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It's not just you, the Pufferfish boss is a major spike in difficulty.
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You've boiled the Spider Crab and turned the Giant Piranha into fish sticks, but How to Fish amps up the difficulty with the Pufferfish boss battle. The bloated, buoy-like fish took me quite a few tries in both solo and co-op saves, but I finally skewered it with a few SMG upgrades and plenty of patience. Lots of patience.
The third How to Fish island gives you a few quest options, but start by speaking to the swimmer in yellow floaties to begin the quest for Pufferfish bait. The swimmer asks for help slaying a scary fish and has spare snacks you can use as bait, though he won't hand them over until you promise something in return.
Why do we need to pay him back for tools to complete a task he asked us to do? Who knows, but you'll have to find an endangered creature before he'll agree to hand over the snacks.
The Pufferfish is tough, and it took me quite a few runs before I was finally able to fillet this guy. I never managed to kill it with the shotgun, and had to splurge on the SMG (with a few upgrades) to get the job done.
Because I can't stress it enough: Do not stop to shoot the Pufferfish. I only managed to stand still a few times when the boss got stuck on trees while trying to chase me around the shop, but you'll want to keep running and gunning until it's dead. Lucky players can skirt by the previous two boss fights, but if you haven't learned to make the most of the terrain in How to Fish, you will now.
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Andrea has been covering games for nearly a decade, picking up bylines at IGN, USA Today, Fanbyte, and Destructoid before joining the PC Gamer team in 2025. She's got a soft spot for older RPGs and is willing to try just about anything with a lovey-dovey "I can fix them" romance element. Her weekly to-do always includes a bit of MMO time, endlessly achievement hunting and raiding in Final Fantasy 14. Outside of those staples, she's often got a few survival-crafting games on rotation and loves a good scare in co-op horror games.
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You've boiled the Spider Crab and turned the Giant Piranha into fish sticks, but How to Fish amps up the difficulty with the Pufferfish boss battle. The bloated, buoy-like fish took me quite a few tries in both solo and co-op saves, but I finally skewered it with a few SMG upgrades and plenty of patience. Lots of patience.
The third How to Fish island gives you a few quest options, but start by speaking to the swimmer in yellow floaties to begin the quest for Pufferfish bait. The swimmer asks for help slaying a scary fish and has spare snacks you can use as bait, though he won't hand them over until you promise something in return.
Why do we need to pay him back for tools to complete a task he asked us to do? Who knows, but you'll have to find an endangered creature before he'll agree to hand over the snacks.
The Pufferfish is tough, and it took me quite a few runs before I was finally able to fillet this guy. I never managed to kill it with the shotgun, and had to splurge on the SMG (with a few upgrades) to get the job done.
Because I can't stress it enough: Do not stop to shoot the Pufferfish. I only managed to stand still a few times when the boss got stuck on trees while trying to chase me around the shop, but you'll want to keep running and gunning until it's dead. Lucky players can skirt by the previous two boss fights, but if you haven't learned to make the most of the terrain in How to Fish, you will now.
2026 games: All the upcoming gamesBest PC games: Our all-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest co-op games: Better together
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
Andrea has been covering games for nearly a decade, picking up bylines at IGN, USA Today, Fanbyte, and Destructoid before joining the PC Gamer team in 2025. She's got a soft spot for older RPGs and is willing to try just about anything with a lovey-dovey "I can fix them" romance element. Her weekly to-do always includes a bit of MMO time, endlessly achievement hunting and raiding in Final Fantasy 14. Outside of those staples, she's often got a few survival-crafting games on rotation and loves a good scare in co-op horror games.
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