update tracker · checked 2026-09-26
How to Fish Updates and Patch Notes
The official 1.0.12 patch adds Steam Cloud support. To upload an existing save, launch and then exit How to Fish once on the PC where that save is stored.
Patch 1.0.12: upload an existing save
Steam Cloud now stores save files. The developer instructs players to play and exit the game once on the PC that already holds their saves so those files can upload. Do this on the original save computer before expecting to retrieve that save through the cloud.
The announcement also says to restart Steam for the update. It rebalances piranha, slightly nerfs tuna and limits item velocity. Cloud support is not a promise to recover previously lost or corrupted saves.
Patch 1.0.9
The update added difficulty changes in the main menu and in game. Easy reduces creature health and damage; Hard increases both. It also added a Steam relay diagnostic and another attempt to fix corrupted saves.
Restart Steam after an update and use the official community support route if the Steam relay indicator turns red or a save still fails.
Changes that affect guides
Patch 1.0.4 expanded lobby support to eight players, nerfed Pufferfish and Whale and changed route visibility. Patch 1.0.5 closed an unintended island-unlock shortcut. Patch 1.0.6 changed save behavior around crashes and explicit save or quit actions.
These changes are why boss, multiplayer, achievement and speedrun pages must keep a visible check date.
Sources
- How to Fish official Steam news
Official patch history through 1.0.9, including difficulty settings, save fixes, lobby expansion and balance changes; checked 2026-08-26.
- Steam Cloud support and patch 1.0.12
Official 1.0.12 release notice: Steam Cloud, launch/exit once on the PC with existing saves, balance and bug fixes; checked 2026-09-26.