How to Fish sells 1M copies in two days; gun-and-gambling fishing sim goes viral

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How to Fish, a new indie friendslop title that combines fishing simulation with guns and gambling mechanics, sold over 1 million copies within two days of release. The game’s rapid sales underline continued player appetite for cooperative, physics-based party games. Its success follows a recent wave of viral friendslop hits built around quirky premises like golf, walking and ruthless capitalism.

• How to Fish is a fishing simulator that incorporates firearms and gambling elements into cooperative play.
• The game sold more than 1,000,000 copies within two days of release.
• How to Fish is categorized as a friendslop title — a subgenre of co-op indie games with wacky premises and physics-based gameplay.
• Its rapid uptake continues a trend of viral friendslop successes centered on unconventional, party-style mechanics (golf, walking, capitalism).