Russian Fishing 4
Russian Fishing 4 is a fishing simulator game developed by Russian game studio FishSoft. The game was released in 2018 and is available on PC via Steam. It provides a realistic fishing experience with abundant available fishing techniques, equipments, environments, and fish species.
Russian Fishing 4
- Date
- 2018
- Language
- English · German
- Genre
- fishing video game
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Russian Fishing 4 is a fishing simulator game developed by Russian game studio FishSoft. The game was released in 2018 and is available on PC via Steam. It provides a realistic fishing experience with abundant available fishing techniques, equipments, environments, and fish species.
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It is free on Steam, with microtransaction options available.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Russian Fishing 4 • Developer — FishSoft • Publisher — FishSoft • Series — Russian Fishing • Platforms — Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux • Released — 11 November 2021 • Genre — Fishing • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
In Russian Fishing 4, players start with a basic fishing setup of both rod and baits, and can earn money by catching fish and completing quests from cafe. The money can be used to upgrade fishing gears, buy new equipments and access new fishing locations. The game features a variety of fishing techniques, such as float fishing, bottom fishing, spinning. Players can also choose from different types of baits and lures, such as worms, Spinners, Crankbaits, Jerkbaits, vegetables, and bait fish. The game features a wide range of 110 fish species, such as pike, perch, chinese sleeper, bream, frog, mussel, etc. Each fish species has its unique behavior and requires different fishing techniques and equipments to catch. The game's graphics and sound effects are designed to provide a fairly realistic fishing experience, with detailed water effects, realistic fish movements, and ambient sounds of nature. The game also features dynamic weather and day-night cycles, which can affect fishing conditions.
Development
Development
Russian Fishing 4 was released for early access on 15 June 2018, and officially released on 11 November 2021. The game currently has 18 fishing maps, and the developer is still making new maps for future updates.
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2018
Russian Fishing 4 published.
2018
Russian Fishing 4 is recorded as published in 2018.
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Reception
It is ranked as one of the best fishing simulator games by IGN, and received many positive reviews from other gaming websites.
Context
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Context
The circumstances in which Russian Fishing 4 stands. Engraving after J. Russian Fishing 4 was issued for Microsoft Windows. Recorded as video game. Issued for macOS. The identifiers under which Russian Fishing 4 may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q94652808: Russian Fishing 4
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- “Russian Fishing 4”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Early Access Status. rf4game.de – Offizielles Forum. 2021-11-11.
- 2.Steam - Standalone Wechsel. rf4game.de – Offizielles Forum. 2019-12-23.
- 3.Einige Ausrüstungsgegenstände (je nach Gewässer variabel), die Rücksetzung der Fähigkeitenpunkte oder dauerhaft kostenloser Zugang zu fortgeschrittenen Gewässern sind im F2P-Modell trotzdem nur gegen per Mikrotransaktion kaufbares Gold erhältlich.
- 4.Russian Fishing 4 – Songs. rf4game.de. 2020-12-24.
- 5.Russian Fishing 4 – Ethnovision. rf4game.de. 2022-01-03.
- 6.Russian Fishing 4 – „True Folktale“. rf4game.de. 2023-06-15.
- 7.Steve Hogarty. Premature Evaluation: Russian Fishing 4 – Teach a man to fish. Rock Paper Shotgun. 2020-03-10.
- 8.Rich Stanton. This Russian fishing sim is bizarrely popular on Steam but players hate the monetisation, and to be fair it has a $2000 microtransaction. PC Gamer. 2025-06-03.
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