What is the latest How to Fish patch?

Patch 1.0.11 is the latest official update found in the Steam announcement feed when this page was checked on September 2, 2026.

Where do these How to Fish patch notes come from?

Every entry is summarized from the game developer’s official Steam announcement. Each patch entry links directly to its source announcement so you can read the complete wording.

Why is Patch 1.0.7 missing from the list?

Steam’s official announcement feed has no numbered Patch 1.0.7 post. This page does not create an entry without an official source, and the gap does not prove that no internal or short-lived build used that number.

How to Fish Patch Notes and Updates

What is the latest How to Fish update?

The newest official update tracked on this page is Patch 1.0.11, announced on September 1, 2026. This running log uses the developer’s Steam announcements as its source of truth and keeps the newest entry at the top.

Troubleshooting advice can age quickly. Before following a fix, compare the article’s Verified patch badge with this log. Start from the Troubleshooting hub if you need help with saves, multiplayer, crashes, performance, controller input, or audio.

To add the next update later, place its H2 section directly above Patch 1.0.11, update the frontmatter lastModified, gameVersion, verifiedPatch, summary, and FAQ answer for the latest patch, then link the new official announcement.

Patch 1.0.11 — September 1, 2026

Patch 1.0.11 focused on platform support, save protection, accessibility-style control options, and several item fixes.

Added GeForce NOW support and official Steam Deck Verified status.
Added toggle options for aiming, sprinting, and nametags, plus a hold-to-attack option.
Added save-file corruption checks before loading and backup saves for recovery.
Adjusted the Island 6 roulette table, item-dot colors, self-damage from explosives, and attachment purchase/downgrade rules.
Fixed the join-time inventory issue that could make players invisible, selling checks, Drip parrotfish cooking, and hand movement when picking up an item.

Source: Official Steam announcement for Patch 1.0.11. Accessed 2026-09-02.

The backup-save change is directly relevant to the save file and progress guide. That older article was verified before 1.0.11, so the new backup behavior should be considered first when diagnosing a damaged slot.

Patch 1.0.10 — August 27, 2026

Patch 1.0.10 was a larger quality-of-life and bug-fix update.

Added water cleaning for tools and weapons affected by cooking.
Added persistence for up to 64 dropped ground items, prioritizing weapons, tools, quest items, and creatures.
Slightly reduced Anglerfish health.
Fixed or limited problems involving beer effects, respawning after a tuna death, local-time display, rich-text chat abuse, explosion velocity, roulette, loading/joining item placement, and items falling through the level.
Increased the allowed connection time in an attempt to reduce immediate disconnects and added the game version to player.log for debugging.

Source: Official Steam announcement for Patch 1.0.10. Accessed 2026-09-02.

The developer used “hopefully” for several fixes, so this log does not treat every affected report as permanently closed. If joining still fails, use the multiplayer connection guide and include the current patch number in any report.

Patch 1.0.9 — August 24, 2026

Patch 1.0.9 added difficulty choices and connection diagnostics.

Added Easy and Hard difficulty settings in both the main menu and in-game settings.
Easy gives creatures 25% less health and 50% less damage; Hard gives them 25% more health and 25% more damage.
Added a Steam connection diagnostic in the main menu, with failed relay initialization shown in red.
Attempted to fix corrupt save files and crashes when equipping weapons from affected saves.

Source: Official Steam announcement for Patch 1.0.9. Accessed 2026-09-02.

The official note says the corrupt-save problem was “hopefully fixed.” That wording matters: it records an attempted fix, not a guarantee that every damaged save was repaired.

Patch 1.0.8 — August 24, 2026

Patch 1.0.8 was a small input and audio fix.

Fixed PlayStation controller glyph display.
Connected the fire-sizzling sound to the FX volume slider so that the setting controls it correctly.

Source: Official Steam announcement for Patch 1.0.8. Accessed 2026-09-02.

Patch 1.0.6 — August 23, 2026

Patch 1.0.6 changed save validation and clarified exactly when saving occurs.

Added a save-file check before loading to prevent false servers with the name “Game Name.”
Stopped saving during an application crash.
Kept one-minute autosaves and added saves when the player presses Save, Main Menu, or Quit.

Source: Official Steam announcement for Patch 1.0.6. Accessed 2026-09-02.

This patch explains why progress immediately before a crash can still be missing even when normal autosaving works.

Patch 1.0.5 — August 22, 2026

Patch 1.0.5 added lobby and camera options while fixing progression and achievement problems.

Added independent X- and Y-axis inversion, private invite-only lobbies, and in-game session-type changes that take effect after a restart.
Lowered the minimum locked-FPS choice from 50 to 30.
Fixed travel to locked islands, invisible slot-machine skins at 4K, a Drip collection achievement requiring an extra find, and a griefing route that could immediately end a joined game.

Source: Official Steam announcement for Patch 1.0.5. Accessed 2026-09-02.

Patch 1.0.4 — August 21, 2026

Patch 1.0.4 expanded lobby size, adjusted bosses, and targeted several launch-week screen and multiplayer problems.

Added support for lobbies of up to eight players.
Nerfed Pufferfish and Whale and made the intended route to the final island easier to see.
Attempted to fix a black screen when joining a lobby and a gray screen on startup by no longer forcing fullscreen mode.
Fixed stuck boss timers, underwater effects in the main menu, persistent revive text, and the final-boss bare-hands achievement for all players.
Blocked special characters in server names because they could break the save file.

Source: Official Steam announcement for Patch 1.0.4. Accessed 2026-09-02.

Why is Patch 1.0.7 not listed?

Steam’s official feed has no numbered Patch 1.0.7 announcement between 1.0.6 and 1.0.8. This log preserves that gap instead of inventing a date or change list. The missing announcement does not prove that the developer never used 1.0.7 internally or for a short-lived build; it only means there is no official public note to summarize.

How should this page be used with troubleshooting guides?

The patch log tells you what the developer officially changed. A troubleshooting page tells you what symptom players saw and what recovery steps are reasonable. Neither should overwrite the other.

For example, Patch 1.0.11 added save backups, but that does not prove every old corrupted file can be recovered. Patch 1.0.10 increased connection time, but its wording does not guarantee that every join failure disappeared. Check the exact patch language first, then use the relevant guide and preserve logs or save backups before changing files.

For performance expectations rather than patch changes, compare your PC with the official system requirements. This page will be updated when another official numbered Steam announcement is verified.

Sources

All seven patch entries above link directly to the corresponding developer announcement on Steam. The official How to Fish announcements feed was also checked for ordering and for the absence of a numbered 1.0.7 post on September 2, 2026.