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Ice Lakes

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Ice Lakes is a modern ice fishing simulator with different single and multiplayer game modes and sandbox approach to wintertime fishing. Use and customize wide selection of fishing gear and learn how changing season, bottom topology, time of day and weather conditions affects fish behavior.

What works

  • Realistic and relaxing ice fishing simulation
  • Multiplayer tournaments and leaderboards
  • Variety of lakes, fish species, and gear
  • No microtransactions, fair progression system
  • Vr support enhances immersion

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited social interaction and cooperation
  • Some repetitive gameplay and grind
  • Multiplayer servers often empty
  • Graphics and animations are basic
  • Lack of in-game tutorial can confuse new players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Catch: Carp & Coarse Fishing

  • Fishing Sim World®: Pro Tour

  • Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands

  • Professional Fishing

  • Super Video Golf

  • Professional Fishing 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like Ice Lakes but with less competition against others

  • Catch & Release

  • Cast n Chill

  • Winter Resort Simulator 2

  • Len's Island

  • Sip Fisher

  • Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure

More intimate

Games that feels like Ice Lakes but with more focus on close relationships

  • Sledding Game

  • Boat Together

  • Walkabout Mini Golf VR

  • Fisher Online

  • Golf Around!

  • The Snowboard Game

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Ice Lakes: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026