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A relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you perform various, even strange, aquarium-related tasks on very diverse levels. As an Aquarist you must create and manage a home to amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬. Aquarium is their world and life. Make it worth...

Aquarist is a indie, sandbox and simulation game developed by FreeMind S.A. and published by FreeMind S.A. and PlayWay S.A..
Released on March 29th 2024 is available only on Windows in 27 languages: English, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

It has received 581 reviews of which 499 were positive and 82 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 7.89€ on Steam with a 50% discount, but you can find it for 2.01€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Aquarist into these genres:

Indie Sandbox Simulation Education Casual Job Simulator Management Building Atmospheric Relaxing Family Friendly First-Person Creature Collector Immersive Sim 3D Fishing Singleplayer Nature Cute Colorful

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 750
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

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May 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma (possibly?) ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 ☐ ☑
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April 2025
Completed the game. This game is not designed for people who liked fighting, storylines, challenges, adrenaline etc. It is very therapeutic without time constraints (you can ignore the time and it will stop at 2359 and you can do whatever you want), and you can design aquariums and put in fishes as you like. Very chill and relaxing. Choices are limited at first, but as you progress you will unlock more items, fishes, corals, decorations, plants etc. There are plenty of things the devs can consider improving: -visual bugs, like sharks getting stuck in the underwater corridor xD that was hilarious, thankfully sharks don't eat you -better UI and control, sometimes you might get stuck in some menu options, or easier movement in underwater expeditions -better division of floor and wall changes (sometimes applying floor or wall to a section bleeds into another section and force you to continue the same pattern) -more freshwater fish and plant choices -perhaps more ocean creature choices? like horseshoe crabs, anemones, crabs, lobsters... -more maps or missions? Even more gigantic tanks? (no stress tho xD) Many thanks to devs!
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Jan. 2025
I love this game. I was, and still am, looking for ocean related or aquatic based games, as I love the ocean and think its so beautiful but its hard to find the right game for me. I've been playing Aquarist nonstop for the last couple of weeks. Its pulls you right in, and does a good job at making you feel like your in the game actually taking care of these fish with how detailed it is. I do wish it was a little less buggy. I only say a little because for the bigger fish, they don't really swim around, they kind of just stay in place but honestly that's my only issue with it. I can't wait to see how or if this game expands in the future (and there are already so many fun things to do).
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Nov. 2024
This game does a great job of realistically simulating aquascaping. You have to carefully balance variables like pH, oxygen levels, temperature, and nitrates to create a healthy environment for your fish and plants. It’s challenging in a rewarding way, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning about aquascaping without the cost and commitment of a real setup. I do also recommend the DLC offered in the game, as you get much more opportunities to showcase your aquariums and even open a nice shop.
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Sept. 2024
This is my review for "Aquarist". Aquarist is a singleplayer game where you play as a, well Aquarist and take care of different animals such as: fish, Turtles, and mutant alien fish as well. This game is very enjoyable and has a total of five maps/ stages to play on and they are: Basement, exhibition, Oceanarium, and Aquatic Museum. (Order of which is unlocked). There are many decorations to place in your aquariums and play with. There are also many fish to get all with their own environmental needs as well as plants. This game is very fun and I do indeed recommend it. I have completed the game and have gotten almost every achievement available and every creature available. Thank you for reading this review and I hope it is helpful.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Aquarist is currently priced at 7.89€ on Steam.

Aquarist is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 7.89€ on Steam.

Aquarist received 499 positive votes out of a total of 581 achieving a rating of 8.06.
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Aquarist was developed by FreeMind S.A. and published by FreeMind S.A. and PlayWay S.A..

Aquarist is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Aquarist is not playable on MacOS.

Aquarist is not playable on Linux.

Aquarist is a single-player game.

There are 3 DLCs available for Aquarist. Explore additional content available for Aquarist on Steam.

Aquarist does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Aquarist does not support Steam Remote Play.

Aquarist is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Aquarist.

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Aquarist
-50% 15.79€ 7.89€ -88% 15.79€ 2.01€
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499
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14
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FreeMind S.A.
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FreeMind S.A., PlayWay S.A.
Release 29 Mar 2024
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