{"id":2108541,"date":"2026-08-24T09:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2108541"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:33:52","slug":"how-to-fish-is-the-latest-steam-indie-sensation-selling-1-million-copies-in-just-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2108541","title":{"rendered":"How to Fish is the latest Steam indie sensation, selling 1 million copies in just two days"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/how-to-fish\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      How to Fish<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">How to Fish is the latest Steam indie sensation, selling 1 million copies in just two days<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Fishing for daze.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/how-to-fish-screen-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"how-to-fish-screen-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Dazed Games.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-24T09:33:52+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 24, 2026, 9:33 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b89e1953-1194-45e8-9610-8a48fe14b9f1\" data-name=\"How to Fish\" data-follow-text=\"Follow How to Fish\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following How to Fish\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow How to Fish\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following How to Fish\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow How to Fish\" title=\"Follow How to Fish\"><br \/>\n  Follow How to Fish<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>If you&#8217;ve browsed the frontpage of Steam in the last few days, you&#8217;ll no doubt have come across How to Fish, the debut project from developer Dazed Games. The co-op fishing game released on 20th August, and just three days later, its developer announced it had sold 1 million copies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-20-million-sales\">As we&#8217;ve seen with Meccha Chameleon<\/a>, the Steam post announcing the incredible milestone was brief and to the point, revealing the game had reached 1 million sales in just two days. &#8220;Yes, we&#8217;ll be adding more content! Yes, we&#8217;ll be fixing bugs!&#8221; the developer <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4001890\/view\/711158520539514065\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite arriving in close proximity to multiple anticipated releases, such as Mortal Shell 2, the Modern Warfare 4 beta and the Wardogs closed beta, How to Fish has been one of Steam&#8217;s most played games since it launched, peaking at 268,101 concurrent players (via <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/4001890\/charts\/\">SteamDB<\/a>) &#8211; a figure that has grown multiple times since its release day. One thing that likely helped it reach that milestone so quickly is the price, at just \u00a33.96 \/ $4.95, a 38 percent launch discount available until 27th August.<\/p>\n<p>How to Fish is a physics-based fishing game for up to four players. Of course, this isn&#8217;t strictly a game about fishing with a rod, as it also includes other means of acquiring sea food &#8211; such as with firearms and explosives<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The game is clearly inspired by more than the recent renaissance of so called friendcore co-op games, as it also makes nods to shooters and other genres. One mechanic rewards you for landing &#8220;trick shots&#8221;, an old Call of Duty community term about landing difficult shots such as no-scopes. It also lets you gamble some of your earned in-game money.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>If you&#8217;ve browsed the frontpage of Steam in the last few days, you&#8217;ll no doubt have come across How to Fish, the debut project from developer Dazed Games. The co-op fishing game released on 20th August, and just three days later, its developer announced it had sold 1 million copies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/meccha-chameleon-20-million-sales\">As we&#8217;ve seen with Meccha Chameleon<\/a>, the Steam post announcing the incredible milestone was brief and to the point, revealing the game had reached 1 million sales in just two days. &#8220;Yes, we&#8217;ll be adding more content! Yes, we&#8217;ll be fixing bugs!&#8221; the developer <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4001890\/view\/711158520539514065\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite arriving in close proximity to multiple anticipated releases, such as Mortal Shell 2, the Modern Warfare 4 beta and the Wardogs closed beta, How to Fish has been one of Steam&#8217;s most played games since it launched, peaking at 268,101 concurrent players (via <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/4001890\/charts\/\">SteamDB<\/a>) &#8211; a figure that has grown multiple times since its release day. One thing that likely helped it reach that milestone so quickly is the price, at just \u00a33.96 \/ $4.95, a 38 percent launch discount available until 27th August.<\/p>\n<p>How to Fish is a physics-based fishing game for up to four players. Of course, this isn&#8217;t strictly a game about fishing with a rod, as it also includes other means of acquiring sea food &#8211; such as with firearms and explosives<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The game is clearly inspired by more than the recent renaissance of so called friendcore co-op games, as it also makes nods to shooters and other genres. One mechanic rewards you for landing &#8220;trick shots&#8221;, an old Call of Duty community term about landing difficult shots such as no-scopes. It also lets you gamble some of your earned in-game money.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News How to Fish How to Fish is the latest Steam indie sensation, selling 1 million copies in just two days Fishing for daze. Image credit: Dazed Games. 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