Released May 13, 2026 $3.99 Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Kernelbay

By Nexent Games

Desktop Companion Idler Creature Collector Casual Relaxing Short Atmospheric Cozy FishingCute3DSingleplayer

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Kernelbay is a game tagged Desktop Companion, Idler and Creature Collector by Nexent Games, released May 13, 2026. It has 47 Steam reviews (Positive). The Steam games most like it include Fish Companions, Tide & Tails and Office Fishing: Boss Incoming, Bail!.

A tiny, cozy idle fishing desktop companion about quiet progress, handcrafted islands, and stories hidden beneath the waves. Discover new species, upgrade your gear, customize your gears and let your fisher work peacefully in the background.

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Fish Companions 84% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Tide & Tails 82% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Office Fishing: Boss Incoming, Bail! 80% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Chill & Reel 80% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Pocket Pond 80% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Little Waters 79% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Orca Girl: Idle Fishing Story 78% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Lakeside Idle 77% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Creature Collector
Little Angler 77% match · Desktop Companion, Idler, Casual
Chippu 77% match · Desktop Companion, Creature Collector, Casual

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Everything Steam lists for Kernelbay · record updated 23 hours ago

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Overview

App ID3686480

Release dateMay 13, 2026

Last change number39323160

Last record update23 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Nexent Games
Publisher: Nexent Games
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 22 hours ago
Technologies: Unity detected
Website: kernelbay.net

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$3.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$3.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked9 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
23366270	public	May 22, 2026

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
3686481	—	Windows	616.1 MB	327.3 MB	6926110786553912623

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	23366270	May 22, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Kernelbay

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Kernelbay.exe		All

Space per player28.6 MB

Filesup to 3

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Nexent/Kernelbay/	*.json	Windows

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Kernelbay

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Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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