In Dazed Games’ Steam game How to Fish, kill a seagull with dynamite by placing dynamite beside a fish, backing away, and shooting the dynamite when a seagull swoops down for the bait.
How to Fish is a physics-based fishing game from Dazed Games on Steam, and despite the calm-sounding name it hands you guns and explosives alongside a fishing rod. One of its sillier Steam achievements asks you to turn a bird into a fireball, and the trick that makes it work is easy to miss until someone points it out.
What the Everyone’s dream achievement asks for
The achievement is called Everyone’s dream, and the requirement is exactly what it sounds like: kill a seagull using dynamite. This is a plain, ordinary seagull that you lure in with bait, not the boss bird you fight later in the game.
All you need is a single stick of dynamite and a fish to use as bait. Dynamite first unlocks for sale on island 2 at $25 a stick, so once you can shop there you already have everything the setup requires.
How to kill a seagull with dynamite in How to Fish
Drop a stick of dynamite
Place one stick of dynamite on the ground in an open spot where a seagull can reach it.
Set a fish next to it as bait
Put a fish right beside the dynamite so it acts as the lure that pulls a bird down.
Back out of blast range
Move far enough away that the explosion can’t catch you, but keep a clear line of sight on the dynamite.
Wait for a seagull to swoop
A seagull will come down for the fish, drawn in by the bait on the ground.
Shoot the dynamite to detonate
As the bird lands on the bait, fire at the dynamite to blow it up and catch the seagull in the blast.
The trick isn’t the bait, it’s the trigger — shoot the dynamite the moment the seagull is on the fish so the blast goes off exactly when the bird is in range.
Staying out of your own blast radius
The same explosion that kills the bird will kill you if you’re standing too close, so give yourself real distance before you take the shot. The bait fish is gone no matter how it plays out, and a failed attempt mostly just costs you another $25 stick of dynamite to try again.
When to set this up during your run
Key The cleanest time to knock this out is during post-game cleanup, after the credits roll. At that point you wake back up with all your gear intact and every one of the five islands open, so you can grab a stick of dynamite, set your bait somewhere safe, and take the shot without any pressure from the story.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you kill a seagull with dynamite in How to Fish?
Put one stick of dynamite on the ground, place a fish beside it as bait, back away from the blast, then shoot the dynamite when the seagull comes down for the fish.
Which achievement unlocks for killing a seagull with dynamite?
Killing a seagull with dynamite unlocks the “Everyone’s dream” achievement in How to Fish on Steam.
Can you shoot dynamite to detonate it?
Yes. Shooting dynamite turns it from a thrown fuse into a remote trigger, which makes the seagull kill straightforward.
What happens to the bait fish when you use dynamite on the seagull?
The bait fish is destroyed either way. The bait can draw several birds at once, so one setup can catch multiple seagulls.
Where do you unlock dynamite in How to Fish?
Dynamite unlocks on island 2 and costs $25. It is also used for fishing up creatures and can kill you if you misjudge the blast.
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