Dazed Games released The Islet Update, version 1.1.0, for How to Fish on September 28, 2026, the first content update for the co-op fishing game since it launched on Steam on August 20. Co-founders Carl-Vilhelm and Melvin announced it in a short post on Steam.
What The Islet Update Adds
The patch notes list ten additions:
- Multiple mini islands
- A new mini-boss
- More creatures
- A new weapon
- A new bait
- More items
- A new NPC
- A new outfit
- New achievements
- A Steam bundle with PEAK
Two changes round it out: the distance between each island has been adjusted, and so has the volume of some sound effects.
That is the whole list. The notes do not name the new weapon, bait, NPC or mini-boss, do not say where the mini islands sit or what unlocks them, and do not say whether the islands moved closer together or further apart. We are not going to guess. Steam’s store page now lists 31 achievements for the game.
The bundle, called How to PEAK, pairs How to Fish with PEAK, the co-op climbing game, and takes 10 percent off the pair. With PEAK discounted separately at the time of writing, Steam’s US store listed the bundle at $11.64. How to Fish on its own is still $7.99.
The update follows the plan the developers laid out on September 4, when patch 1.0.12 added Steam Cloud saves and they called it “probably the last bugfix patch before starting to work on content updates.”
What This Means for Players
The core route home is not listed as changed, so our guide to unlocking every island still walks the main boss chain from the Spider Crab to the Mutated Bowhead Whale. The new mini islands and mini-boss sit alongside that chain, and we will add them once their details are confirmed. The same goes for the Albatross fight and the rest of the boss ladder.
Before you pour money into the new weapon, read the two expensive upgrade traps in our co-op and weapon upgrades guide. The new bait joins the bait-as-investment loop in our guide to making money fast.
If the bundle gets you into PEAK, start with our PEAK guides and the best items to carry to the top. Console players are still waiting: How to Fish remains PC only, as our platform guide explains.
Source: Dazed Games, “THE ISLET UPDATE 1.1.0,” Steam, September 28, 2026.