- Update 3.0 - Rebirth Expansion, Crew Promotions & Rehire - 12 September 2026
New Free Codes!Update3.0 - gives 10 Eggs - expires after 31.12.26NewRebirth ExpansionNew infinite upgrades in the Rebirth Shop - no cap, and each level multiplies your bonus instead of just adding to it, so they keep paying off foreverNew upgrades to start each rebirth with boats, zones, and buildings already unlocked - buy more levels to start even further aheadMax rebirth is now 50New upgrade to start each rebirth with your crew already unlocked across all squadsNew upgrades that boost offered-crew bonuses and pet abilitiesNew Rebirth Shop upgrades that pay out currency - buy them again for more, with the price rising each timeCrew rework - your crew now sticks around after a rebirth instead of getting wipedAfter a rebirth you rehire your crew for Gold once you have boat spaceNew promotion feature (after your first rebirth) - promote a crewmate up a star tier for Gold, keeping their l…
- Steam Trading Cards Are Live! - 8 May 2026
New Steam Trading Cards - 11 cards, one for each fishing zone - from the Ocean to Mars Craft cards into badges and unlock emoticons and profile backgrounds 5 Badge Levels - Silver through Rebirth Amber 1 Foil Badge - the Golden Seagull, for dedicated collectors 10 Emoticons - seagulls, fish, crew, and more 8 Profile Backgrounds - your favorite zones, now on your Steam profile
- Update 2.5.6 - Cloud Save Protection - 29 April 2026
New Cloud save corruption recovery menu If your cloud save is corrupted, you'll now see a menu to help you decide what to do instead of automatically overriding with the local save — preventing potential progress loss. Steam connection warning - if the game can't connect to Steam at startup, a message will warn you that some features won't be accessible Fixed Active catch not progressing when using auto clicker while the active catch window is outside the mouse area
- Update 2.5.5 - Quality of Life & Excavation XP Multipliers - 22 April 2026
New Open x5 eggs at a time - requested by multiple players New seagull statistics - as requested Seagull catch streak Max seagull catch streak New in-game detailed list of what resets with rebirths and what stays 2 new Excavation XP bonuses in the Gem Shop 1.7x for 3 days 2x for 14 days Stack additively (both active = 2.7x), multiplicative with other upgrades 2 new Excavation XP multiplier bundles in the Gem Shop Permanently increase Excavation XP by 50% Permanently increase Excavation XP by 60% Stack multiplicatively with each other Changed Camera improvements Camera now auto-adjusts on PC & mobile when you unlock a new boat, to show all crewmates Mobile camera position is now remembered separately for landscape and portrait orientations Fixed Translation and font fixes
- Update 2.5.4 - Resizable Windows, Improved Translations, Yearly Free Codes - 12 April 2026
New Free Codes! Easter2026 - Apr 1 to Apr 22, 2026 IdleFishing2026 - May 24 to May 31, 2026 Halloween2026 - Oct 25 to Nov 4, 2026 Thanksgiving2026 - Nov 22 to Nov 29, 2026 Christmas2026 - Dec 20, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 NewYear2026 - Dec 29, 2026 to Jan 8, 2027 Valentine2027 - Feb 10 to Feb 17, 2027 New Resizable windows Works on the Excavation, Active Catch, and Fish Index windows Window layouts are remembered across sessions Greatly improved translations — reviewed 2,900 terms across 35 languages, totaling 101,500 translation fixes Changed Reduced chisel achievement max requirement from 400k to 300k — to be fairer to players Reduced shovel achievement max requirement from 250k to 200k — to be fairer to players Fixed Crew bonuses desyncing occasionally
- Update 2.5.1 - New Achievements and Statistics - 5 April 2026
New 35 new excavation achievements (1232 → 1267) Only in game, not on Steam as promised Total rainbow rewards found statistic Viewable in statistics and used for achievements Automatically granted 1 rainbow reward for every 40 rewards found Rainbow scanner Unlock instructions tooltip - shows how to unlock locked upgrades Includes support for rainbow rewards Setting to make auto excavation work while the window is closed Changed Reworked excavation pricing with a dynamic pricing system Some achievement requirements adjusted to reflect updated numbers after recent balancing Fixed Fixed lag when opening the excavation shop Fixed lag caused by rainbow text rendering
- Update 2.5 - Excavation Expansion - 26 March 2026
New 313 new Expansion upgrades, including Excavation XP Multipliers You will be granted free upgrades based on your current progress For example, if you had 10/20 on a fossils upgrade, after the update you'll have 25/50. If you had 20/20, you'll have 50/50 New excavation levels added - you will be granted free XP to match your current progress Infinite upgrades for Gold, Silver, and Excavation XP Multiplier in excavation New Excavation XP Multiplier bonus stat for crewmates Changed Buffed crewmate Silver per Second multiplier bonus - only takes effect for newly hired crewmates Excavation shop prices were adjusted (mostly reduced) due to the shop expansion Your current fossils currency was adjusted to reflect the updated shop prices Fishing Speed bonus from excavation clock rewards can no longer be rainbow, as +100x fishing speed caused serious lag and looked weird Improved display of ve…
- Update 2.4.12 - Rainbow Rewards - 26 January 2026
New Rainbow Rewards in Excavation Some rewards found in excavation will be rainbow rewards that give many times the regular reward value Only fossils, treasure chests, and clocks can be rainbow (not currencies at this time) Feature unlocked in the excavation shop Increase value multiplier & spawn chance of rainbow rewards in: Leveling in Excavation Excavation Shop Medal Shop View your current value multiplier & spawn chance in the statistics tab Added wiki page explaining the mechanic in-game Changed Lifetime VIP owners now receive 200 daily pickaxes instead of 100 Increased currency drop odds in Excavation by 2x, making it more satisfying and easier to complete daily quests Reduced scanner achievement requirements for the last 2 steps (from 2000/3000 to 1500/2000) Reduced crew squad equip cooldown to 1 hour (from 4 hours) and reduced gem skip cost from 50 to 25 Moved the transfer squad…
- Update 2.4.7 - Crew Squads - 19 December 2025
NewCrew Squads - have multiple crew squads with different builds and hot-swap themYou start out with only 1 squad slots, and you will unlock more via upgrades.Increase the crew squat slots up to 9 in:Medal shop(2 slots)Ascension tree(4 slots)Rebirth tree(2 slots)8 New achievements - have 2-9 crew squadsWere not added to steam, only in gameNew statistics - total crew count across all squads, squad countFixedBug that key bindings will trigger while typing in an input field(naming a pet/redeeming code)
- Update 2.4.6 - Expanded Statistics & New Codes - 9 December 2025
New Free Codes!Christmas2025 - gives 200 gems - expires on 1.2.26NewYear2026 - gives 10 eggs - expires on 1.2.26NewStatistics category for current & previous Rebirth.Statistics category for current & previous Day. (Resets at 6am, your local time)Statistics category for current & previous Week. (Resets every monday at 12am/00:00, your local time)Statistics category for previous Ascension.ChangedImproved statistics collection systemFixedBug when pressing space key to open the active catch mini game, it would sometimes trigger a missed try.
- Update 2.4.5 - Mouse Key Bindings Support - 3 December 2025
NewAdded support for mouse key bindings in addition to keyboard(from 2.4.4).The current custom key bindings were reset - because of the internal changes to how the key binds work now - sorry about that but it had to be done.
- Update 2.4.4 - Key Bindings - 1 December 2025
A Commitment to PlayersMany players have expressed frustration when new Steam achievements are added during updates.From now on, I will not add any new Steam achievements.(You may still see new achievements inside the game itself, but I currently do not plan to add more.)NewCustomizable Key BindingsYou can now bind keys to quickly switch between all panels in the game.Settings OptionsCustomize the key bindings.Hide the new key-hint UI if you prefer a cleaner screen.1 New Steam Achievement Added - The last Steam achievement forever.Excavation Level 10(Didn't add the level 11/12 to Steam achievements)(Note: I previously reduced the XP requirements for Excavation. Reaching Level 12 now requires about the same total XP as reaching Level 9 before.)FixedMinor bugs resolved.
- Update 2.4.2 - 23 November 2025
NewExpanded the Excavation leveling systemNow each Excavation level give you +30% fossil income!Added levels 10, 11, 12Reduced XP required to lvl up in levels 1-8, levels 9-12 requires less xp as well, the overall leveling is smoother nowYou will be automatically credited for the XP reduced per levels for lvls 1-8For example if you were lvl 8 and logged into the new update, you might be lvl 9/10/11/12 instantlyBecause of the extra income from excavation leveling, some fossil values were changed a bit to fit the changeNow you can earn pickaxes inside Chest HuntsChangedChanged the 8 star goldfish pet ability to be "Bomb Tool will always hit at least 1 undug tile in Excavation"I did it because with the previous ability bomb was stronger than any method of clearing the stages, now its more balanced, and still strong.The bomb will still be strong, but a smart play with all tools will be more…
- Update 2.4 - Excavation Idle Auto Play, 2 different modes - 15 November 2025
NewAuto play for Excavation with 2 different modesRandom(selected tool) will randomly use the selected tool on random locations.Smart will use all tools to smartly finish stages.In order for the "Smart" mode to use the scanner, you need to enable the auto scanner preference.While "Smart" auto play is on, rewards from excavation will be reduced by 35% to incentivize active play.Will auto complete stages after 3 seconds(where you see the total rewards you earned)To instantly complete it, turn the Automatically complete stages preference on.Is useful for ones who want to get achievements fast.New preferencesShow time to fill pickaxe storage now instead of the time until the next batch of pickaxes, you will see how many minutes and seconds until the pickaxe storage is full in real time.Show reward popups useful in Auto Play where you don't want to get spammed by reward popups.Added that if…
- Update 2.3 - Excavation Rework - 10x Pickaxe storage - 5 November 2025
New Free Codes!ExcavationReworkNovember - gives 200 gems - Expires on 10.12.2025ChangedPickaxe Storage increasedBase storage 30->300 pickaxesMax Additional storage from excavation shop 100->200 pickaxesMax Additonal storage from pets 105->200 pickaxesTotal max storage possible 235 pickaxes -> 700 pickaxesBomb effectiveness upgrade in the Excavation shop has changed8 max upgrades -> 20 max upgrades10% per each upgrade -> 5% per each upgradeMax of 80% upgrade -> Max of 100% upgradeThe prices of the upgrades will be around the same, just added more steps in between to avoid large jumps(old 8th step cost=new 20th step cost)The bomb tool in excavation now will also dig empty tilesTo prevent you wasting pickaxes when there are less than 10% non-empty tiles, the bomb will not work, and a message will be shown - If it wasn't the case, you would waste a lot of pickaxes digging random empty tiles…
- Update 2.2 - Excavation System, New Pets, Achievements, Crew bonuses - 17 October 2025
New Free Codes!Excavation - gives 400 pickaxes - Permanent codeExcavationUpdate2025 - gives 200 gems - Expires on 1.1.2026 NewExcavation - New huge systemHow to play:you use the tools to dig into the mine to find rewards, you might need to dig multiple blocks in depth to reach the bottom, to reveal the rewardonce you dug all the dirt that covers the reward you will get itTypes of rewards:Fossils - you get the new fossils currency you spend it in the excavation shop to improve stuffClocks - you get timed bonuses like 10x gold for the next few minutesCurrencies - random currencies like :egg~1: :petFood: :gem~1: and moreTreasure Chests - depending on the chest rarity common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary you will get tons gold/silver.Tools:Chisel dig 1x1 area of blocks, with 2 depthShovel dig 3x3 area of blocks, with 1 depthBomb will dig random blocks is useful to find parts of rewards s…
- Update 2.1 - Mobile Release with Cross-Platform Saves Support! - 23 April 2025
Get the game at the mobile stores Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AOGames.IdleFishing iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/idle-fishing-mobile/id6614782311 - Use a cloud account to effortlessly sync your save across all devices. New Free Codes! Mobile - 200 Gems - Can be only used on Android/iOS. KentCity - for his help with the game - 10 Medals New There will be a star next to the best zone each day, so it will be easier to tell what is the best zone for today. Added FPS Counter option to the settings under the "Video" Tab You will be able to choose the FPS counter position - for example: Top Middle, Top Left, Bottom Right, and so on. You will get away income if the application was unfocused for more than 3 minutes, so even if you don't close the game, the away income will work as intended. Added "Recover from backup" to the panel you see when your save is corr…
- Update 2.0 - Cross-Platform Saves with New Account System - 22 January 2025
Hey! in preparation for the Mobile versions, I've added a Cloud Accounts system to the game, so it will sync between your PC and phone effortlessly. Your created account will be used for all future games as well! New Cloud Account System Auto syncs your saves between devices. Ability to link your Steam account to it, so you can login with 1 click. I've split the UI audio layer to 2 types General UI mostly sounds on click Notifications notification sounds like "Finished daily quest", "Finished holiday task" More parts of the game is translatable now, like the timers of "5d 2h 25m until next reset" Changed/Fixed Now if you have the Rebirth upgrade get only 3+ Star pets, the egg opening animation will start from only 3 stars to avoid confusion. Tapping seagulls on touch screen devices now works. The in-game auto clicker function was removed from the premium store. Many small things that I…
- Update 1.9.1 - Performance Optimizations, Christmas Gifts, Improved Graphics - 24 December 2024
New Christmas Codes! "Christmas2024Eggs", "Christmas2024Medals", "Christmas2024ChestHunt" They expire at 10.1.2025(January 10th 2025) Added "Buy Path" option to the Ascension Tree, unlock it in the start of the Rebirth Tree Rendering optimisations that will improve your FPS in game and lower your GPU usage. Alphabetical Notation! More water options - "Realistic Performance" & "Cartoon" Ability to change post processing between "High" "Performance" "Off" Set Blurred UI update rate to "Every Frame"(like it is now) and "Every Second" Added the option - "Return to main UI menu after closing" For example, you open the Daily Quests panel, switch to another panel, and then return, it defaults back to the main Tasks menu. Changed/Fixed Lowered(Buffed) the prices of end-game crewmate ads & cost hire mainly for 12+ star crewmates. Now the odds of catching common fish is clamped to be 1% or above,…
- Update 1.9 - Rebirth - With HUGE Upgrade Tree, New Pet Abilities & 4/5th Slots - 1 December 2024
New Rebirth You will be able to Rebirth once you finish the Ascension Tree and start earning Amber Upgrade Tree of 110+ new nodes! Some nodes have multiple steps. The amount you get during your rebirth includes the amount of Totems(the last 3 upgrades) you have New types of upgrades increase bonding speed by X% increase crewmate applicant's bonus values by X% Get only 4 Star+ pets from eggs! 4th/5th Pet slots - Unlock them in the Rebirth Tree! Now pets have 2 abilities instead of 1! Nothing is removed, only added, so your existing pets won't get worse. Now the remaining chest hunt currency left will be displayed inside the chest hunt panel. It will only be displayed if you enable "Auto Start Next Game" Changed/Fixed Now temporary bonuses like Gold and Silver-Per-Second will affect seagulls and active catch rewards! Many small things that I didn't write down, but nothing major. Planned N…
