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πŸ† How to Fish Achievements Guide - All 28

All 28 Steam achievements for the How to Fish game with unlock guides. Track your progress locally.

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Story & Quest Achievements

These unlock naturally as you play through the main story and help the NPCs on the islands.

  • Getting started β€” kill the first creature after starting the game.
  • Who stole my beer β€” find and kill the beer thief, then bring the body to the lighthouse keeper.
  • Dinnertime β€” catch the dinner requested by the lady in the forest (or swamp) and deliver it.
  • Vacation β€” help the tourist complete his vacation tasks.
  • Terrorizing bird β€” help the scared islanders defeat the bird terrorizing them.
  • Deadliest catch β€” help the military defeat the big creature they located.
  • We are so back β€” finish the main story and defeat the final boss.

Upgrade & Equipment Achievements

All money-driven: buy boat engines and weapon attachments as your budget allows.

  • Getting an upgrade β€” buy any boat engine upgrade.
  • I am speed β€” buy the best (highest-tier) boat engine.
  • Fully equipped β€” apply every available attachment to a single weapon.

Skill Kill Achievements

These require killing in specific styles. Weaken targets first and practice in open areas.

  • Noob β€” a regular kill with zero killscore multipliers (no spins or airshots).
  • Impressive β€” stack spin, airshot, headshot, hip-fire etc. to reach a 5x killscore multiplier.
  • 360 no scope β€” full 360-degree spin, then a hip-fire kill (no aiming).
  • Easy β€” kill any boss within 10 seconds; use a late-game weapon on an easy boss.
  • Everyone's dream β€” kill a seagull with dynamite.

Collection Achievements

Long-haul checklist achievements; the tracker below is built for exactly these.

  • Drip β€” kill any Drip (rare variant) creature.
  • Collector β€” find and kill every standard creature type.
  • Fishipedia β€” find and kill all Drip variant creatures (recommended after finishing the game).

Discovery & Fun Achievements

Silly one-offs β€” most take under a minute once you know the trick.

  • Let me go β€” intentionally let a seagull grab you.
  • Grillmaster β€” activate any grill.
  • Yummy in my tummy β€” cook a creature until charred and eat it.
  • Competitive eating β€” defeat and eat a mini-boss.
  • I'm the bird now β€” make the boat fly via high speed plus a slope or wave launch.

Gambling, Economy & Hard Challenges

The luck- and skill-gated tail of the list β€” save these for the post-game cleanup.

  • GOLD GOLD GOLD β€” pull a legendary skin from the slot machine (highly luck-dependent).
  • All in β€” bet on green at roulette and win (pure chance).
  • Rich! Millionaire β€” sell a single item worth 100,000 or more (high-value creatures + cooking bonuses).
  • Handyman β€” defeat the final boss (Lava Whale) with bare fists; only the final blow needs to be a punch.
  • Bean β€” finish the whole game within 1 hour on a fresh save, skipping optional content.

πŸ’‘ Efficient route: finish the story first, then do skill kills, grill and discovery achievements, gambling last β€” the two casino achievements are pure RNG and can take many attempts.