How to Fish

Physics-based co-op fishing shooter with bosses and trick shots

Dazed Games · Released Aug 20, 2026

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 68K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 57K in 30 days
Playing now: 11K; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 4, 2026

What is How to Fish?

A first-person, physics-based fishing shooter for one to four players. After a boating accident leaves you on a small island, you catch, shoot, and sell fish, buy gear and weapons, complete quests, and fight bosses to reach new islands.

For you if...

+you want chaotic online co-op built around friendly fire
+you enjoy physics-based fishing, trick shots, and weapon upgrades
+you like collecting rare fish across progressively harder islands

Not for you if...

−you want a long campaign with varied bosses and enemies
−you prefer fishing without shooting, gambling, or combat

What players say

95% of 67,941 reviews are positive · 94% of 57,032 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the chaotic co-op, especially trick shots, shooting friends, and gambling away earnings. Common complaints describe a short, repetitive island cycle and technical problems, including lost items, multiplayer and respawn bugs, crashes, and failed launches.

Screenshots and trailer

How to Fish system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10+
Processor: Intel Core i5-5257U, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050, AMD RX 460 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 28
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.