Call of the Wild: The Angler™ on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.

Call of the Wild: The Angler™ is a fishing, simulation and multiplayer game developed by Expansive Worlds and published by Avalanche Studios.
Released on August 31st 2022 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 6,907 reviews of which 4,315 were positive and 2,592 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Call of the Wild: The Angler™ into these genres:

Fishing Simulation Multiplayer Nature Open World Immersive Sim Relaxing Sports Realistic Walking Simulator Casual Hunting Farming Sim America Exploration Singleplayer Arcade Family Friendly Online Co-Op 3D

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: 64 bit OS - Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5-6400 (4C / 4T) (Q3 ‘15) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 4 GB or AMD RX 480 4 GB
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 25 GB available space

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Dec. 2024

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

Nov. 2024

Everything But the Mosquitoes I've gotten so used to the ambient sounds of the water when the game loads that I feel like I'm really on the water. It is an immersive fishing sim that gives you all the tools of the hobby and sets you loose on wide open-world reserves to do as you please. Or, you can jump into the wide array of missions available. I bought this game back at release, and drifted away after the first 85 hours because of irl. (Irl can be a pain sometimes for most everybody. That's why sims are so popular.) But, a couple of weeks ago I snagged the new reserves in South Africa and Japan only to find that the game had come into its own, so to speak. I really love the Japan reserve, but after exploring it all and fishing a bit, I found myself heading back over to the American reserve with a renewed enjoyment. The game plays a lot better than at release. Though I can't put my finger on it, there is something more alluring about the game now. Anyways, I've added more gear and cosmetic dlcs, as well as the latest reserves, after ditching a lot of junk out of my Steam inventory items for the market cash. When you have to have it now nobody likes waiting around. At the moment I find myself waiting for the game install on my laptop so I can play it on the go, and not just on my desktop. It is that addictive. I won't go into all the details because I know you will discover them yourself. This is well worth a lot of gaming hours. I had already played thehunter: Call of the Wild for more than twelve hundred hours before jumping into the Angler. That is a game that I will never get tired of playing. I only wish the water was more interactive. That's not only what the devs have done in the Angler, but they've made a better product, in my opinion. I guess they've upped the graphics and mechanics. It makes you realize all the new things that could be improved in the Hunter COTW with a new iteration in coming years. As for improving the Angler, I would love to have depth information available on the map level for the rivers and lakes. It just makes sense. It almost feels like an oversight. Depth is a part of fishing since bodies of water are 3D. As a wishlist, It would be great if they add more American reserves. They say the base reserve was modeled on Yellowstone area. I think they could add reserves centered around water regions: like the Great Lakes, the Gulf Coast , New England/Atlantic, and Alaska/Pacific Coast. I would also like to see reserves based in Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and the South China Seas, to name a few. They just improved the customization feature to show hair under the hat with the latest update. That is much better, as being bald under my hat was no more pleasant for me as a woman than it would be for a man. That still needs a bit of work in my opinion, as its a bit low quality. Other than that, most everything looks good. One of the rivers in Spain has some splitting errors. (On that King's Path mission.) Whether you are a fishing pro, or you're an armchair angler who wants to learn more about the fish and the gear; you can kick back, cast in your line and enjoy some virtual fishing while immersing yourself in the wiki, or grab a jeep and a boat to join up with friends. There is so much to enjoy here.

Nov. 2024

Based on the number of negative reviews and the overall of mixed, I felt like I needed to write a review. If you think you are getting something other than a fishing simulator in an open world you are incorrect. However, if you are looking for a game to just enjoy the beautiful maps with some fishing involved you are right on the money. I was torn whether or not to get this game, I have the Hunter, but play it very limited. This game offers an easier 'get in' experience and is constantly rewarding. If you are unable to get some bites try changing your bait/hook/fishing method and you will probably have better luck. With the exception of a few instances I have never walked/drove away from an area because I was unable to catch anything. Trying to catch specific types of fish will require some more technique and that is where the learning curve comes in and the fun really starts.

Aug. 2024

Let me start by saying this game has come a long way. The beginning was quite rough and glitches plagued the servers but right now the game couldn't get much better. Fishing in this game is interesting and immersive with you having to fight the fish that take your hook. I have even fought with some legendaries for over half an hour as they put up a good fight. On the topic of gameplay, this game is nearly flawless and has come a long way from where it all originally started. I recommend this to anyone looking to do some fishing and have a great time.

Aug. 2024

the store page says $29.99 but really it'll make you wanna go fishing for real and you'll buy hundreds of $$$ of fishing gear and eventually drop a G on a kayak so make sure to account for that

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29.99€

6.2

4,315

2,592

Online players

152

Developer

Expansive Worlds

Publisher

Avalanche Studios

Release 31 Aug 2022

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