The night sea smells of salt and missed chances. I fumble a flare while a seagull circles the mast and three golden boxes on my achievement list hang by a thread. You know that small panic — one slip and the completion percentage tilts sideways.
I’ve played the co-op, read the Steam guides, and watched speedrunners choke on the same tiny steps that trip most players. Below I map every achievement in How to Fish, with straight advice for the ones that bite hard and the ones that bite weird.
On Steam people trade achievement lists the same way collectors swap cards. How to complete all achievements in How to Fish
Achievements are constellations you can map across the sky — some cluster together, some sit alone and stubborn. There are 28 achievements in total, and while many fall in solo play, a handful are faster or safer with friends or a plan.
| Achievement | How to Complete |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | Kill any creature for the first time. |
| Let me Go | Wait for a seagull to pick you up before shooting at it. |
| Who stole my beer | Hunt the culprit, kill it, and bring the corpse to the Lighthouse Keeper. |
| Noob | Get any kill while no kill-score multiplier is active. |
| Drip | Kill any drip creature for the first time. |
| I’m the bird now | Make your ship fly by fitting the best available engine. |
| Getting an upgrade | Upgrade the engine for your boat. |
| Dinnertime | Catch a fish, grill it, then deliver it to the Lady on the forest island. |
| Yummy in my tummy | Start grilling a fish and let it burn completely, then consume it. |
| Competitive eating | Consume a mini-boss after defeating it. |
| Impressive | Get a kill when a 5x kill-score multiplier is active. |
| 360 no scope | Use the 360 to kill a creature without using a scope. |
| Vacation | Find a tourist who can’t swim, then make sure they don’t drown. |
| Grillmaster | Start the grill for the first time. |
| Rich! Millionaire | Wait for a precious catch and sell it for 100,000 or more (in-game currency). |
| Collector | Catch and kill every creature in the game. |
| All in | Take part in the roulette, bet on the green, and win. |
| GOLD GOLD GOLD | Get a Legendary skin as your slot reward. |
| Fully equipped | Get and apply all available upgrades for a single weapon. |
| Terrorizing bird | Defend the islanders during the Terrorizing bird attack. |
| Deadliest catch | Join the military campaign and defeat the big creature. |
| Everyone’s dream | Use a dynamite to kill a seagull. |
| Fishipedia | Find and kill every shiny variant of every creature. |
| I am speed | Equip the fastest engine for your boat. |
| We are so back | Complete the game. |
| Easy | Kill any boss in under 10 seconds. |
| Bean | Finish the game in one hour or less. |
| Handyman | Defeat the final boss using only your hands. |
How many achievements are in How to Fish?
There are 28 achievements. They range from simple first-kill tasks to full-game speed runs and collection grinds — which explains why Steam guides, Reddit threads, and a handful of YouTube runs exist for different routes.
Can I get all achievements solo?
Most are doable solo, but a few will feel safer with company: the island defense and some campaign segments are easier with coordinated players. If you’re chasing the one-hour run or the hand-only final boss, practice on a private server or watch a few streamer attempts first.
On the dock you will burn more fish than you eat. Quick strategies for the finicky ones
A good crew is a spare set of lungs when the boat takes on water — they revive, cover flanks, and speed up objectives.
- Use Steam’s achievement tracker and the community hub to mark what you still need. Threads on Reddit often list ideal loadouts or engine choices.
- For Rich! Millionaire, be patient. Precious catches are rare; save fish sales for a high-value moment. Treat in-game auctions like a speculative market and resist selling common catches.
- For grill-based achievements, practice timing on a throwaway fish. The window is forgiving once you know how long each grill stage lasts.
- Early bosses: try to trigger the 5x multiplier before big fights by chaining weaker kills beforehand. This amps up Impressive.
- Hand-only final boss: clear upgrades and practice patterns. Use bait or distractions to control boss movement while you land punches.
- Slots and roulette: use small bets until you’ve confirmed the mechanics. Watch recorded runs on YouTube for slot behavior and when the Legendary skin drops.
- Collector and Fishipedia: track shiny spawns in a spreadsheet or use Steam guides that timestamp spawn locations to cut the grind.
On a highway of tiny choices you either save time or waste it. Difficult achievements and how to approach them
Players repeat the same mistake: rushing a sequence without a fallback plan. For the tricky ones, always have a rollback — a save, a buddy, or a route you’ve practiced.
Use tools: Steam Cloud saves for safe retry, OBS or Twitch clips to review mistakes, and community videos to copy timings. If you’re chasing speed, practice sections individually; if you’re chasing collections, prioritize rare spawns.
I’ve listed every achievement and the path to each in plain language so you can pick the order that fits your playstyle. Are you going for the one-hour run, the full-collection grind, or the glitched-seagull glory first?