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How to Fish
A fishing trip for friends where the catch fights back and trick shots pay for better weapons.
Online co-op for up to 8 players.
- 8 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op8 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You wash up on an island after a boat crash and start earning your way home. Cast a line, drag a creature ashore, then fight it before selling the catch. Your earnings buy better rods, weapons and bait. Quests and bosses open the route to other islands, where the creatures become harder to handle.
Up to eight players share the trip online. You can fish and gather money while someone shops, then regroup to fight a boss and revive anyone who falls. Friends can also turn a simple catch into a mess of punches, flying fish and missed shots. It suits a group that wants some progress between the jokes, with quiet fishing interrupted by fights.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked How to Fish
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
GONE Fishing
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- About
- Fishing and Gambling
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 8 players
How GONE Fishing differs
- Scarier than How to Fish
- Repeatable runs and missions, not one campaign to finish
- 8 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are about fishing and gambling and shared bets.
But scarier than How to Fish.
Gamble With Your Friends
Why it scores 75%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- About
- Gambling
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Gamble With Your Friends differs
- Less fighting than How to Fish
- Repeatable runs and missions, not one campaign to finish
- 6 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are about gambling and shared bets. Both are easy to play while you chat.
But less fighting than How to Fish.
RV There Yet?
Why it scores 74%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How RV There Yet? differs
- Less fighting than How to Fish
- More figuring things out than How to Fish
- Fits a smaller group than How to Fish
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both have clumsy physics that make you laugh. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But less fighting than How to Fish.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 1
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
8 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Release date, Genres, About, Sessions, Unlocks and progress, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Lists online co-op.
- Most players online: The older description says four. The later official Patch 1.0.4 raises the cap to eight.
- Release status: The game has a purchase option and a release date.
- Release date: Lists 20 August 2026.
- Genres: Developer-supplied genres include Action and Simulation.
- About: Catching and selling fish is the main loop. Gambling with fish is also an explicit activity.
- Sessions: Quests and bosses unlock successive islands on the way home.
- Unlocks and progress: Earnings buy better equipment and weapons as new islands open.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: Patch 1.0.4 of 21 August 2026 adds support for up to eight players in a lobby. This supersedes the four-player store and maker descriptions.
dazed.gamesOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: The FAQ says console and Mac versions are planned without a date. Only the released Windows version is listed.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms.
- Steam app ID: The product identifier is 4001890.
- Platforms: The Windows build is available. No Mac or Linux build is listed.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Fighting, Planning ahead.
- Kind of game: PC Gamer played feature of 6 September 2026 describes friends turning fishing and friendly fire into repeated comic incidents.
- Laughter and chaos: The group starts with a punch and keeps interrupting cooperation with comic fights.
- Physical comedy: Friends are carried away by seagulls and revived bodies stumble back into battle.
- Tension and danger: Boss encounters wipe out the group between periods of gathering money.
- Working in sync: One player takes the medic role while the others fight the boss.
- Fighting: Catches are fought with melee weapons and guns. Bosses block further travel.
- Planning ahead: The group gathers supplies and chooses weapons before trying the boss again.
gaming.netPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Getting better, Exploring.
- Calm and coziness: Gaming.net review of 21 August 2026 describes easy fishing and trading between aggressive bosses.
- Time to hang out: Describes the shoreline as a meeting place where friends fool around for a few hours.
- Getting better: Basic fishing and trading are easy, while shooting tricks and aggressive bosses need practice.
- Exploring: Describes travel to new biomes with different creatures, merchants and equipment.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Unlocks and progress.
- Unlocks and progress: Patch 1.0.10 of 27 August 2026 says weapons, tools and quest items persist between sessions. Patch 1.0.12 of 4 September adds Steam Cloud saves.