Dazed Games is a small studio behind How to Fish, a physics-based fishing simulator for up to four players that sold 1 million copies in its first two days on Steam. The studio shipped the game's first content update, Mini Island Update 1.1.0, on September 28, 2026.
Dazed Games released How to Fish on Steam on August 20, 2026 at 880 yen, with a launch sale price of 545 yen (38 percent off) through August 28. The game is a physics-based fishing simulator for up to four players, in single-player and online co-op. Players wash ashore on a small island after a boating accident while drinking, earn money by catching and selling fish, and use the proceeds to buy better gear and weapons. Fishing is not limited to rods: knives, handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, and sniper rifles can finish off catches. Players can also cook catches on a grill, gamble with fish as capital, and perform trick shots for bonus money. Co-op adds seagulls that steal prey and players who accidentally shoot each other.
The game drew more than 20,000 concurrent players on Steam shortly after launch, according to SteamDB, and held an Overwhelmingly Positive rating with 96 percent of roughly 780 user reviews positive. By the time of the September 28 update, Steam reviews numbered around 63,000, 95 percent positive, and the game had sold 1 million copies in two days. A September 22 developer interview had said Dazed Games might show off new elements around the Steam Autumn Sale.
Dazed Games shipped Mini Island Update 1.1.0 for How to Fish on September 28, 2026, the game's first content update. It adds multiple mini-islands, new weapons, new prey, new mini-bosses, items, new bait, new NPCs, and new achievements. It also changes the volume of some sound effects and adjusts the distance between each island. The patch landed five days before the Steam Autumn Sale on October 2.
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Dazed Games, the two-person Swedish studio behind the physics-based fishing sim How to Fish, says new features may arrive in time for the Steam Autumn Sale. The PC title launched on August 20 and pairs first-person fishing with single-player and four-player online co-op, letting players catch, dispatch, and sell fish to buy tools and weapons. It costs 880 yen and supports Japanese.
Dazed Games released update 1.1.0 for How to Fish on September 28, 2026. The update is the game's first content update and is called Mini Island Update 1.1.0. New elements include multiple mini-islands, new weapons, new prey, new mini-bosses, items, new bait, new NPCs, and new achievements. The patch also changes the volume of some sound effects and adjusts the distance between each island. How to Fish is a physics-based fishing simulator for up to four players. The player washes ashore on a small island, earns money by catching and selling fish, and travels between islands. Fish are finished off with bare hands, rifles, or shotguns, and bosses gate progress to new islands. The game launched on August 20 for PC via Steam at 880 yen. It sold 1 million copies in two days and has around 63,000 reviews, 95 percent positive.
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.