Complete 28-Achievement Checklist
Use the Steam achievement names below to compare against your progress. The short notes focus on the unlock condition; Bean, Handyman, Collector, and Fishipedia are best treated as dedicated cleanup goals.
Getting started
Take down one creature for the first time
Drip
Defeat any Drip variant
Who stole my beer
Identify the culprit, kill it, and deliver it to the lighthouse keeper
Noob
Score a kill without an active kill-score multiplier
Getting an upgrade
Install an engine upgrade on the boat
Dinnertime
Bring the forest lady her requested dinner
Let me go
Allow a seagull to carry you away
Impressive
Reach a 5x kill-score multiplier
Grillmaster
Light the cooking grill
GOLD GOLD GOLD
Roll a legendary skin from the Reel of Fortune
360 no scope
Defeat a creature with a 360 no-scope shot
Vacation
Help the tourist go for a vacation swim
Fully equipped
Fit one weapon with every available attachment
I am speed
Purchase the boat's top engine
Yummy in my tummy
Consume a creature after it burns
Terrorizing bird
Protect the frightened islanders from the attacking bird
All in
Win a roulette wager placed on green
Competitive eating
Eat one of the mini-bosses
I'm the bird now
Get the boat airborne
Deadliest catch
Assist the military with the large creature they found
We are so back
Reach the end of the game
Easy
Kill any boss in under 10 seconds
Bean
Complete the entire game in under one hour
Collector
Locate and defeat every creature
Rich! Millionaire
Complete a sale worth at least 100,000
Everyone's dream
Use dynamite to kill a seagull
Handyman
Defeat the final boss using only your fists
Fishipedia
Find and defeat every Drip creature
❓ Achievement FAQ
How do you unlock the 'Drip' achievement in How to Fish?
The 'Drip' achievement unlocks when you kill any Drip creature for the first time. Drip creatures are rare variants identified by their rainbow-colored name text.
How do you unlock the 'I'm the bird now' achievement?
Make the boat leave the water and become airborne. A faster engine and a suitable ramp, wave, or physics launch make the attempt easier.
How do you unlock 'Everyone's dream' achievement?
Kill an aggressive seagull using thrown dynamite.
How do you unlock the 'Deadliest catch' achievement?
Join the military operation and help defeat the large creature identified during that late-game quest chain.
How do you unlock the 'Handyman' achievement?
Defeat the final boss using only your fists. Using a weapon during the fight can invalidate the achievement attempt.
Plan cleanup after the story
Finish the five-island route first, then use free exploration for collection, gambling, trick-shot, and equipment achievements. Run Bean and Handyman separately.
Review the Story Route