Fishing games on Mac and Linux: 138 of 596
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The How to Fish store page lists Windows and nothing else. We checked how typical that is: the Fishing-tagged Steam catalogue holds 596 games, and 437 of them (73.3 %) are Windows-only too.
Platforms across the whole catalogue
| Platform set | Games | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Windows only | 437 | 73.3 % |
| Windows + macOS | 77 | 12.9 % |
| Windows + macOS + Linux | 61 | 10.2 % |
| Windows + Linux | 21 | 3.5 % |
| Total | 596 | 100 % |
All 596 games support Windows, without exception. macOS is supported by 138 games (23.2 %) and Linux by 82 (13.8 %). Of those, 61 games support both extra systems at once, and 21 ship Linux without macOS.
The ten biggest fishing games on Mac
| Game | Reviews | Positive | Platforms | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | 393,330 | 98 % | Win + Mac + Linux | 26 Feb 2016 |
| DAVE THE DIVER | 50,822 | 96 % | Win + Mac | 28 Jun 2023 |
| DREDGE | 32,409 | 96 % | Win + Mac | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Fishing Planet | 29,233 | 84 % | Win + Mac + Linux | 28 Aug 2017 |
| Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition | 18,837 | 94 % | Win + Mac + Linux | 18 Aug 2020 |
| Sun Haven | 13,296 | 83 % | Win + Mac | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Melvor Idle | 8,583 | 92 % | Win + Mac + Linux | 18 Nov 2021 |
| Brighter Shores | 8,551 | 67 % | Win + Mac | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Chillquarium | 5,267 | 93 % | Win + Mac | 6 Sep 2023 |
| Littlewood | 5,118 | 93 % | Win + Mac + Linux | 4 Aug 2020 |
Six of these ten also support Linux — in this genre macOS and Linux builds almost always travel together.
Cross-platform games are bigger than average
The median review count for games with macOS support is 94.5, against 65 for Windows-only games — a 1.45× difference. The score gap is smaller: a median of 85 % positive against 82 %.
The totals make it starker. The 138 games with macOS support hold 625,617 reviews — 65.3 % of the catalogue’s 958,179. The 82 Linux games hold 478,489 reviews, 49.9 %.
Cause and effect are easy to mix up here. A macOS port costs money, and it is mostly made by teams whose game already sells well. We are measuring a correlation, not the effect of a port on success.
How to Fish runs on Linux through Proton
There is no official Linux or macOS build. But on ProtonDB — a community site where players report on running Windows games through Proton — the best reported tier for How to Fish is platinum, from 22 reports, with a confidence rating of good.
That is community data about running the Windows build, not official support. The developer is not accountable for it.
Mac was promised, with no date
In the official FAQ on dazed.games the studio answers yes to consoles and Mac, then immediately adds that it does not know when. As of 31 August 2026 there is no date and no platform announcement.
What we are not claiming
Platforms come from the store card. We read the Steam badges, we did not test launches. A game badged for macOS may still run badly on specific hardware.
We did not rate Steam Deck. Steam has a separate Deck compatibility status; we read it, but we did not establish what its codes mean, so we do not interpret them.
ProtonDB is not Steam. It is a separate community resource with its own scale and a small sample: 22 reports are 22 reports.
Correlation is not causation. Cross-platform games in this catalogue are more popular, but it does not follow that a port makes a game popular.
Frequently asked questions
Is How to Fish available on Mac?
No. As of 31 August 2026 the Steam page lists Windows only. The studio FAQ names Mac among its plans, but gives no date.
How many fishing games support macOS?
138 of the 596 in the Fishing-tagged catalogue — 23.2 %. Linux is supported by 82 games, or 13.8 %.
Will How to Fish run on Linux?
There is no official build. On ProtonDB the best reported tier is platinum from 22 reports; that is community data, not developer support.
How many fishing games are Windows-only?
437 of 596, which is 73.3 % of the catalogue. All 596 support Windows without exception.
Are cross-platform fishing games more popular?
In this catalogue yes: the median review count is 94.5 for games with macOS against 65 for Windows-only. But ports usually go to games that already sell, so this is a correlation.