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How to Fish

Tackle physics, co-op, and one very strange island

A physics-driven fishing sandbox for up to four players, where an ordinary trip quickly becomes an island adventure.

An angler with a spinning rod by a woodland cabin in How to Fish
Screenshot: Dazed Games / Steam · 4.5 kg

How to Fish makes one thing clear immediately: this is no museum of bobbers. The rod feels physical, fish fight back, and the island keeps giving you reasons to abandon a quiet session. With friends, every trip becomes a friendly disaster—and that is exactly why it sticks in the memory.

What works

  • Convincing casting and tackle physics without feeling like a dry tutorial.
  • Four-player co-op changes the rhythm of every outing.
  • The bright visual style stays readable even when everything goes wrong.

Where the line tangles

  • Players looking for total realism may find the humor and chaos distracting.
  • Several situations are much funnier with friends than alone.

Who is it for?

First of all, a group that wants to fish and cause trouble at the same time. Pick it up if you want a fishing trip that also creates stories worth retelling in voice chat.

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Poklyovka verdict

4.5 kg out of 5

A fresh fishing sandbox where convincing physics meets cartoon chaos.