To unlock Easy in Dazed Games’ Steam game How to Fish, finish the game first, return with a maxed assault rifle, bait your rod with beer on Island 1, fish up the spider crab boss, and unload into it the moment it lands.
Kill the Island 1 spider crab with a maxed assault rifle to unlock Easy, which requires you to kill a boss within 10 seconds. In How to Fish — the physics fishing-and-shooting game from Dazed Games on Steam — the spider crab that stole a beer earlier in the story becomes a free kill when you return with endgame firepower, and beer bait summons it on demand.
The post-game setup that makes this trivial
| Requirement | Use |
|---|---|
| Post-game access | Puts you on Island 1 with all your endgame gear and every island open |
| Beer bait | Rage-baits the spider crab so you can fish it up on command |
| Island 1 spider crab | The earliest, safest boss to burst down inside the timer |
| Maxed assault rifle | The damage that empties the crab’s health bar before 10 seconds are up |
Key Do this after the credits, not during the story. When the game ends, you wake up on Island 1 carrying everything you own, with all five islands open. Your fully upgraded gear from the final boss fight is already in your pockets, ready to erase a boss that was never meant to survive that much damage. Before using any bait, make sure you have the four pieces below.
Killing the spider crab inside 10 seconds
Return to Island 1 after the ending
Load your post-game save and go to the fishing spot where you first encountered the spider crab.
Put beer on the rod
Attach a beer to your rod as bait. This is the same lure that summoned the boss during the story.
Fish up the spider crab
Cast, hook the spider crab, and reel it in to start the encounter just like any other island boss.
Keep the assault rifle ready
Switch to your maxed assault rifle before the crab surfaces so no time is lost drawing the weapon.
Mag dump the moment it lands
The instant the crab lands and becomes vulnerable, hold fire and empty the magazine into it. With the correct gear, its health bar disappears well inside the window.
Swap to your assault rifle before the crab finishes surfacing so the first shot lands the instant it becomes vulnerable. Avoiding those wasted draw-frames turns a close attempt into a clean kill.
Why the Island 1 spider crab is the right boss
Use the spider crab for this timed kill. It is the first boss in the game, so your post-game weapons are wildly overleveled for the encounter — you are bringing a final-boss loadout to a fight balanced for brass knuckles. Cheap beer bait also summons it instantly beside your spawn point, eliminating travel and setup between attempts.
The later bosses make the achievement far messier. The piranha boss spits out smaller piranhas mid-fight, the pufferfish grows and trails a poison cloud, and the seagull boss forces you into cover between attacks. The lava whale on Island 5 is the one genuinely hard fight in the game — it rolls, stomps, and rains lava meteorites across the arena. None of those mechanics belongs in a stopwatch race. The spider crab simply charges, and your endgame damage kills it before it reaches you. Other bosses may also satisfy the achievement, but there is no reason to gamble on a harder one.
If the crab survives the 10 seconds
A failed attempt means you need more damage. Finish maxing the assault rifle and its attachments before trying again — you need a fully kitted rifle for the ending anyway, so this gear should already be in your inventory. Use the rifle, not fists or melee; punching is for the Handyman achievement, not a burst-damage race. If the attempt goes wrong, bait the rod with another beer and summon the crab again, since it respawns freely in post-game. Max the rifle rather than chasing a specific damage number or attachment loadout, and skip this achievement during the story — your weapons are not strong enough yet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I unlock Easy before finishing the game?
No. Although bosses are available earlier, your weapons will not drop one inside 10 seconds until post-game. This method depends on returning to Island 1 with your endgame assault rifle, which happens after the credits roll.
Does it have to be the Island 1 spider crab?
Use the Island 1 spider crab. It is the weakest boss, spawns on demand beside your landing point, and has no adds or evasive movement to complicate the kill. Other bosses are more mobile or mechanically demanding, making the spider crab the easiest first-try unlock.
Does co-op help with the 10-second kill?
Yes. More guns on the boss produce more damage per second, and bosses are easier with a full crew whose members can revive each other. A maxed assault rifle is already enough to kill the spider crab solo, but a second player firing alongside you shortens the fight further.
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