
Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.
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Design, build, and manage incredible aquariums in Aquarist – a relaxing aquarium simulator where creativity meets business management.
Create beautiful freshwater and saltwater tanks, care for exotic aquatic animals, complete unique customer jobs, run your own aquarium store, and expand from a small local business into a spectacular oceanarium. Whether you enjoy creative building, management simulation, or relaxing sandbox gameplay, Aquarist lets you create the aquarium of your dreams.
KEY FEATURES
Create aquariums exactly the way you want.
Choose tank sizes, layouts, decorations, plants, rocks, backgrounds, and equipment to build anything from a peaceful nature-inspired aquascape to a luxurious underwater exhibit. Every aquarium is fully customizable—even the background can use your own photos.
Experiment with endless design possibilities and create unique aquariums that reflect your imagination.
Start with a small aquarium shop and grow your business.
Complete customer orders, earn money, unlock new equipment, purchase rare fish and decorations, and expand into larger locations. Every successful project helps you develop your aquarium empire.
Keep freshwater and saltwater species healthy and thriving.
Look after tropical fish, sharks, rays, sea turtles, octopuses, shrimp, cuttlefish, arapaima, corals, and many more fascinating aquatic creatures.
Maintain proper water conditions, feed your animals, and create environments where every species can flourish.
No two jobs are the same.
Design aquariums for museums, bars, restaurants, private homes, and unusual locations around the world. Build turtle habitats, create decorative piranha tanks, renovate neglected aquariums, and solve increasingly creative challenges.
Every project introduces new mechanics, rewards, and opportunities to expand your collection.
Unlock new buildings and larger attractions as your reputation grows.
Expand beyond your aquarium shop into exhibition halls, an aquatic museum, and even a massive oceanarium filled with spectacular marine life.
Whether you prefer relaxing decoration, business management, or completing unusual aquarium projects, Aquarist offers hours of satisfying sandbox gameplay where every aquarium is your own creation.
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Reviews
✧. ┊ Do I reccommend this game? ┊ ┊ ⋆˚ My rating: 10/10 I honestly have no con's for this game what so ever, I can easily spend far more hours into it and it's a fun game to always come back too - Fishkeeping hobby or not, This game is super enjoyable and even educational in parts. The DLC's are brilliant, I love the Artic DLC especially. The tutorial is a little lengthy and time consuming - And I wish there was a way to skip it (possible suggestion??) As I sometime's want to just redo my playthrough from the beginning without having to do the 15-30minute long tutorial (Depending on new player or not). I highly reccomend getting this game, Whether it's on sale or not, It's worth it, Alongside the DLC's.
Honestly in the past I have always been disappointed by games of this theme. However, I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It does need the DLC to be worth it but if you have all of it, its actually a very interesting and varied game. The only thing I would say is please increase tank options/autonomy on tanks. I would love to be able to place them where I want and even have a blank map You can build into anything. The current ones are ok but you can only place where it allows and Larger more interesting tanks are very limited.
FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its very fun but at first it was complicated but i really enjoy it now <3
Relaxing
Gioco molto bello per passare il tempo
Jsem akvarista IRL a tohle je takova docela prijemna oddychovka ve stylu Supermarket Simulator. za me 7/10
Пока разработчики не починят лаги, ошибки загрузки и постоянные вылеты, при сменах локаций- я не рекомендую её к покупке. Играю 10 часов и игра вылетала не один десяток раз. При достаточных характеристиках компьютера. Постепенно отбивает желание играть.
This game starts off really basic, after you add the DLCs it is soooo full of adventures! I literally can't stop playing this game! awesome work DEVS!!!!
# The Aquarist Review — A Surprisingly Relaxing Hidden Gem The Aquarist is one of those games that does not need to be loud to be interesting. It is not trying to overwhelm you with action, huge stakes, or nonstop chaos. Instead, it gives you a simple idea: take care of aquariums, build them up, manage fish, decorate tanks, complete jobs, and slowly turn aquarium work into a relaxing little routine. And honestly, that works better than I expected. The strongest part of The Aquarist is the vibe. There is something naturally calming about cleaning tanks, placing decorations, managing fish, and watching an aquarium come together. It has that satisfying simulator loop where every small task feels like progress. You fix something, improve something, unlock something, or make a tank look a little better than it did before. The game also has a nice mix of structure and freedom. You are not just staring at a fish tank with nothing to do. There are jobs, objectives, upgrades, and different spaces to work through, but it still keeps that casual sandbox feeling. It gives you enough direction to stay busy without turning the whole thing into stressful micromanagement. What surprised me most is how much charm the game has. The idea sounds niche, but that is part of why it stands out. There are plenty of farming games, survival games, and life sims, but not many games focused specifically on aquariums in this way. The Aquarist takes a smaller concept and commits to it, which makes it feel more memorable than a lot of bigger but less focused games. It is not perfect. Some parts can feel a little clunky, and depending on what you want from a sim game, the pace may feel slow. If you are looking for deep business management, intense challenge, or constant excitement, this probably will not be the game that grabs you. The Aquarist is more about relaxing tasks, light progression, and building something piece by piece. But for the right player, that slower pace is the appeal. This is the kind of game that works well when you want something chill, low-pressure, and oddly satisfying. It is easy to imagine playing it in the background, using it as a calm stream game, or jumping in for a few tasks and accidentally staying longer than planned. It has that cozy simulator quality where the fun comes from small improvements adding up over time. For video or stream content, The Aquarist works best as a relaxed discovery game. It gives you room to talk, react, build, decorate, and joke about the strange little aquarium jobs you get pulled into. It is not a high-energy spectacle, but it has enough personality and weird charm to make it enjoyable to watch in the right setting. My verdict is Hidden Gem. The Aquarist is a focused, relaxing, and surprisingly enjoyable simulator that takes a niche idea and makes it work. It may not be for everyone, but if you like cozy management games, aquarium building, casual simulation, or games with a slower satisfying loop, this one is absolutely worth checking out. It is calm. It is charming. It is weirdly satisfying. Final Verdict: Hidden Gem.
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Languages: English*, Polish*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Bulgarian +15 more
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