How to Fish Surpasses 20,000 Concurrent Players on Steam
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.