How to Fish

ActionCasualIndieSimulation
Downloadable mods 237 Aug 20, 2026 Dazed Games

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.

About this game From the developer

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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Game details

Release date
Aug 20, 2026
Developer
Dazed Games
Genres
ActionCasualIndieSimulation
Mod loader
generic
Mods on playbuff
237

All mods for How to Fish

LuckyDynamiteInstant download
Dynamite spawns fish grouped by rarity tier with optional drip (shiny) quality. Configurable weights, presets, and island progression filter.
v3.0.0/ 09-08
FastReelModInstant download
Hold LeftShift while reeling to reel in fish several times faster.
v1.0.0/ 09-08
BulkSellModInstant download
Sell an entire matching stack of fish to an NPC at once. Hold LeftShift + press Q to arm, then feed an NPC.
v1.2.1/ 09-08
BulkPickupModInstant download
Pick up multiple ground items at once within a configurable radius, with auto-pickup toggle.
v1.3.0/ 09-08
Cooking Bell TimerDownloadable
A convenient visual cooking timer with accurate 1.00x-1.50x cooking progress, a bell at 1.48x, and a slower, more accurate burning-side multiplier.
v0.3.13/ 09-08
MyCustomRadioDownloadable
Кастомное мультиплеерное радио. Поддерживает загрузку MP3. Активация панели на 'Y' | Custom multiplayer radio. Supports MP3 downloads. Activate the panel by pressing 'Y'
v0.8.5/ 09-07
ModelKitDownloadable
Library for mod authors: load custom OBJ/MTL/PNG models without AssetBundles, so a game update cannot invalidate your art. Handles pipeline-correct materials, cutout transparency and player overrides.
v1.0.1/ 09-07
FishydexDownloadable
Be able to see what lure you need to catch a fish and toggle drip variants!
v0.1.2/ 09-07
Untamo BoatsDownloadable
Expanded boat gameplay with purchasable boats, motors, 1024/RGB/HSB/HEX color customization, radar, cruise, follow, anchor, fuel, damage, repairs and more.
v1.0.11/ 09-07
Better Play HowToFish PackDownloadable
My HowToFish integration package contains a lot of optimizations and content mods
v1.0.0/ 09-07
NewRadioTracksDownloadable
Adds six custom radio tracks to How to Fish using dynamic unused-frequency placement.
v0.4.1/ 09-07
SpongesCheatsDownloadable
Godmode (players only), 999999 fist damage, always-green roulette, no duplicate skins from the skin machine, the hidden dev island, 10x multi-jump and 5x swim speed.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongesBetterMultiplayerExperienceDownloadable
Bigger lobbies than the stock eight, and a longer grace period before a stalled player gets dropped. Only the host needs it.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongesMovementTweaksDownloadable
Swimming that is not a chore, plus an optional launch jump from weapon recoil. Local only, safe in any lobby.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongesQOLDownloadable
Stack identical items in one slot, keep more dropped items in your save, and a dated backup history you can restore from.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongesFishermansTallyDownloadable
Fish that genuinely vary in size, drawn at the size they weigh, a record book of your best catches, a shared board, and a rod bench selling luck and sale-value upgrades.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongesEnhancedGUIDownloadable
One tidy board of combat readouts: boss health, time until the boss leaves, health for nearby fish, and rounds left in your weapon.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongesModMenuDownloadable
One in-game menu, on one key, holding the settings for every Sponge mod you have installed.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongesUILibDownloadable
Shared UI toolkit for Sponge's mods. Install it only if another mod asks for it.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SpongeCoreDownloadable
Shared plumbing for Sponge's mods. Install it only if another mod asks for it.
v1.0.0/ 09-07
SidewaysGunsDownloadable
Holds every gun sideways like a gangster, with an in-game toggle in the Gameplay settings.
v1.0.1/ 09-07
ItemDotSizeDownloadable
Makes the dot shown over fish and items bigger, and adds a 'Dot Size' slider to the Gameplay settings menu so you can change the size.
v1.0.3/ 09-07
HowToFishXRDownloadable
Full 6DoF PCVR for How to Fish with tracked hands, hand-aimed melee, physical fishing and reeling, two-handed guns, full-body IK, VR UI, and multiplayer pose syncing.
v1.3.0/ 09-07
HowtoFishLocalizationAPIDownloadableChinese
How to Fish Localization API is a shared dependency API for How to Fish mods. It lets compatible mods load their own language files and update their UI when the game language changes.
v1.0.1/ 09-06
HTFBulkBuyDownloadable
Buy in bulk at any vendor. Press T to pick a quantity (1/5/10/25/50) and buy that many at once - bait, items, pocket unlocks, weapon upgrades.
v1.4.0/ 09-06
OwnedItemRecoveryDownloadable
Marks items dropped by you in multiplayer games, making it easy to see who they belong to and recover your own items later. Supports items dropped manually and upon player death, and persists with sav
v1.0.1/ 09-06
HowtoFishIdentityAPIDownloadable
HowtoFishIdentityAPI is a shared identity verification API for How to Fish mods. It gives server-authoritative mods a stable, verified player key.
v1.0.1/ 09-06
FishFun CNDownloadableChinese
How to Fish Chinese version patch, Chinese version of pause menu, module setting interface, cheat menu and other UI texts.
v1.2.3/ 09-06
HudControlDownloadable
Press F1 to customize the How to Fish HUD: scale it from 100% down to 50%, hide it, or adjust its opacity. Settings save automatically.
v1.0.0/ 09-06
The Island ProjectDownloadable
A complete overhaul of all the islands bringing new fresh islands for all the old ones. Made by myself [Ayinz]
v1.4.6/ 09-05
ExoticUpgradesDownloadable
Unlock and configure exotic effects for each firearm and melee model.
v0.4.0/ 09-05
FishEffectsDownloadable
Every edible creature grants a predictable good, bad, or deeply questionable effect based on its species and cooking state.
v0.6.0/ 09-05
StatusCoreDownloadable
Developer API for authoritative timed player statuses, synchronization, and native HUD presentation.
v0.1.0/ 09-05
NativeStatusUIDownloadable
Developer library for adding timed status icons that match How to Fish's native vitals UI.
v0.2.2/ 09-05
UpgradeCoreDownloadable
Developer API for registering upgrades and managing persistent player ownership and activation.
v0.1.0/ 09-05
ArmedToTheGillsDownloadable
See the weapons in every player's inventory strapped to their body, with the equipped weapon removed from the display.
v0.1.1/ 09-05
HowToFishPvpDownloadable
20-round PVP on Steam co-op. Islands, stone/ice arenas, snow rounds, Rope Gun, host PVP settings, better drops, grab, rising water, winner cam.
v1.1.0/ 09-05
HowToFish Comprehensive OptimizationDownloadable
Pure-performance BepInEx 5 plugin for How to Fish. JIT warmup, log trim, gentle GC, and island early-load reduce stutter without affecting mods, loot, saves, or visuals.
v1.5.4/ 09-04
CustomIslandsLoaderDownloadable
Runs custom islands - both maps that replace one of the game's five and brand new islands added out in open water. Install an island pack and play. Any map that is a bundle and a json drops straight i
v1.6.1/ 09-04
zPaulins A10 WarthogDownloadable
Fly an A-10 Warthog. Buy it from a pilot on a carrier off the volcano island, then take it off the deck whenever you like. The 30mm cannon works, and it carries six JDAMs that guide themselves onto th
v1.1.0/ 09-04
MorePlayersInstant download
Fish with up to 32 players instead of 8.
v0.1.1/ 09-03
Fresh Wheel SpinsDownloadable
Stops the wheel from giving you duplicate skins when locked skins are still available
v1.0.0/ 09-03
LaserSightEditorDownloadable
Customize your laser sight's color and glow intensity with hotkeys. F9 cycles through 7 preset colors, F10 cycles through 5 glow intensity levels.
v1.0.0/ 09-02
ImpactFrameModDownloadable
Adds a violent lens distortion and chromatic aberration impact frame effect when firing high-damage weapons like snipers.
v1.1.0/ 09-02
DinamiteExplosionLaunchDownloadable
Dynamite explosions launch players upward and horizontally controlling momentum.
v1.2.0/ 09-02
HTF MoreHeadDownloadable
HTF MoreHead is a BepInEx cosmetic framework for How to Fish. Content creators build independent.htfhhh AssetBundles with the Unity SDK; players select them through the game's original Hat, Accessory,
v0.6.3/ 09-02
Multiplier EditorDownloadable
adds a host only in game editor for changing killscore bonus multiplers like longshot, killshot, headshot, no scope etc (all multiplayers what the game has)
v1.0.0/ 09-02
TalkingBingBongDownloadable
Squeeze Bing Bong like the PEAK plushy he is. He squeaks, then answers you like a magic 8-ball. Works in multiplayer.
v1.0.0/ 09-02
BetterOceansDownloadable
A real sea. Waves that turn to face the beach and break on it, water you can genuinely see through, boats that ride the swell, a wake behind them, and a Shaders screen in the pause menu to run it all
v2.1.0/ 09-02
EatToSellDownloadable
Eating food restores health/hunger AND pays you its full sell value at the same time. Eat your catch, get paid instantly.
v1.0.1/ 09-02
ReLightDownloadable
A lighting based shader inside of ReShade. IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS MOD MANAGER CLICK 'WEBSITE' AND DOWNLOAD.
v1.0.3/ 09-02
LivingSkiesDownloadable
The complete sky: day-night cycle (sunsets, twinkling galaxy nights, shooting stars, fog that wears the horizon) PLUS storms, rain, lightning, thunder. Includes HTF Day and Night - do not install both
v1.0.7/ 09-02
DoubleOrNothingDownloadable
Flip a coin over your fish. Heads = double money. Tails = fish gone. $1 in the shop from island 3. Works in multiplayer.
v0.1.5/ 09-01
AmmoCounterDownloadable
Adds a simple ammo display for the weapon in your hands. It shows the magazine ammo, weapon name, installed attachments, and an optional StatTrak™ kill count.
v1.0.4/ 09-01
MinimapDownloadable
A live minimap in the corner. It renders the world under you in real time, marks you, your boat and your crew, and works with custom islands out of the box.
v1.1.0/ 09-01
block selling ur weapons to npcsDownloadable
Prevents weapons from being accidentally sold to the NPC. with an in game toggle setting
v1.0.0/ 09-01
BlirUBoatDownloadable
There is a button on the bow of your boat. You are not supposed to press it.
v1.0.0/ 09-01
SeagullSpawnerDownloadable
adds host side server settings for controlling seagull spawning, swarm size, spawn speed, amount, stealing chance etc
v1.1.0/ 09-01
HowToChonkDownloadable
Overflowing fish meals make players chonkier, hunger makes them thinner, and their voices follow along.
v0.2.0/ 09-01
YeetToEatDownloadable
Yeet dead creatures into your friends' mouths to feed them.
v0.1.1/ 08-31