How to Fish
- 8players
- 30–90 min
- PC
Stranded after a boozy boat crash, you fish, sell your catch and upgrade your gear to work your way home across a chain of islands.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
How it plays
A physics-heavy co-op game where friends fish side by side, hunt sea creatures with guns, take on timed bosses and get in each other's way with ragdoll mishaps.
Reviewers and players agree it is much better in a group than alone, and it is short by design.
Each player needs a copy, and it is PC only for now; the developers have said console ports are in the works.
Is it good
95%
Overwhelmingly positive on Steam
4.4k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online for up to 8 on PC. 95% positive of 75,000 Steam reviews.
- 8
Launched for four; a patch a day after release raised lobbies to eight. Hosts can make lobbies public or invite-only.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Dazed Games
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- 20 Aug 2026 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 16 languages, voices in 16
In these lists
Answers
- Does How to Fish have couch co-op?
- No. How to Fish has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play How to Fish together?
- Online co-op for up to 8 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of How to Fish?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the How to Fish story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
- Does How to Fish work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is How to Fish free?
- No, it's a paid game.
