To get Collector in How to Fish, the Dazed Games Steam co-op shooter-fishing game, find and kill every creature listed in the in-game encyclopedia.
Collector is one of the 28 Steam achievements in How to Fish, the physics-based co-op fishing game from Dazed Games where you shoot sea creatures, upgrade a boat, and fight bosses across five islands. It is a completion achievement: kill one of every tracked creature and it unlocks immediately. Use the encyclopedia to identify any creatures you still need, then clear them with a post-game island sweep.
What Collector actually requires
Find and kill every creature in the game. There is no fixed checklist to tick off in the menu and no location marker guiding you to each target, so use the encyclopedia to identify the creatures you still need.
Press Tab to open the in-game encyclopedia. It logs every creature and leaves missing entries blank. It shows what you need but not where it spawns, so clear the remaining entries with an island-by-island sweep. The tutorial only mentions the encyclopedia briefly, but it is the key to completing this achievement. The encyclopedia also tracks drip variants separately; those count toward Fishipedia, not Collector.
Best time to chase Collector
Finish the story before farming Collector. After the credits, you return to island 1 with all your endgame gear and free access to all five islands. This turns Collector into a quick cleanup sweep instead of an undergeared grind.
Key Filling the encyclopedia during story progression forces you to fight undergeared, revisit islands you cannot yet reach, and waste attempts. In the post-game state, you can travel to any island, kill each missing creature with a maxed loadout, and move straight to the next target. Finish first, collect second.
As soon as you enter the post-game, open the encyclopedia with Tab before doing anything else. Every blank entry becomes your to-do list for Collector and Fishipedia.
Post-game cleanup route
Finish the game
Complete the story and return to island 1 with your endgame gear and all five islands unlocked.
Open the encyclopedia
Press Tab and identify every creature entry that is still blank.
Note what’s missing
Write down or remember the gaps because the encyclopedia does not mark their locations.
Sweep the islands in order
Revisit islands 1 through 5 in order and kill each missing creature at its spawn.
Recheck after each island
Reopen the encyclopedia with Tab after each island to track exactly how many creatures remain.
Easy-to-miss Collector targets
| Target | How to check or find it |
|---|---|
| Island 5 optional mini-boss | Summon it with the Scientific Boss Lure ($5,800 on a multiplayer run); the story never points you at it. |
| Any remaining blank entry | Open Tab, compare against each island’s spawns, and hunt the gaps one island at a time. |
Most creatures enter your net during a full playthrough, but a few are easy to miss. The main one is the optional mini-boss on island 5. The story never sends you to it, so summon it with the Scientific Boss Lure, which costs $5,800 on a multiplayer run. Set that money aside before spending your endgame cash elsewhere because this mini-boss is a common final blank in the encyclopedia.
Follow the encyclopedia instead of relying on memory. If Tab still shows a gap after a complete sweep, check the last island for the fish with a shoe, which is a stubborn holdout. Catch it by checking each island’s spawns against the encyclopedia until every slot is filled.
Collector versus Fishipedia
| Achievement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Collector | Find and kill every creature in the encyclopedia. |
| Fishipedia | Find and kill every drip creature. |
These achievements use the same encyclopedia and farming method, but they track different targets. Collector requires every creature. Fishipedia requires every drip creature, the rare variants tracked in their own column. Drip creatures stand out clearly when they spawn and respawn indefinitely, making Fishipedia a patience grind rather than an island hunt. It unlocks separately from Collector.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Collector require in How to Fish?
Collector requires you to find and kill every creature in the Steam game How to Fish by Dazed Games.
How do I check what I am missing for Collector?
Press Tab to open the encyclopedia, which tracks every creature you have found and killed.
Does the encyclopedia show where missing creatures are?
No. The encyclopedia shows which creatures are missing but does not reveal their locations, so hunt them island by island.
When should I clean up Collector?
Clean up Collector after the ending, when you return to island 1 with your gear and access to all five islands.
What creature can be easy to miss for Collector?
Island 5’s optional mini-boss is easy to miss. Summon it with the Scientific Boss Lure.
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