How to Fish
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How to Fish

A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

DEV: Dazed GamesPUB: Dazed GamesAppID 4001890
UPDATE PULSEevery ~1d·last 6d ago·13 recent on record

Is How to Fish still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

98.5
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

95.1% of 71,291 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 95. The developers have shipped 5 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 3.5.

reception 95·support +3.5·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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Current price

$4.95$7.99−38%

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

5 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~1 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

5

Current silence

5× normal

The developers post roughly every 1 days and were last heard 5 days ago — within their normal range. 5 substantial updates landed in the past six months. It is currently 38% below its usual price.

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Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

releaseOct 3, 2026

How to Fish Patch 1.0.10 Fixes Roulette, Respawn Bugs, and Griefing

The developers of How to Fish have released what they describe as the game's biggest patch yet, touching systems from fishing and combat to the roulette table and multiplayer stability.

What changed

New features

  • Weapons and tools are now cleaned of cooking residue when dipped in water
  • Items dropped on the ground persist between sessions, with a cap of 64 items prioritizing weapons, tools, quest items, and creatures

Balance

  • Anglerfish health has been reduced slightly, described as "too annoying" in its previous state

Bug fixes

  • Beer no longer bleeds when punched
  • A bug allowing players to die to tuna, trigger an albatross spawn, and become unable to respawn has been resolved
  • "Last played" timestamps were stored in UTC but not converted to local time; this is now corrected
  • Rich text in chat has been removed after griefers exploited it
  • Explosion velocity is now capped so items don't disappear out of bounds
  • A conflict when both a player and a seagull picked up the same item simultaneously is fixed
  • Infinite ticking on the roulette table at high values is resolved, and the roulette ball should no longer clip through the wheel
  • Leaving mid-roulette no longer breaks the table for the subsequent session
  • Items should no longer spawn at a distance when equipped from inventory, fall through the level on load, or appear in the end-game screen
  • The radar's X marker — the last-death position — has been removed for being more confusing than useful
  • Connection timeout window has been extended to reduce instant disconnects
  • The game version number is now printed in the player log

For a game that leans on shared-world persistence and multiplayer, the ground item save system and the anti-griefing chat fix stand out as the changes most likely to improve daily play.

Recent Transmissions

18 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsSep 30, 2026
HOW TO FISH DRIP GAR + FISHERMAN PLUSH

Yo! : )How to Fish has been out for a month now and we thought it would be fun to celebrate this with some HOW TO FISH PLUSHIESWe're collaborating with Makeship to make a Drip Gar and a Fisherman plush. If you want, you can show your intere…

Community AnnouncementsSep 29, 2026
TINY PATCH 1.1.3

Hello!Only adding one thing for this patch to make it easier to hunt for drip creaturesNEWNow displays name of bait to catch the fish in the fishipedia (shown after you've killed it once)That's all,Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

Community AnnouncementsSep 29, 2026
SMALL BUGFIXING PATCH 1.1.2

Hello : )Mainly doing some adjustments for the new updateNEWAdded rebinding for reloadAdded 2 new skins for the bowCHANGESIncreased new bait spawn on the new mini island: 2 -> 3Made shiny fishing rod skins more shinyAdjusted pricing for wis…

GamingOnLinuxSep 29, 2026
The truly hilarious co-op game How to Fish gets a first content update

How to Fish is a co-op game about fishing in the most ridiculous way with explosive weapons, it's hilarious and now bigger and better. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-truly-hilarious-co-op-game-how-to-f…

Community AnnouncementsSep 28, 2026
THE ISLET UPDATE 1.1.0

Hello!Today we are bringing the first content update for How to Fish : )NEWAdded a bundle with PEAK!Added a new weaponAdded multiple mini islandsAdded more creaturesAdded a new mini-bossAdded more itemsAdded a new baitAdded a new NPCAdded n…

Community AnnouncementsSep 4, 2026
STEAM CLOUD SUPPORT & PATCH 1.0.12

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

Community AnnouncementsSep 1, 2026
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.NEWHow to Fish is now playable through Geforce NOWHow to Fish is now fully Steam Deck VerifiedAdded option to use toggle f…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 27, 2026
FANART & PATCH 1.0.10

Hello!Biggest patch yet! : )FANART POSTINGCreated 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! (props to borgus18 for patch splash art)NEWWeapons and to…

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SteamDBAug 26, 2026
How to Fish peaks at 373k players

How to Fish has peaked at 373,971 concurrent players on 26 August 2026 within the release week. View charts and more statistics on our website.

Community AnnouncementsAug 24, 2026
PATCH 1.0.9

Hello!Some more bugfixes and additional settings for the game : )NEWAdded option to change difficulty both in the main menu and in-game. Default setting is same as previous, but now also has easy and hard mode.Easy mode: All creatures have …

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAug 24, 2026
How to Fish is Steam's latest cursed co-op sensation, now updated with private lobbies, eight player support, and anti-griefer measures

Steam's latest head-scratching hangout game (don't call it friendslop, you will rekindle Discourse) is How to Fish, a macabre novelty in which hideous worm people boat out to small cursed islands, reel in angry sealife, and blast the creatu…

GamingOnLinuxAug 24, 2026
How to Fish is another brilliantly funny online co-op game

How to Fish is another sudden indie sensation that released recently on Steam, bringing friends together to do some completely ridiculous fishing. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/how-to-fish-is-another-bril…

Community AnnouncementsAug 24, 2026
PATCH 1.0.8

Hello!Tiny bugfix patch. More to come this weekFixesShould now display playstation controller glyphs correctlyAlso linked fire sizzling sound to FX volume slider so it actually changes when changing FX volume//Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

Community AnnouncementsAug 23, 2026
PATCH 1.0.6

Hello!Small patch with few bugfixesFixesNow checks save file before trying to load, no longer causing fake servers being displayed with the name "Game Name"No longer saves server or local when application crashes. It now instead saves when …

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Community AnnouncementsAug 23, 2026
1 MILLION FISHERMEN IN 2 DAYS?!?!1?

WE HIT 1 MILLION FISHERMEN! THANK YOU ALL!Yes, we'll be adding more content!Yes, we'll be fixing bugs!Best,Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

Community AnnouncementsAug 22, 2026
PATCH 1.0.5

Hello!Slightly bigger patch than last time, fixing some bugs and adding some QoL optionsNEWAdded option to invert axis on x and y for looking aroundAdded option to host a private lobby, only joinable through inviteAdded option to change ses…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 21, 2026
PATCH 1.0.4

Hello!Just a small patch note for fixing a few bugs and doing some balance changes we've been seeing from the bug-report in our Discord from the community (thanks : ))ChangesAdded support for up to 8 player lobbiesNerfed PufferfishNerfed Wh…

Community AnnouncementsAug 20, 2026
HOW TO FISH IS RELEASED

Hello everyone! : )The game is available Right Now on Steam at a 38% discount for one week!GET IT NOWA 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home…