{"rewrite":{"id":"r_286b212c6cc2fa7974fa7eb6","clusterId":"c_7c6b38283cdf8884c5a4786c","slug":"how-to-fish-dev-hints-at-new-features-around-steam-autumn-sale","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"How to Fish Dev Hints at New Features Around Steam Autumn Sale","summary":"Dazed Games, the two-person Swedish studio behind the physics-based fishing sim How to Fish, says new features may arrive in time for the Steam Autumn Sale. The PC title launched on August 20 and pairs first-person fishing with single-player and four-player online co-op, letting players catch, dispatch, and sell fish to buy tools and weapons. It costs 880 yen and supports Japanese.","whyItMatters":"A launch that leaned on physics feel and streamer word of mouth is now being extended through a sale-timed update, the studio's way of keeping a small-budget PC sim in front of players after the first wave.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHow to Fish shipped on PC on August 20, made by a two-person team in Sweden. Players start stranded on a small island with no gear and work up by catching, dispatching, and selling fish for tools and weapons. The game runs single-player and online co-op for up to four players, costs 880 yen, and supports Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game grew out of a 2022 game jam prototype themed around a coast, built from the team\u0026#39;s memories of Ridiculous Fishing. Dazed Games later set the project aside, and only returned to it after its 2025 Steam release Out of Hand: Deluxe did not perform as the pair hoped.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"How to Fish launched August 20 as a PC title with four-player online co-op, so any Steam Autumn Sale feature drop lands roughly three months into its life, not at launch.","twitterPost":"How to Fish shipped August 20 with four-player co-op, so a Steam Autumn Sale feature drop lands about three months post-launch.","threadsPost":"Dazed Games built How to Fish around four-player online co-op, and the Steam Autumn Sale window falls roughly three months after its August 20 launch. New features then would land well after the co-op audience already formed its habits.","newsletterBlurb":"Dazed Games, the two-person Swedish studio behind How to Fish, says new features may arrive in time for the Steam Autumn Sale. The PC fishing sim launched August 20 at 880 yen with single-player and four-player online co-op. It began as a 2022 game jam prototype themed around a coast, and the team resumed work on it after its 2025 Steam release Out of Hand: Deluxe fell short of expectations.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172639.html\",\"title\":\"Physics-based fishing sim 'How to Fish' may reveal some new features in time for the Steam Autumn Sale [Developer Interview]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4666,"outputTokens":582,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791206077,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T13:12:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T13:13:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:13:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7c6b38283cdf8884c5a4786c","canonicalTitle":"「Steamオータムセールに合わせて、いくつかの新要素をお披露目できるかも」物理演算釣りシム『How to Fish』【開発者インタビュー】","representativeArticleId":"a_de3ad08dc5c06fd6a69aca2c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"How to Fish\"],\"studios\":[\"Dazed Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T08:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T08:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:13:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172639.html","title":"「Steamオータムセールに合わせて、いくつかの新要素をお披露目できるかも」物理演算釣りシム『How to Fish』【開発者インタビュー】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["How to Fish"],"studios":["Dazed Games"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}