{"rewrite":{"id":"r_43d7647e684a0bbb7e19c222","clusterId":"c_9064220822d88d459d86bf80","slug":"how-to-fish-passes-10-million-players-as-dazed-games-plans-console-port","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"How to Fish Passes 10 Million Players as Dazed Games Plans Console Port","summary":"Dazed Games said on October 12 that its physics-based fishing shooter How to Fish has passed 10 million players, less than two months after its August 20 PC release. The studio is working on a larger content update, a console version, and bug fixes. Platforms and timing for the console release were not disclosed.","whyItMatters":"A co-op fishing shooter that sold 1 million copies in two days now has a console port on the table, which puts the game in front of an audience the PC-only launch could not reach.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam page for the game has drawn about 72,000 user reviews, with over 95 percent recommending it, according to SteamDB figures cited in the announcement coverage. Peak concurrent players reached 373,971 on August 26, up from roughly 20,000 in the first days after launch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game already received a content update in September, the Mini Island Update 1.1.0, which added weapons, mini islands, and mini bosses. Dazed Games describes the coming update as larger in scale than that.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dazed Games is committing to a console port and a major update while the PC version still has unresolved bugs. Splitting a small studio across three fronts is the risk the 10 million figure hides.","twitterPost":"Dazed Games is chasing a console port and a major update at once. The 10 million players arrived on PC, where the game still has bugs to fix.","threadsPost":"Dazed Games says a console version, a larger content update, and bug fixes are all in progress for How to Fish. The 10 million players showed up on PC in under two months. Juggling three workstreams at once is where the studio's real capacity gets tested.","newsletterBlurb":"Dazed Games says How to Fish has passed 10 million players, less than two months after the co-op fishing shooter hit PC on August 20. The studio is now working on a larger content update, a console port, and bug fixes. Platforms and timing for the console version have not been disclosed.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/13/173525.html\",\"title\":\"Chaotic Fishing Sim 'How to Fish' Surpasses 10 Million Players-Less Than 2 Months After Launch! Devs Announce Work on Major Update and Console Port\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4691,"outputTokens":540,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791845530,"createdAt":"2026-10-12T22:46:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T22:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T22:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9064220822d88d459d86bf80","canonicalTitle":"カオス釣りシム『How to Fish』プレイヤー1,000万人突破―発売2か月足らずで！大型アプデとコンソール移植にも取り組むと発表","representativeArticleId":"a_4b1fee2bbfcaa36013c434fd","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"How to Fish\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-12T21:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-12T21:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T22:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/13/173525.html","title":"カオス釣りシム『How to Fish』プレイヤー1,000万人突破―発売2か月足らずで！大型アプデとコンソール移植にも取り組むと発表"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["How to Fish"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}