$5 Co-Op Fishing Game 'How to Fish' Hits 370,000 Peak Players on Steam in Just Five Days

Indie studio Dazed Games, based in Sweden, is experiencing a massive viral success with its $5 co-op fishing game, How to Fish. According to tracking data from SteamDB, the self-published title achieved a staggering new player peak of 373,971 just five days after its official launch on Valve's platform.

The micro-budget game's numbers have quickly surpassed other prominent co-op titles frequently categorized in the same space. For comparison, the popular co-op game Peak—backed by publishers Aggro Crab and Landfall Games and released in 2025—reached an all-time peak of 170,759 players. How to Fish has more than doubled that milestone despite being self-published by Dazed Games without major publisher backing. Meanwhile, another contemporary title, Big Walk, holds an all-time peak of 46,409 players on tracked platforms, though its availability across multiple platforms makes comprehensive figures more difficult to gauge.

The rapid rise of How to Fish highlights the growing market value and immense popularity of simple, accessible multiplayer experiences featuring modest price tags. While developers at Dazed Games manage the high volume of players logging on daily, the title's record-breaking debut firmly positions it among the most talked-about co-op releases of the current gaming landscape.