How to Fish
- Developer
- Dazed Games
- Released
- Aug 20, 2026
- Steam reviews
- 95% of players recommend it, from 77,378 reviews — Steam calls that “Overwhelmingly Positive”
- Tags
- ActionCasualIndie
On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
This game runs perfectly out of the box under Proton, per ProtonDB reports (46 reports). Valve rates it Deck Verified.
Valve rates it Verified on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.
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About this game
The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.
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.
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What you do in the game:
- Fish fish, kill fish, sell fish
- Start off with no gear or weapons, earn money to buy better gear and weapons and stuff
- Complete quests and fight bosses to progress to new islands, where there are more dangerous creatures and better gear
- Try to collect the rare variant of all the different fish
- Hit trick shots for more money
- Gamble for even more money
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System requirements
As Steam lists them.
Windows
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10+
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-5257U, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1050, AMD RX 460 or equivalent
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Downloadable content
Steam lists 1 item of downloadable content for this game.
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