How To Fish is one of 2026’s breakout indie hits accruing players like wildfire on Steam. It’s conquered the PC space with ease, but the rest of the gaming community is crying out to go swimming in a platform port.
It’s a simple premise at the end of the day: Fishing. Cast your rod, hope the fish takes the bait, and reel it in. Only, How To Fish is not a conventional fishing game, and having up to three friends alongside you ensures two things: Hellacious chaos and Hilarity.
Can You Play How To Fish on PS5?
How To Fish currently does not have a PlayStation 5 port, nor a PS4 one, meaning it’s evaded the clutches of Sony for now.
No, you can’t play How To Fish on PS5. It’s become a recurring question with this influx of multiplayer games, AKA Friendslop, titles in recent years: Is it coming to console?
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In this case, it’s on PS5.
Can You Play How To Fish on XBOX Series X|S?
It’s another check in the ‘no’ column, as XBOX console owners also have to miss out on the fun.
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No How To Fish for XBOX and PlayStation owners, leaving only one console left.
Can You Play How To Fish on Nintendo Switch?
You can reel the rod back in, as you won’t be getting a bite here: How To Fish is also not on Nintendo Switch or the Switch 2.
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Before you pack up and go home for the day, I do have some good news if you are waiting on a console port, though.
Is a How To Fish Console Port Releasing?
The How To Fish Discord FAQ has said that console ports could happen if all goes well with the PC Steam version.
I defer to the How To Fish Discord:
‘First launch will be on Steam for PC. If everything goes well we’ll port it to playstation and xbox, maybe switch. Mobile or Vr unlikely.’
If you can keep the beers cool and the fish hooks shiny, then there may be a console port arriving in the future. Given that the game hit 1,000,000 players in the first two days, the early signs are promising!
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Andy is Insider Gaming's Senior Evergreen Editor and has been in the games journalism sphere in one way or another for over 7 years. His video game taste is as…
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