Finish the full five-island story within 1 hour to get Bean in Dazed Games’ Steam game How to Fish. Use a dedicated speedrun save and ignore every optional objective until the run is complete.
Bean is the rarest achievement in How to Fish, the physics fishing-and-shooting co-op game Dazed Games released on Steam on 20 August 2026. The other 27 achievements come naturally through normal play, but Bean puts a stopwatch on the entire story. Complete it with a clean, purpose-built run instead of trying to add it to a leisurely first playthrough.
Why Bean is a dedicated speedrun
Bean unlocks when you finish the game within 1 hour. The story spans five islands, with the volcano as the fifth, while a normal playthrough takes anywhere from 5 to 20 hours depending on how much time you spend exploring and messing around. Clearing it in 60 minutes requires its own attempt on a separate save.
This route outline covers every milestone you need to clear on each island rather than giving you a frame-perfect split sheet. Complete the quests below in order, skip everything else, and you can finish in 57 minutes 22 seconds, leaving only a few minutes of slack for the ending.
Setting up before you start the timer
Key Preparation decides a Bean run. Set up these four things before starting the clock, then focus entirely on executing the route.
Use a dedicated Bean save
Keep your normal playthrough on one file and start the speedrun on another. Never combine both runs on the same save.
Play the attempt solo
You can complete Bean in co-op, but coordinating under the timer costs more time than the extra player saves.
Leave cleanup achievements alone
Skip fast boss kills, trick shots, collection, and every other fiddly achievement during the run. They are trivial to finish in the post-game.
Know the co-op tradeoff
Extra guns make normal bosses easier, and teammates can revive you. That makes co-op better everywhere except the timed Bean run itself.
The Bean route, island by island
| Island | What to clear |
|---|---|
| Island 1 | Rack up your first kills, then finish the beer-culprit quest and take it to the lighthouse keeper |
| Island 2 | Buy the $230 engine upgrade, then beat the piranha boss and return its tail to the lady in the forest |
| Island 3 | Bring the grill master a shark to start the grill, and give the tourist an endangered fish to set up Vacation |
| Island 4 | Buy the best engine ($860), then defeat the terrorizing seagull boss for the islanders |
| Island 5 | Kit out your assault rifle, kill the lava whale, hand in the final tail, and take the RHIB to end the game |
Run straight through the required story quests. A boss and hand-in gate your progress on each island, so clear only those objectives and move immediately to the next one. These prices are from multiplayer; weapon upgrades cost a little less solo, while lures and guns cost about the same in either mode.
On Island 2, the piranha boss vomits smaller piranhas as the fight continues and never stuns. Dodge and lead it around instead of trading hits, using the shotgun on the boss and brass knuckles on the smaller piranhas. Island 3’s pufferfish rolls at you and starts trailing a purple poison cloud after dropping below half health, so stay out of the cloud. Finish your loadout before Island 5: the final stretch is unforgiving, and the ending decides whether the run succeeds.
Where to save time on the clock
Optional objectives are the biggest time sink. Every side achievement attempted during the story takes time away from the ending, so leave the entire cleanup list until after the run. Your loadout also matters: buy the shotgun instead of the pistol. The pistol is not worth the money, while the shotgun carries you through several islands.
Go into the final boss with a full stock of cooked fish and time to spare — Bean is decided at the ending, and every minute saved earlier gives you more time for another attempt.
A solo shortcut to Island 5
Solo players can skip part of the final leg. Sail as close to the final island as possible, quit to the main menu, and check whether your save file reads Island 5. If it does, reconnect to teleport straight there. The trick works on version 1.0.4. A later patch could remove it, so use it as a bonus instead of making the entire run depend on it.
How runs fall apart
Most failed attempts come from avoidable mistakes rather than the route itself. The classic mistake is using dynamite in combat. It is a cheap food source, but its self-damage will kill you outright when used as a weapon. Wandering away from the route for a side achievement costs just as much under the timer.
Resource mistakes end runs too. Burning fish you meant to sell or eat turns them into worthless black lumps, leaving you without money or healing. Entering a late boss fight without cooked fish gives you no way to top up when the fight turns against you. Repeated final-boss attempts then consume the last minutes and push the run beyond the hour, so bank every possible second before reaching the ending.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can Bean be done in co-op?
Yes, but Bean is better solo. Coordinating multiple players costs more time than the extra firepower saves under the strict timer. Weapon upgrades also cost a little less on a solo save.
Should you combine Bean with Collector, Fishipedia, or other cleanup achievements?
No. Keep them completely separate. After finishing the game, you crash back onto Island 1 with all your endgame gear and free access to all five islands, making trick shots, fast kills, and collection gaps trivial. Press Tab at any time to open the creature encyclopedia. It tracks every fish and its drip variant, giving you everything needed to complete Collector and Fishipedia in the post-game.
What game version is the known route information based on?
Version 1.0.4, the current build since the game’s Steam launch on 20 August 2026. A later patch could change quest costs or boss behavior and require small route adjustments.
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