$14.99Ice Lakes Drill, Jig, Land the Big One
A realistic ice fishing sim where weather, season and depth decide what bites, solo or against up to 32 players.
Is Ice Lakes worth it?
Ice Lakes is worth it if…
- you like games that reward patience, observation and learning a system properly
- you want a fishing sim you can play in VR or on a regular screen
- you enjoy competing against real people, from casual duels to 32-player events
- you want a calm game to unwind with, where nothing punishes you for going slow
- you like gear: rods, jigs, augers and baits to buy, compare and master
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Fishing that actually behaves like fishing
Every species in Ice Lakes runs on its own fish AI and swarm system, so where fish hold, what they chase and when they feed all shift with the season, the time of day and the weather. You drill a hole, drop a jig and work it with real rod movement: twitch it at the right depth and a fish comes to look, work it wrong and the hole stays quiet. When something takes the bait, the rod bends and the fight is on, with physics deciding whether the line holds. There is no single trick that works everywhere. Matching your jigs, rods, augers and baits to the conditions is the whole game, and landing a fish you scouted, rigged for and outlasted feels earned.
A world under the ice
The 23 open world maps take you to rivers, ponds and lakes in all kinds of settings, and you roam them freely on foot. Part of the game is simply reading the water: studying depth maps and bottom topology to work out where the fish are holding, then walking out to the spot and drilling. The maps change with the seasons, from fall through winter to spring, and the weather and light shift over a day. Go deeper into the wild and the crowds thin out; that is where the biggest catches wait for anyone patient enough to find them. All maps work in single player and multiplayer alike.
From quiet afternoons to 32-player battles
Fishing alone, with no timers and nobody to beat, is the calm half of the game: pick a lake, drill in, and tune your technique at your own pace. The other half is competition. There are 18 competition modes and 18 tournaments, from contests judged on total weight to ones that count fish or species, plus a Battle Royale mode and online leaderboards. Multiplayer supports up to 32 players online or over LAN, with dedicated servers in alpha. Tournaments pay out in-game currency for new gear, so the competitive side feeds back into the fishing. Same lake, very different mood, depending on who else is standing on the ice.
