Direct answer: The latest developer-authored How to Fish patch announcement visible in the official feed on September 2, 2026 is Patch 1.0.11. It confirms Steam Deck Verified status, GeForce NOW availability, new hold or toggle input options, and save-file backups.
Version boundary: This timeline summarizes the public official posts. It does not prove that every client has updated, that every depot change was documented, or that an older workaround still applies.
Official update timeline
The entries below paraphrase the developer-authored announcements in the official Steam news feed.
| Patch | Official changes most relevant to guides |
|---|---|
| 1.0.4 | Raised lobby support to up to eight players; nerfed Pufferfish and Whale; clarified the final-island route; addressed boss-timer, Handyman, and black- or gray-screen issues, with some fixes worded tentatively |
| 1.0.5 | Added invert X/Y, invite-only private lobbies, an in-game session-type switch, and a 30-FPS lock option; blocked travel to locked islands; fixed Fishipedia, 4K skin, and joiner-griefing issues |
| 1.0.6 | Added save validation before loading; documented Save, Main Menu, Quit, and one-minute autosave behavior; clarified that a crash does not trigger a final save |
| 1.0.8 | Fixed PlayStation controller glyphs and made the fire-sizzle sound follow the FX-volume slider |
| 1.0.9 | Added easy and hard difficulty settings plus Steam-connection diagnostics; described another tentative save-corruption fix |
| 1.0.10 | Added cleaning cooked weapons or tools in water; saved up to 64 dropped items between sessions with priority for important items; nerfed Anglerfish; removed the confusing Radar death marker; fixed several inventory, loading, and session issues |
| 1.0.11 | Added Steam Deck Verified and GeForce NOW support; added toggle aim, toggle sprint, hold to attack, and nametag options; added save-file corruption checks and backups; changed dropped-item colors and several item rules |
Which older guides may now be stale?
- Lobby guides: the store still uses 1–4-player wording, while Patch 1.0.4 says lobbies can support up to eight. Keep the date and source attached to each claim.
- Boss guides: pre-1.0.4 Pufferfish or Whale tactics and pre-1.0.10 Anglerfish advice may reflect older balance.
- Island shortcuts: footage showing unrestricted travel to locked islands predates Patch 1.0.5.
- Settings guides: current menus may include inversion, a 30-FPS lock, difficulty, aim and sprint toggles, hold-to-attack, and nametag controls that older screenshots omit.
- Save advice: Patch 1.0.6 documents autosave behavior; 1.0.10 saves selected dropped items; 1.0.11 adds corruption checks and backups.
- Steam Deck advice: Patch 1.0.11 supersedes older pages that called Deck status unknown.
- Cooked equipment: Patch 1.0.10 adds cleaning in water, so older warnings that cooking is permanently irreversible are stale.
Why is Patch 1.0.7 missing?
The public feed did not show a separate developer-authored 1.0.7 announcement during this review. That is an announcement gap, not proof that no internal build or depot update used the number.
How to verify your current version
Compare the version visible in your game or Steam client with the official posts before using version-sensitive advice. Patch headlines do not establish exact health, damage, timers, prices, drop rates, or performance; those values require current official documentation or reproducible testing.