Complete every location hand-in and retain unique drops until the next route marker appears.
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All 28 How to Fish
Game Achievements
An illustrated, searchable checklist for all 28 Steam achievements, with official conditions, global completion-rate context, practical routes, and current-build cautions.
CURRENT RELEASE REFERENCE · PATCH 1.0.12Patch 1.0.12 is the current official release reference. Page-specific footage may show an earlier build and is labeled where that matters; stable route dependencies are separated from version-sensitive prices, balance, inputs, and movement shortcuts.
28OFFICIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
0MARKED COMPLETE
3EXTREME CLEANUP TASKS
Plan a 100% run without losing route progress
Finish the tutorial and location unlock chain first, then clean up collection, equipment, stunt, food, and economy achievements. Route-first play gives you access to later lure pools and bosses while reducing the chance that a risky side objective costs a unique progression item.
The quoted condition under each card comes from Steam’s official global-achievements page. Global rates were refreshed from Steam on August 28, 2026 and will change as more players enter the game. The route text remains editorial guidance, so old prices, patched exploits, and disputed co-op behavior are not promoted as facts.
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01StoryGetting Started
Official condition: Kill your first creature.
Practical route: Land an opening catch at Lighthouse, move it away from the water, and finish it with your available tool.
02CollectionDrip
Official condition: Kill a drip creature.
Practical route: Find a rare Drip variant during normal collection and defeat it. Do not confuse the variant with the Reel of Fortune cosmetic reward.
03StoryWho Stole My Beer
Official condition: Find and kill the culprit, then bring it to the lighthouse keeper.
Practical route: Use the Empty Beer Can to summon Spider Crab, defeat it, keep the Shell, and complete the Lighthouse Keeper hand-in.
04EquipmentGetting an Upgrade
Official condition: Upgrade your boat engine.
Practical route: Buy any engine upgrade after securing enough cash. Confirm the new engine is fitted before leaving the shop.
05CombatNoob
Official condition: Kill a creature with no kill score multiplier.
Practical route: Make a plain grounded kill without a trick-shot multiplier. Avoid airborne or stunt damage on the finishing hit.
06StoryDinnertime
Official condition: Catch dinner for the lady in the forest.
Practical route: Complete the Forest lady’s food request and return the requested catch before moving to the boss hand-in.
07StuntLet Me Go
Official condition: Get picked up by the seagull.
Practical route: In the game, allow a seagull to collect your defeated character. Use a disposable cleanup save and bank valuable equipment first.
08CombatImpressive
Official condition: Get a 5x killscore multiplier.
Practical route: Build a five-times multiplier on one creature before the final hit; practice with a safe early catch and inexpensive weapon.
09StoryGrillmaster
Official condition: Start the grill.
Practical route: Complete the route step that activates the grill. Keep the requested catch separate from sale inventory until the interaction completes.
10StoryVacation
Official condition: Help the tourist swim.
Practical route: Follow the Desert Tourist quest through its requested catch and interaction; the route also supplies the Carrot used for Pufferfish.
11EconomyGOLD GOLD GOLD
Official condition: Unlock a legendary skin from the slot machine.
Practical route: Bring one rare Drip creature to the Reel of Fortune and roll for a legendary cosmetic. The outcome is random, so save additional Drips.
12Combat360 No Scope
Official condition: Kill a creature with a 360 no scope.
Practical route: Use a suitable ranged weapon, rotate fully before the finishing shot, and avoid aiming down sights during the shot.
13EquipmentI Am Speed
Official condition: Buy the best boat engine.
Practical route: Finish the engine upgrade ladder after story-critical purchases are safe. Prices may change by patch, so use the final shop tier as the confirmation.
14EquipmentFully Equipped
Official condition: Have all attachments on one weapon.
Practical route: Choose one attachment-compatible weapon and fill every available attachment slot on that same weapon.
15StoryTerrorizing Bird
Official condition: Defend the scared islanders.
Practical route: At Rocks, use a defeated Tuna to start the Albatross encounter, fight from cover, and complete the resulting Head hand-in.
16StuntYummy in My Tummy
Official condition: Eat a burned creature.
Practical route: Burn a creature, remove it from the heat, then use the game interaction to eat it. Do this on non-quest food.
17StoryDeadliest Catch
Official condition: Help the military defeat a big creature.
Practical route: Complete the Volcano military objective and its large-creature encounter without discarding the resulting progression item.
18StoryWe Are So Back
Official condition: Finish the game.
Practical route: Complete the Volcano whale finale, return the Whale Fin, and finish the military boat-key ending sequence.
19EconomyAll In
Official condition: Bet on green and win the roulette.
Practical route: Use the roulette table, choose green, and win. Treat the stake as disposable because the result is random.
20CombatEasy
Official condition: Kill a boss in under 10 seconds.
Practical route: Return to an early boss with endgame equipment, prepare the summon and damage position, then start the timed burst.
21StuntI’m the Bird Now
Official condition: Make the boat fly.
Practical route: Use an explosive interaction to launch the boat in-game. Empty expensive inventory and keep teammates clear before experimenting.
22StuntCompetitive Eating
Official condition: Eat a miniboss.
Practical route: Defeat a miniboss, prepare it as edible food, and eat it instead of selling it or using it as quest bait.
23EconomyRich! Millionaire
Official condition: Sell something for at least 100,000.
Practical route: Raise one item’s value to at least $100,000 with the available multiplier systems, then sell that single item.
24CollectionCollector
Official condition: Find and kill all creatures.
Practical route: Complete every standard and special creature entry. Use the 49-creature checklist to isolate the missing lure tier or boss.
25StuntEveryone’s Dream
Official condition: Kill a seagull with dynamite.
Practical route: Bait a seagull into a predictable approach and time Dynamite at a safe distance. Bank equipment before the attempt.
26CombatHandyman
Official condition: Defeat the final boss with your bare hands.
Practical route: Fight the Mutated Bowhead with bare hands for the required defeat; solo play avoids uncertain co-op credit assignment.
Current-build caution: Community reports disagree about whether only the final blow counts in co-op. Use bare hands for the whole finish and verify the current build.
27CollectionFishipedia
Official condition: Find and kill all drip creatures.
Practical route: Track every rare Drip variant across lure pools and defeat each one. Expect this to take longer than the normal collection.
28StoryBean
Official condition: Finish the game in under 1 hour.
Practical route: Use a separate speedrun save, rehearse every hand-in, and time a clean five-location route from start to ending.
Current-build caution: Old community shortcuts were patched. No current-version exploit is recommended; verify timing against the active build.
Recommended cleanup order
Use the local 49-creature checklist to mark confirmed catches without creating an account.
Buy missing upgrades after progression is safe, then work on money and gear milestones.
Leave speed, stunt, food, and unusual interaction achievements for a disposable cleanup save.
Check the Steam overlay after each attempt; this website cannot read your save or confirm an unlock. If one achievement fails, restart the smallest relevant encounter before repeating the entire story.