In Dazed Games’ Steam game How to Fish, you get the 360 no scope achievement by killing any creature after a full 360-degree turn while hip-firing, and a sniper rifle or shotgun on a low-level fish is the easiest setup.
How to Fish is a physics-based fishing game from Dazed Games on Steam, and despite the name it hands you guns to kill sea creatures, upgrade your boat, and fight bosses across five islands. The 360 no scope achievement is one of its style-kill unlocks, and it trips people up because it rewards how you kill a creature, not what you catch. Get the inputs right and it pops on the first clean shot.
What the 360 no scope achievement checks
| Part | What |
|---|---|
| Full spin | Rotate a complete 360 degrees before you fire |
| No ADS | Hip-fire only — never aim down sights |
| Kill shot | The shot has to actually kill the creature |
Key This is a kill achievement, not a fishing one. The game watches for a single clean shot that lands after you’ve spun all the way around, with your weapon fired from the hip rather than through a scope. Nothing about catching or reeling matters here — you just need a creature to die from that shot.
Setting up before you try it
The cleanest time to go for this is during post-game cleanup. After the credits you wake up back on island 1 with everything you own, and all five islands are open, so you have your full loadout and no story pressure while you line up the shot.
Pick an easy, low-level creature that can die in one hit. The whole trick is timing the kill to land right after the spin, so anything that survives a single shot works against you. Both the sniper rifle and the shotgun are good choices here. Guns in this game are hitscan — no bullet travel, no drop — so re-acquiring your target the instant you finish spinning is far more forgiving than it sounds.
Landing the 360 no scope kill
Pick a weak creature
Stand near a low-level fish that dies in a single shot so timing is all that matters.
Line up the shot
Face the creature and note where it sits before you start turning.
Spin a full 360
Rotate all the way around — you can split the turn across two quick mouse swipes, and on low sensitivity that’s the easiest way to do it.
Keep the scope down
Do not aim down sights at any point; this has to be a hip-fire.
Fire after the spin
The instant you complete the rotation, snap back onto the creature and shoot from the hip.
Repeat if it survives
If the shot doesn’t kill, reset and go again — there’s real leniency in the rotation.
Drop your sensitivity and split the turn into two fast swipes — it makes completing a full 360 and re-aiming on a one-shot creature far easier than one frantic flick.
Why the achievement fails to pop
Almost every miss comes down to one of a few things. Aiming down sights disqualifies the kill outright, so keep off the scope. Firing before you’ve finished the full rotation won’t count either — complete the spin, then shoot. Picking a creature that survives your shot is the other common trap, since the achievement needs the 360 shot itself to be the kill. And there’s no reason to overcomplicate it by trying this on a boss; a weak fish that dies instantly is exactly what you want.
How 360 and no scope tie into trick shots
| Modifier | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| 360 | 1.5x |
| No scope | 1.2x |
| Headshot | 1.25x |
| Last bullet | 1.25x |
Both halves of this achievement are also kill-score modifiers in the game’s trick-shot system, which is what raises a creature’s value before you sell it. A 360 and a no scope each stack a multiplier onto the kill, so the same shot that earns you this achievement is also worth more money — handy context if you’re deep into the game’s style-based farming.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can the 360 spin be done with more than one mouse swipe?
Yes. The rotation can be split across multiple mouse movements, and on low sensitivity two quick swipes gets you all the way around. There’s leniency built into how the turn is read, so you don’t need to nail it in a single flick.
Does a shotgun work for 360 no scope?
It does. A shotgun works just as well as the sniper rifle for this. Since the guns are hitscan, either weapon lands the moment you fire, so the choice comes down to whichever you’re more comfortable snapping back onto the target with.
Should you do 360 no scope before or after finishing the game?
After. Doing it during post-game cleanup is easiest because you keep all your gear and every island is open, so you can set up next to a weak creature and take as many attempts as you need with no story stakes.
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