8 Online games like Russian Fishing 4 that you should try

Same family as Russian Fishing 4: a relaxing pace, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings a sandbox world and skill tree progression.

Held in common with Russian Fishing 4: open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics. To that it adds a first-person view. Its own ground is sandbox freedom and base building.

The genre is the same as Russian Fishing 4’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and world — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world.

Same family as Russian Fishing 4: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world.

On paper it is what Russian Fishing 4 is — exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and co-op play — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings punishing difficulty and a sandbox world.

Shelved next to Russian Fishing 4 for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and co-op play. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: punishing difficulty and procedural generation.

What carries over from Russian Fishing 4 is single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre puts it alongside Russian Fishing 4, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and co-op play. The common ground extends to crafting mechanics and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and progression: a sandbox world and base building.