Aquarist

First-person aquarium simulator about designing tanks and running a shop

FreeMind S.A. · Published by PlayWay S.A., FreeMind S.A. · Released Mar 29, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 1,157
Recent reviews: Mixed; 60% of 10 in 30 days
Playing now: 4; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 3, 2026

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Aquarist?

Aquarist is a first-person aquarium management simulator where you decorate freshwater and saltwater tanks, choose equipment, feed aquatic animals, and maintain water conditions. You complete customer jobs to earn money and grow a small aquarium shop into larger exhibit spaces, including an oceanarium.

For you if...

+you like flexible tank decoration and varied aquatic animals
+you enjoy hands-on fish care alongside shop management

Not for you if...

−you prefer fast-paced action to aquarium maintenance
−you dislike working through customer jobs to expand

What players say

83% of 1,157 reviews are positive · 60% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tank-decorating options, variety of aquatic animals, and detail of fish care. They criticize awkward item placement and repetitive chores. Recent players also report crashes and launch failures, while some find controller navigation cumbersome.

Screenshots and trailer

Aquarist system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i5
Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 750
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 23 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 64
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, Polish. Text only: 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, Vietnamese.