How to Fish, the $7.99 physics-fishing hit that’s been camped in Steam’s top sellers for weeks, is PC-only right now. Console versions are planned but unannounced in detail, and there is no mobile version. Here’s the full platform picture, and what to watch for.
The Current Answer, Platform by Platform
- PC (Steam): available now, $7.99, Windows. This is the only place to play.
- PS5 / Xbox: planned. Developer Dazed Games has confirmed console versions are coming, but no platforms have been named specifically and no dates given.
- Mac: also confirmed as planned, same caveat.
- Mobile (iOS/Android): not announced at all. Any app store listing claiming to be How to Fish on mobile is not this game; beware clones riding the name, especially given how searchable “how to fish” is.
Why Consoles Will Take a While
Dazed Games is a two-person Swedish studio whose co-op fishing game accidentally sold around a million copies in two days. Porting takes teams like that time: certification, controller UX, and online co-op infrastructure across platforms is months of work even for veteran porting houses. The confirmation that consoles are coming is genuine; the silence on dates is a small team being honest about not knowing yet.
What Makes It Worth the Wait
If you’re console-only and curious what the fuss is: co-op for up to 8 players (raised from 4 in patch 1.0.4), crash-landed on an island chain, fishing with physics, buying progressively sillier gear and weapons, gambling your earnings (in-game currency only), and fighting fish-adjacent bosses like the Albatross on the way home. It’s Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam across tens of thousands of reviews, and it earns it.
PC Players: The Loading Fix
The one widespread technical complaint is infinite loading on the boat or menu hangs. The community-validated workaround: in the lobby, Host Game and switch Session Type to “Singleplayer” if you’re playing alone; for co-op, have everyone fully restart Steam and the game, make a fresh lobby, and let the host load in first.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it on Game Pass or PS Plus? No. It’s a Steam purchase only right now, and no subscription service deals are announced.
Will consoles get crossplay with PC? Unannounced; co-op infrastructure decisions like that will surface when platforms are named.
Is there an official roadmap? The developers communicate through Steam announcements; that’s where console news will land first.
Is the Steam Deck a workaround? Steam-on-Deck is the closest thing to a portable version today; check community reports for current Deck performance before buying for that purpose.