Official 28-goal checklist
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Every requirement below is the official Steam wording. Completion marks stay only in this browser, and the route column makes clear whether the next step is a focused guide, supporting route or still an evidence gap.
Showing 28 of 28 official goals.
| Done | Achievement | Official condition | Planning note | Next verified page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getting startedProgression | Kill your first creature | A natural first-run goal. Confirm the normal catch-to-combat loop before treating a score or trick-shot experiment as the first priority. | Route supportBeginner Guide | |
| DripCollection | Kill a drip creature | This is one confirmed Drip kill, not a rare-variant claim. Keep dated evidence for the creature because the official list does not provide a roster. | Route supportFishipedia Achievement Guide | |
| Who stole my beerProgression | Find and kill the culprit, and bring it to the lighthouse keeper | Protect the distinct first-route item and finish the Lighthouse hand-in before selling routine creature material. | Focused guideEmpty Beer Can Route | |
| Getting an upgradeGear & money | Upgrade the engine on the boat | Use an engine purchase that matches the current travel gate. Do not spend quest money based on an unverified speed ranking. | Focused guideBoat Upgrades Guide | |
| NoobCombat & skill | Get a kill with no kill score multiplier | Use a low-risk ordinary creature and inspect the in-game result. The official wording does not specify a weapon, map or input sequence. | Route supportTrick Shots Guide | |
| DinnertimeProgression | Catch dinner for the lady in the forest | Follow the active Forest objective before starting the Giant Piranha chain. A finished catch still needs the intended quest response. | Focused guideSecond Island Guide | |
| Let me goWorld interaction | Get picked up by a seagull | The official condition is clear, but a reproducible safe setup has not been independently checked for the current build. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| ImpressiveCombat & skill | Get a 5x killscore multiplier | Treat this as a controlled skill test on a non-quest creature. The official record does not publish a fixed multiplier recipe. | Route supportTrick Shots Guide | |
| GrillmasterWorld interaction | Start the grill | This should happen during a normal route. Avoid turning it into a cooking-value claim that the achievement does not require. | Route supportBeginner Guide | |
| VacationProgression | Help the tourist swim on his vacation | Use the active quest and updated map cue as the completion check. The official description does not publish a permanent coordinate. | Route supportIsland Map Guide | |
| GOLD GOLD GOLDGear & money | Unlock a legendary skin from the slot machine | This is a chance-based result, not a guaranteed betting system. Keep discretionary gambling separate from progression funds. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| 360 no scopeCombat & skill | Kill a creature with a 360 no scope | Practice on an expendable creature. A public, current input-and-rotation specification has not been independently verified. | Route supportTrick Shots Guide | |
| I am speedGear & money | Buy the best engine for the boat | Check the live shop state and current route budget. The achievement does not require a claimed best purchase order. | Focused guideBoat Upgrades Guide | |
| Fully equippedGear & money | Apply all attachments to a single weapon | Keep one weapon and its attachments together for the final check. Exact prices and attachment effects should be verified in-game. | Focused guideWeapons Guide | |
| Terrorizing birdProgression | Defend the scared islanders from the terrorizing bird | The achievement wording maps to the community Albatross name. Preserve Tuna for the encounter rather than treating it as an ordinary sale catch. | Focused guideAlbatross Boss Guide | |
| Yummy in my tummyWorld interaction | Eat a burnt creature | The official condition does not name a required creature or cooking method. Test on a non-quest item and protect route items first. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| Deadliest catchProgression | Help the military defeat the big creature they located | Keep the current quest text visible because the official description does not name the encounter trigger or a required loadout. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| We are so backProgression | Finish the game | Complete the normal Volcano chain before adding achievement-specific risk. The final encounter has a separate route and version boundary. | Focused guideFinal Boss Guide | |
| All inGear & money | Bet on green and win at roulette | The only official requirement is a green win. Do not treat player probability claims as a guaranteed roulette method. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| EasyCombat & skill | Kill a boss within 10 seconds | A current, reproducible timing route is not yet verified. Separate this from a first clear and record the patch and difficulty. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| I'm the bird nowWorld interaction | Make the boat fly | The official condition does not describe a safe, repeatable setup. Avoid testing it with a quest item or an unsaved route state. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| Competitive eatingCombat & skill | Eat a mini-boss | Reserve the encounter result until the achievement result is visible. Do not confuse a mini-boss with a story-gate hand-in item. | Route supportBosses Guide | |
| Rich! MillionaireGear & money | Sell something worth 100,000 or more | The official goal gives a sale threshold, but not a stable item, price table or gambling strategy. Treat source-specific values as volatile. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| CollectorCollection | Find and kill all the creatures | A catch alone is not the stated goal. Use the 49-row community table, test the separate Bing Bong report, and verify kill-state progress in game. | Focused guideCollector Achievement Guide | |
| Everyone's dreamCombat & skill | Kill a seagull with dynamite | Patch changes make explosive use version-sensitive. The official condition does not establish a safe angle, distance or self-damage exception. | Official condition onlyNo focused page yet | |
| HandymanCombat & skill | Defeat the final boss with your bare hands | Finish the normal route first. The exact credit rules, co-op treatment and current-fight method need more reproducible evidence. | Route supportFinal Boss Guide | |
| FishipediaCollection | Find and kill all drip creatures | Keep Drip creatures separate from rare variants and the broader Collector roster. The official list does not provide a full Drip name table. | Focused guideFishipedia Achievement Guide | |
| BeanCombat & skill | Finish the game within 1 hour | Use a dedicated current-patch run. The Patch 1.0.5 locked-island travel fix makes pre-patch Volcano shortcuts invalid. | Focused guideBean Achievement Guide |
01Use official conditions as the fixed checklist layer
Steam publishes 28 achievement names and one-line requirements for How to Fish. Those exact conditions are the source of truth for the checklist, even when a community guide uses a more memorable nickname. The table keeps the official wording visible so a player can distinguish an achievement requirement from a tactic. It also avoids turning a difficulty statistic into a claimed completion method.
The game has continued to receive patches, including Patch 1.0.12. That makes a dated route more useful than a copied “works forever” claim. The checklist therefore identifies the next page only when it has a distinct, evidence-bounded job. Entries without enough current proof remain visible as official conditions instead of being hidden behind invented instructions.
02Use the local marks to plan, not to impersonate Steam
The Done boxes save only in this browser and never read or write a Steam account. Mark an entry after Steam gives you the result, not before, so the checklist remains a planning aid rather than a second achievement system. Filters can isolate collection, combat, money and progression work when a run has a single purpose. Resetting the marks removes only this site’s local record.
A focused guide is linked when it answers a documented route question, such as Bean, Collector, Fishipedia or a specific boss chain. Route support means the linked page explains the surrounding system but does not claim to guarantee the achievement. Official condition only means the goal is real but the current source set cannot yet support a reliable walkthrough. This distinction is intentional information, not an unfinished blank.
03Keep the three collection goals separate
Drip requires one Drip creature, Collector requires finding and killing all creatures, and Fishipedia requires finding and killing all Drip creatures. Their similar names hide different completion scopes. Start with the 49-row community catch table and test the separate Bing Bong report for Collector, but treat neither count as official. The Fishipedia page now saves personal Drip observations without claiming a complete roster or drop odds.
A useful missing-entry test starts with the creature name, then checks its rod, lure or special boss bait and the likely route association. For a boss row, protect the special trigger and the post-fight progression item before selling anything. When a result disagrees with the table, record the patch, setup and kill state. That evidence can improve the checklist without changing an unverified player memory into a site-wide fact.
04Treat combat and money achievements as separate runs
360 no scope, Impressive, Easy, Handyman and Everyone’s dream have short official goals but can be sensitive to weapon choice, physics and patches. Practice on a non-quest creature before trying an attempt that consumes rare bait or risks a final route. The current sources do not establish a universal input recipe, score formula or best weapon for those entries. A recorded current-build test is more useful than a recycled loadout claim.
GOLD GOLD GOLD, All in and the 100,000 sale achievement also have narrow official outcomes, not reliable money advice. Keep route money separate from chance-based experiments until a normal progression save is secure. The official list does not provide a stable price table, roulette probability model or guaranteed legendary-skin path. A completion checklist should make that uncertainty clear instead of normalizing a gambling loss as a route requirement.
05Make this page the canonical 100% planning route
This page is the canonical home for both How to Fish achievements and the broader 100% planning intent. A separate generic 100 percent URL would repeat the same 28 rows and weaken the internal-link structure. Use the table to pick one next goal, then return here after the game confirms it. That keeps broad planning and entity-level help connected without creating duplicate thin pages.
Bean is the clearest version-sensitive example because Patch 1.0.5 closed travel to locked islands, explicitly affecting early speedrun shortcuts. The current Bean guide labels community route choices separately from that official patch fact. Apply the same standard to every checklist row: official wording first, reproducible current evidence second, and a clear gap when neither exists. This is how a completion page stays useful as the game changes.
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Evidence boundary
What this guide can confirm
- Steam lists exactly 28 global achievements for App 4001890, including their official names and one-line conditions.
- Patch 1.0.5 officially fixed travel to locked islands, invalidating the early Bean shortcut rather than changing Bean’s official one-hour requirement.
- Patch 1.0.12 is the current review boundary; routes, weapon advice and physics-dependent achievement tactics are not treated as permanent facts.
Sources
Sources for this guide
- Steam global achievements for How to Fish
Primary source for all 28 names and official conditions in the checklist.
- Official Patch 1.0.5 announcement for How to Fish
Primary source confirming the fix that prevents travel to islands before they are unlocked.
- Official How to Fish Steam announcements
Primary source for the current Patch 1.0.12 review boundary and later mechanics changes.
- Steam Community achievement-guide index
Community-demand check only; individual tactic claims still require current, reproducible evidence before publication.