How to Fish, developed and published by Dazed Games, is a physics-based co-op fishing simulator on Steam that sold over 1 million copies within two days of its August 20, 2026 release. As of August 23, it holds a Very Positive rating on Steam and has peaked at 268,101 concurrent players, with a patch raising the co-op player cap from 4 to 8.
How to Fish launched on Steam on August 20 and immediately drew a large audience. Within a day it surpassed 20,000 concurrent players and held an Overwhelmingly Positive rating, with 96 percent of roughly 780 reviews positive. The game's premise puts a fisherman on a small island after a drinking-related boating accident; he must earn money by catching and selling fish to buy better gear and weapons. Fishing is not limited to rods. Players can use knives, handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, and sniper rifles, cook catches on a grill, gamble with fish as capital, and perform acrobatic trick shots for bonus money. Co-op adds chaos, with seagulls stealing prey and players accidentally shooting each other.
Two days after launch, the developer announced sales passed 1 million copies. The concurrent player peak rose to 268,101 over the weekend, according to SteamDB. Patch 1.0.4 raised the online co-op cap from 4 to 8 players. The Steam rating settled at Very Positive, with 94 percent of about 10,000 reviews positive. Boss fights unlock access to more dangerous islands. A 38 percent discount sale to 545 yen runs until August 28. The game is available for PC on Steam, supporting single-player and online co-op.
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- sold over 1 million copies within two days · 2026-08-23
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- peaked at 268,101 concurrent players · 2026-08-23
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- supports online co-op for up to 8 players after a patch · 2026-08-23
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- A 38 percent discount sale to 545 yen runs until August 28 · 2026-08-23
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- Steam reviews sit at Very Positive, with 94 percent of about 10,000 reviews positive · 2026-08-23
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- The game's player cap grew from 4 to 8 in patch 1.0.4 · 2026-08-23
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Aug 23
The physics-based fishing simulator How to Fish, developed and published by Dazed Games, sold over 1 million copies within two days of its August 20 release on Steam. The developer announced the milestone on August 23. The game casts players as a fisherman who drifts onto a small island and must master fishing to earn money and return home. It supports online co-op for up to 8 players after a patch, and its core loop involves catching fish, killing them with guns, knives, or bare hands, and selling them to buy better equipment. Trick shots, such as shooting a fish thrown into the air with a sniper rifle, earn bonus rewards, and players can gamble with roulette for a chance at a big payout. Boss fights unlock access to more dangerous islands. According to SteamDB, the game peaked at 268,101 concurrent players over the weekend. Steam reviews sit at Very Positive, with 94 percent of about 10,000 reviews positive. A 38 percent discount sale to 545 yen runs until August 28.
Aug 21
Dazed Games released the co-op fishing simulator How to Fish on Steam on August 20, and the game has already drawn a large audience. According to SteamDB, the title surpassed 20,000 concurrent players shortly after launch, and at the time of writing it holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, with 96% of roughly 780 user reviews positive. How to Fish is a physics-based, first-person fishing simulation that supports single-player and online co-op for up to four players. The premise has the player washed ashore on a small island after a boating accident while drinking, and they must earn money by catching and selling fish to buy better gear and weapons. The game's hook is that fishing is not limited to rods: players can use knives, handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, and sniper rifles to take down fish, and can also cook catches on a grill, gamble with fish as capital, and perform acrobatic trick shots for bonus money. Co-op adds chaos, with seagulls stealing prey and players accidentally shooting each other. The game is available for PC on Steam, and a launch sale offers it at 545 yen, 38% off the regular 880 yen price, until August 28.