waters & Tiny Pasture together and enjoy an instant 10%…

    Ignita Games
  14. Idle Waters OUT NOW!

    Idle Waters is OUT NOW! Thank you everyone for your support!If you have any issue, post it on:Discord: https://discord.com/invite/uwVArQrXZYDiscussion Forum:https://steamcommunity.com/app/2963540/discussions/If you are enjoying the game…

    Ignita Games

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