Google Play ratings
363
- Average rating
- 4.8
- Installs
- 1K+
First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.
Mobile game · 2016
Rule with an Iron Fish
"A stands for Adventure… and ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Armed with your trusty fishing rod, the seas are your oyster! Become the greatest pirate captain that ever fished. Add more pirates to your burgeoning island town! Listen to all their ridiculous complaints! Fish in ludicrous locations like swamps, active volcanos and the sky! Catch scientifically-inaccurate fish like pseudocarps, weaponized pufferfish and passive-aggressive piranhas! Throw rotten fish at your rivals! Dredge up components like pirate spit and old beards to construct outstandingly-unseaworthy vessels. Emancipate your sibling from the dreadful clutches of the kraken! Fish your way to glory in Rule with an Iron Fish. A tall tale of pirates gone fishy."
Estimated daily players
~1,6000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 160–9.7K
Estimated total players
~32,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 16K–64K
Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out
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What the estimate rests on
- Google Play 56%
- App Store 29%
- Steam 15%
Player estimates
Nobody publishes how many people play Rule with an Iron Fish, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.
Estimated daily players
~1,600
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 160 – 9.7K
No source reports a live count for this game, so this is a share of the total player base — a genre assumption rather than an observation, which is why the range is wide.
Estimated total players
~32,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 16K – 64K
Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.
Estimated total players over time
2 readings · last 2 days
Average estimated players per month
| Month | Estimated total players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~20,000 | — |
Community activity
Last checked Aug 9, 2026
Store signals
How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Rule with an Iron Fish where it is sold.
Community signals
How many people gather around Rule with an Iron Fish outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.
Not tracked for Rule with an Iron Fish: Discord, Reddit, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.
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Frequently asked questions
How many people play Rule with an Iron Fish?
We estimate that about 32,000 people have played Rule with an Iron Fish — plausibly between 16K and 64K. Around 1,600 of them play on a given day, in a range of 160 and 9.7K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.
Is Rule with an Iron Fish still active?
Yes. Rule with an Iron Fish is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.
How are the Rule with an Iron Fish player estimates worked out?
Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.
When was Rule with an Iron Fish released?
Rule with an Iron Fish was released on June 2, 2016 for Android and iOS.
What platforms is Rule with an Iron Fish available on?
Rule with an Iron Fish is available on Android and iOS. You can get it from Google Play, App Store (iPhone) and App Store (iPad).