What Is the How to Fish Game?
How to Fish is an action, casual, indie simulation game from Dazed Games. The Steam store describes it as a 1–4 player physics-based fishing simulator: you drink, boat, wreck on an island, and must master fishing to work your way back home.
Story Setup: Crash, Island, and Fishing Your Way Home
The setup is simple and chaotic. You and your friends are out on the water, then you slam into a small island. Survival is not a crafting grind — it is fishing, combat, quests, and whatever creatures, bosses, and side activities the islands throw at you.
Developer and Publisher: Dazed Games
Dazed Games developed and published How to Fish. The studio positions the game as a 1–4 player co-op fishing game. Co-founders listed on the official site include Melvin Olsson and Carl-Vilhelm Johansson. Team news, bug reports, and suggestions go through the studio’s Discord.
Steam Release Date, Price, and App ID 4001890
How to Fish launched on Steam on August 20, 2026. The Steam App ID is4001890. At the time these notes were collected, the store listed a $7.99 price with a 38% discount to $4.95. Check theSteam store pagefor the live price.
Chinese Title and Store Page (渔力全开)
The Chinese store listing uses the title 渔力全开. The localized blurb matches the English pitch: a physics-driven fishing sim for 1 to 4 players, a drunken boat crash, and a mandate to learn fishing in order to get home safely.
How to Fish Gameplay
How to Fish gameplay mixes a physics fishing loop with combat, exploration, and party-game chaos. You are not only matching lures to fish — you are also using weapons, chasing quests, pulling trick shots, and dropping into gambling minigames between island runs.
Physics-Based Fishing, Boating, and Combat
Casts, boats, and fights are physics-driven rather than menu-based. That is the joke and the skill ceiling: a bad cast, a wild boat, or a mistimed swing can dump you back into the water. A clean trick shot is part of the fantasy.
Single-Player vs Online Co-op
You can play How to Fish solo or in online co-op. The design is built around 1–4 players, so the same island loop works as a short solo session or a louder co-op run with friends.
Islands, Creatures, Quests, and Trick Shots
Progression is island-to-island. Each stop can hide fish, creatures, quests, and opportunities for trick shots. The loop is: land, fish, fight or complete a quest, then push toward the next island on the way home.
Gambling Minigames
Between the main fishing and combat loop, How to Fish includes gambling minigames. They are side activities, not the path home, but they fit the drinking-and-boating tone of the opening crash.
How to Fish Co-op and Multiplayer
Co-op is a primary search intent around How to Fish. The game is sold as a 1–4 player online co-op fishing experience, not a single-player sim with multiplayer bolted on.
How 1–4 Player Co-op Works
Online co-op supports up to four players on the same island run. Everyone can fish, fight, and mess with the physics sandbox together. Steam tags it for both single-player and online co-op, so you can drop in alone or fill a boat with friends.
Tips for Playing How to Fish With Friends
Bring a full group if you want the intended chaos: shared boats, overlapping casts, and boss fights are louder with four people. Solo is still viable for learning rods, lures, and island routes before you invite a lobby.
How to Fish Walkthrough
This walkthrough is the high-level path home. It does not replace island-by-island fish tables — those belong in the locations and bosses sections as that data is confirmed.
Getting Started After the Crash
After the opening wreck, your first job is to get a rod in the water and learn the physics cast. Treat the first island as a tutorial: fish, look for quests, and do not leave until you understand how a successful catch feels.
Main Objective: Learn How to Fish and Get Home
The campaign goal is explicit: learn How to Fish so you can leave the island chain and get home. Side content — creatures, gambling, trick shots — feeds that goal when it unlocks better rods, bait, or weapons.
Island Progression and Quests
Move island by island. Clear local quests, note which fish and bosses appear, then sail on. If a later island asks for a specific lure, rod, or weapon, backtrack rather than forcing a fight you are under-geared for.
How to Fish Fish Locations, Rods, and Lures
Fish, rods, and bait are the core collection loop. Public guides already organize How to Fish catches by island, alongside the bosses, rods, and bait that belong to each stop.
Fish Locations by Island
Each island has its own fish pool. If you are hunting a specific catch, start from the island list rather than grinding one shore. A dedicated island table will live here once every location is verified in-game.
Fishing Rods
Rods are a progression item, not flavor. New islands and tougher fish expect better gear. Pick up rod upgrades as you quest so later casts and boss-adjacent fishing stay manageable.
Lures and Bait
Lures and bait change what you can pull from a given island. Match bait to the local pool instead of using one lure everywhere. When a guide lists bait by island, treat that as the catch requirement, not a suggestion.
How to Fish Bosses and Weapons
How to Fish is not only a fishing sim. Bosses and weapons sit beside rods and bait, which is why the Steam mix of Action and Simulation fits the game better than a pure relaxing angler sim.
Boss Encounters
Bosses show up across the island chain and are a common reason players look up walkthroughs. Expect fights that interrupt the fishing loop. Learn the local fish and gear first, then take the boss with a full co-op group if you can.
Weapons and Combat Loadouts
Weapons are part of the sandbox alongside fishing rods. Keep a combat loadout ready for creatures and bosses, and do not assume a good rod is enough. In co-op, split fishing and fighting roles if one player is still learning the physics.
How to Fish Achievements
How to Fish includes 28 Steam achievements. They are the cleanest 100% checklist if you want more than the story path home.
Steam Achievements Overview (28)
The 28 achievements cover the full mix of fishing, combat, co-op, and side activities. Use the Steam achievement list as the master checklist; this page will group them by island and activity type as each unlock condition is confirmed.
100% Completion Tips
Play co-op for the chaotic achievements, then mop up island-specific fish, lures, and bosses solo if you need control. Do not ignore minigames and trick shots — they are likely sitting in the 28-achievement set even if they are optional for the story.
How to Fish on Steam
Steam is the live storefront, patch channel, and discussion hub for How to Fish. If a guide and the store disagree on price, platforms, or review score, trust Steam.
- Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam overall
- 95%Recommended
- 7,607User reviews
- $4.95Research-time price
- 28Achievements
Current Price and User Reviews
When this page was researched, How to Fish was $7.99, discounted 38% to $4.95, with an Overwhelmingly Positive rating: 95% of 7,607 user reviews were positive. Those numbers move — confirm them on theSteam product page.
Platforms: PC Now, Console and Mac Later
How to Fish is on PC via Steam today. Dazed Games says console and Mac versions are coming, but has not given a date. There is no confirmed Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, or Mac launch window yet.
Patch Notes
Balance, fish, and boss changes will show up in patches. Check Steam news for the app and community patch trackers after each update before you follow an older fish or bait table.
Steam Discussions, Discord, and Bug Reports
Player questions live inSteam discussions. Bug reports and design suggestions belong on the official Discord forums, not only in store reviews.
Steam, Price, Xbox, and Download Notes
Four short pages, one search each. They exist so those queries don’t squat on this guide. Read them if that’s what you typed. Then come back here for the game itself.All notes.
How to Fish Game FAQ
Short answers from Dazed Games’ official FAQ. Longer context is in the sections above.
Can you stream or monetize How to Fish?
Yes. Dazed Games says you can stream, record, and upload videos of How to Fish to YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, or similar services, and you may monetize those streams and videos.
Is How to Fish coming to console or Mac?
Yes, console and Mac versions are planned, but the developer has not announced a date yet.
How do you report bugs?
Report bugs in the How to Fish bug report forum on the official Dazed Games Discord, including how you encountered the issue.
How do you send suggestions?
Send suggestions in the suggestions chat or forum on the official Dazed Games Discord.
How to Fish Resources
Use official pages for purchase and policy, then community guides for fish tables and full walkthroughs.
Official Site and Steam Store
- Dazed Games — studio site and FAQ
- Steam store — buy, reviews, and current price
- Steam news — official announcements