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How to Fish

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Game details

  • Description A chaotic 1–4 player seaside survival where you reel, fight, and sell strange island creatures after a boat crash — upgrade gear, complete quests and land trick shots and gambling minigames to earn cash and reach new islands.
  • Genre Multiplayer, Fishing, Online Co-Op, Co-op, Physics, Indie
  • Developer Dazed Games
  • Publisher Dazed Games
  • Release Date Aug 20, 2026

Latest updates

TINY PATCH 1.1.3

Hello! Only adding one thing for this patch to make it easier to hunt for drip creatures New

  • Now displays name of bait to catch the fish in the fishipedia (shown after you've killed it once) That's all, Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

SMALL BUGFIXING PATCH 1.1.2

Hello : ) Mainly doing some adjustments for the new update New

  • Added rebinding for reload
  • Added 2 new skins for the bow

Changes

  • Increased new bait spawn on the new mini island: 2 -> 3
  • Made shiny fishing rod skins more shiny
  • Adjusted pricing for wishbone upgrades
  • Increased size of mini island dots on the radar

Fixed

  • Fixed Tench not being able to spawn from the new bait
  • Fixed triangles facing the wrong direction on the new mini-boss Restart Steam for update ...

THE ISLET UPDATE 1.1.0

Hello! Today we are bringing the first content update for How to Fish : ) New

  • Added a bundle with PEAK!
  • Added a new weapon
  • Added multiple mini islands
  • Added more creatures
  • Added a new mini-boss
  • Added more items
  • Added a new bait
  • Added a new NPC
  • Added new achievements
  • Added a new outfit

Changes

  • Adjusted the volume for some sound effects
  • Adjusted the distance between each island Have fun, Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

STEAM CLOUD SUPPORT & PATCH 1.0.12

Hi again : ) Probably the last bugfix patch before starting to work on content updates. New

  • Save files are now stored through Steam Cloud. Play and exit How to Fish on the pc you've saved them on once to upload them to the cloud

Changes

  • Rebalanced piranha
  • Nerfed tuna slightly
  • Limited velocity on items, hopefully making items harder to lose
  • Updated MetaVoice to 4.3, hopefully fixing some bugs in voice chat (Thank you Connor Myers (Metater)!)

Fixed ...

STEAM DECK VERIFIED, GEFORCE NOW & PATCH 1.0.11

Helo : ) Today we're bringing another patch for How to Fish, mainly for increased stability and extra platform support. New

  • How to Fish is now playable through Geforce NOW
  • How to Fish is now fully Steam Deck Verified
  • Added option to use toggle for aiming
  • Added option to use toggle for sprinting
  • Added option to hold to attack
  • Added option to toggle nametags

Changes

  • Save files are now always checked that they're not corrupt before loading ...

FANART & PATCH 1.0.10

Hello! Biggest patch yet! : ) Fanart Posting

  • Created a new channel just for fanart in the community discord. You are very welcome to post any fanart of How to Fish, we'd love to see it : )

New

  • Weapons and tools now get cleaned from cooking when dipped in water
  • Items dropped on the ground are now saved between sessions (up to 64 total items, prioritizing weapons, tools, quest items and creatures)

Changes ...