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How to Fish

How to Fish

Steam
App 4001890Dazed GamesActionCasualIndie📅 20 Aug, 2026

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.

📦Patches analyzed
4
/4 total
🟢Buffs
3
🔴Nerfs
3
🎯Subjects tracked
12
6 changes

Power trajectory

Net 0 (balanced)
-20Aug 21, 2026Aug 24, 2026Aug 21, 2026 — PATCH 1.0.4 +1 / -2 (cum -1)Aug 22, 2026 — PATCH 1.0.5 +0 / -1 (cum -2)Aug 23, 2026 — PATCH 1.0.6 +0 / -0 (cum -2)Aug 24, 2026 — PATCH 1.0.9 +2 / -0 (cum 0)
Patch with more buffs Patch with more nerfs Mixed

Latest patches

Buffs, nerfs, bug fixes & updates at a glance — click a row to jump to that subject

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PATCH 1.0.9Aug 24, 2026
🐛 1 fix3 update3 subjects

Patch 1.0.9 adds difficulty modes (Easy/Hard), a Steam connection debug, and bugfixes including save file integrity.

PATCH 1.0.6Aug 23, 2026
3 update1 subjects

Bugfix patch focusing on safer save/load handling and avoiding fake servers in How to Fish.

PATCH 1.0.5Aug 22, 2026
1 nerf4 update4 subjects

New QoL options including inverted look axis, private lobby hosting, and in-game session type change; plus several bugfixes and a fps cap adjustment.

PATCH 1.0.4Aug 21, 2026
4 update4 subjects

Patch 1.0.4 adds up to 8-player lobby support and nerfs Pufferfish and Whale; several fixes and a minor UI visibility improvement.

Role distribution

Patch impact split by role

Damage
1 (100%)

What got changed

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Top abilities tweaked

Most-touched abilities across all patches

Invert Look Axis+0/-0