How to Fish: Achievements Guide (All 28)
How to Fish has 28 achievements and — good news — none of them are missable. Everything can be cleaned up after the credits. Here's the full picture.
Story & kill achievements
| Achievement | Getting started |
|---|---|
| How to unlock | Kill your first creature |
| Achievement | Who stole my beer |
| How to unlock | Complete the lighthouse quest: find the thief creature, kill it, carry the body to the keeper |
| Achievement | Dinnertime |
| How to unlock | Catch dinner for the forest lady and turn it in to her (grill it if she sniffs at raw) |
| Achievement | Vacation |
| How to unlock | Help the tourist get in the water the quest way — follow his prompt |
| Achievement | Getting an upgrade |
| How to unlock | Buy the first boat engine upgrade |
| Achievement | Grillmaster |
| How to unlock | Start the grill the first time you see it |
| Achievement | Yummy in my tummy |
| How to unlock | Leave a trash fish on the grill too long, then eat it |
| Achievement | Competitive eating |
| How to unlock | Beat the mini-boss on the grill — cook, don't sell, that one |
| Achievement | We are so back |
| How to unlock | Finish the game (credits) |
Skill shot achievements
| Achievement | Impressive |
|---|---|
| How to unlock | Hit a 5x killscore on one kill — air + stacked medals (headshot, no-scope, 360, one-shot) |
| Achievement | Noob |
| How to unlock | The opposite: kill on the ground, no spin, no air, no scope. Do it early, while your brain still accepts a dirty kill |
| Achievement | 360 no scope |
| How to unlock | Fish in the air, gun out, full spin, hip fire. Scoping is the fail |
| Achievement | Let me go |
| How to unlock | Get picked up by a seagull — hold still and let the bird lift you, not just the corpse |
| Achievement | Everyone's dream |
| How to unlock | Wait for the seagull steal, then throw dynamite at the bird. Don't snipe it if you still need this |
| Achievement | Easy |
| How to unlock | Kill any boss in 10 seconds — gun out, stand on the spawn, first clip is the fight |
| Achievement | Handyman |
| How to unlock | Beat the final boss with empty hands — unequip your gun before the cutscene |
Money & collection achievements
| Achievement | Rich! / Millionaire |
|---|---|
| How to unlock | One 100,000 sell — a single transaction, not lifetime. Late island + drip + stacked killscore, or a boss corpse |
| Achievement | I am speed |
| How to unlock | Buy the best boat engine |
| Achievement | I'm the bird now |
| How to unlock | Make the boat fly — full stick at a wave, ramp, or downhill, hold jump. Physics, not a menu button |
| Achievement | Fully equipped |
| How to unlock | Every attachment slot filled on one weapon — don't spread parts across three guns |
| Achievement | All in |
| How to unlock | Roulette: go all-in on green and win. Small bets until it hits |
| Achievement | GOLD GOLD GOLD |
| How to unlock | Slots: hit the triple gold — it's a legendary skin pull, not a jackpot number |
| Achievement | Drip |
| How to unlock | Kill one rare/shiny variant creature. Keep pulling the same spot where a shiny already dropped |
| Achievement | Collector |
| How to unlock | Catch every species |
| Achievement | Fishipedia |
| How to unlock | Catch every drip variant — save this for last |
Bean: the 1-hour speedrun
Bean is the hardest achievement: finish the entire game in under one hour. Community speedruns agree on the approach:
- Skip everything optional — no casino, no drip hunting, no 100k sell, no attachment shopping.
- Beeline the quest chain — beer → dinner → tourist → terror bird → military → final island.
- Guns over rods — a gun is the money maker; the rod is just the launch platform.
- Only buy what's required — something that shoots, the engine to leave, and nothing pretty.
- Solo is cleaner — co-op makes trick shots louder, not faster.
100% route (two passes)
- Pass 1 — the story run: Getting started → beer quest → first engine → Grillmaster → the full quest chain → We are so back. Grab Noob, Impressive, and 360 while fish are still dumb. If the clock is under an hour, that's Bean — otherwise Bean becomes a dedicated NG rush.
- Pass 2 — the stupid stuff: I am speed + I'm the bird now + Fully equipped → Everyone's dream (dynamite the seagull) → Yummy + Competitive eating on the grill → Easy on a replayed small boss → Handyman on the replayed final → Rich! (one 100k sell) → All in + GOLD GOLD GOLD at the casino → Collector → Fishipedia (drip) last.
Source noteCompiled and rewritten from the top-rated Steam community guide by Discipline ("How to beat the Fish + tips and tricks") and other launch-week guides.
FAQ
How many achievements does How to Fish have?
28 on Steam, and none are missable — everything can be done after the credits.
What's the hardest achievement?
Bean — finishing the whole game in under one hour.
Do achievements work in co-op?
Yes, they unlock normally in co-op. Trick shots are just louder with friends.
What order should I do the grind achievements?
Drip last. Do Collector and Fishipedia after the casino money exists.
Related:Beginner's Guide ·Money Guide ·Boss Fish Tips