Don't Sleep With The Fishes Beginner Guide.

Evacuate With a Plan

Gather supplies, throw them into the lifeboat, and stay near it when evacuation ends. There is room for one human shipmate. Item positions vary, so adapt your route.

• Editorial priority: food and bait for recovery, a signaling item for rescue, medical supplies, then tools for encounters.
• Community correction: the lifeboat already has fishing and repair equipment; a Fishing Rod is not a scavenging prerequisite.

Controls and Comfort

Read Status Before Spending Energy

Fishing, eating, tasks, and conversation share the daytime budget. Check hunger, health, hull, and shipmate status first. Keep enough capacity for the task that prevents today's immediate failure; survival has no guaranteed calendar.

Choose Support for Today's Work

Support is offered conditionally, costs one Energy, and expires at the end of the day. Check the shipmate's status board before budgeting actions.

Rescue: Airplane and Cargo Ship

Signal with a Flare Gun or Flashlight, then keep surviving until rescue. The newer countdown replaces advice that treats every subsequent night as a fresh rescue lottery. No fixed wait length is published in the patch notes.

Recover From Bad Food Choices

Eating junk is a last resort. Coconut is another food option. Check the medical and food notes before taking these risks, especially if tomorrow's meals are your only recovery plan.

Before You Start

The game contains jumpscares, flashing lights, and loud sounds. Use the comfort and audio settings. If an old build carries illness or other state into a fresh run, update before treating it as a gameplay rule.