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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

CasualIndieSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 992
Recent reviews
Mixed
60% of 10 in 30 days
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Oct 1, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750
4 GB RAM · 23 GB disk
Full requirements

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

80% of 992 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.

How many players finish Aquarist?

4.2% of Steam players have unlocked «Finish line», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Aquarist screenshot 1

Aquarist system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 23 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7
Graphics
NVidia GeForce GTX 1050
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
23 GB available space

Does Aquarist have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Aquarist run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

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

Does Aquarist use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

6 DLC available.

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