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How to Fish

Original title: How to Fish - August 20, 2026
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Studio:Dazed Games
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Soundtrack:How to Fish Soundtrack — original score by Martin Weidenborn (Steam app 5208130)
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Dazed Games
PublisherIGDB
Dazed Games
Studio
Dazed Games
GenresIGDB
Shooter, Simulator, Indie
PlatformsSteam
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Release DateIGDB
August 20, 2026
Metacritic Score
-
Game Engine
Unity
StoryIGDB

A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

About the Game
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How to Fish is a physics-driven fishing game for one to four players. A drunken boating trip ends with your crew shipwrecked on a tiny island, and the only way back home is to actually learn how to fish.

What you do
  • Catch fish, fight fish and sell fish for cash
  • Begin with no equipment at all and earn money to buy better rods, weapons and other gear
  • Finish quests and defeat bosses to unlock new islands with tougher creatures and better loot
  • Hunt for the rare variant of every fish species
  • Land trick shots to earn bonus money
  • Gamble your earnings for a shot at even more money

Source: Steam

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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, HowLongToBeat, Steam, swedengamearena.com
Last updated: 09.10.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueEstimated
1M+ copies sold
passed one million copies within two days of its August 20, 2026 launch
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Unit figure is official (developer, via Sweden Game Arena). Estimated gross ~$5M (1M units × ~$4.95 launch-week discounted price; list price $7.99 on Steam); excludes later sales, refunds, regional pricing and the ~30% platform cut, not official. Budget not disclosed; the project received an investment from Landfall.

Time to Beat
Main Story5h
Main + Extras7h
Completionist10h

Data from HowLongToBeat

Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English
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Russian
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Chinese (Simplified)
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Swedish
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Chinese (Traditional)
✔✔✔
French
✔✔✔
German
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Italian
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Japanese
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Spanish (Spain)
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Korean
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Portuguese (Brazil)
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Turkish
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Polish
✔✔✔
Ukrainian
✔✔✔

Source: IGDB

AI Usage
No AI artNo generative AI used

No AI Generated Content Disclosure on Steam (checked 2026-09-26; Steam requires disclosing player-facing generative content only)

Source: Steam store page
Content Rating
Cartoon Violence (towards fish)
Simulated Gambling (no real money)
Alcohol and Tobacco References
Online Interaction
ClassInd: 14
USK (DE): 12
IGRS: 18

Source: Steam

System Requirements
Minimum
Requires a 64:bit processor and operating system
OS:Windows 10+
CPU:Intel Core i5-5257U, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent
RAM:8 GB RAM
GPU:GeForce GTX 1050, AMD RX 460 or equivalent
Network:Broadband Internet connection
Storage:1 GB available space

Source: Steam

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Steam$7.99US
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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, HowLongToBeat, Steam, swedengamearena.com
Last updated: 09.10.2026