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Aquarist

Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

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Quick resume

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...

Global score

84/100

Genres

Casual, Indie, Simulator, Strategy

Pros

  • Relaxing and immersive aquarium simulation
  • High creativity and customization
  • Good progression and content variety
  • Educational about fish care
  • Active developer support and updates

Cons

  • Some bugs and clunky controls
  • Time pressure can feel stressful
  • Limited social or multiplayer features
  • Repetitive maintenance tasks
  • Some realism inaccuracies

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    4

    "Players have freedom to design aquariums, choose fish and decorations, and manage tanks with personal decisions."

  • Competence
    3

    "Game involves skillful aquarium setup, balancing fish needs, and overcoming technical challenges like tank maintenance."

  • Competition
    -4

    "Focus is on personal progress and creativity without competitive or ranked modes."

  • Continuation
    4

    "Many players report long play sessions and habitual engagement with aquarium building and management."

  • Cooperation
    -5

    "Single-player experience focused on individual tasks and personal aquarium management."

  • Creativity
    5

    "Strong emphasis on creating and customizing aquariums, decorations, and fish combinations."

  • Domination
    -5

    "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are solo and balanced."

  • Escapism
    4

    "Players use the game as a relaxing escape and stress relief through immersive aquarium simulation."

  • Expectation
    -4

    "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and intrinsic motivation to build and manage aquariums."

  • Experimenting
    4

    "Players try new fish combinations, decorations, and tank setups to explore game mechanics."

  • Exploration
    3

    "Includes underwater exploration areas and discovery of new species and items."

  • Expression
    5

    "High level of self-expression through aquarium design, decoration placement, and fish selection."

  • Fantasy
    -2

    "Game simulates realistic aquarium keeping with some minor fictional elements (mutant fish)."

  • Fellowship
    -5

    "No multiplayer or community features; experience is solitary."

  • Growth
    3

    "Players learn about fish care, aquarium management, and improve skills over time."

  • Health
    -5

    "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

  • Idle
    -3

    "Requires active attention to tasks like feeding, cleaning, and maintenance; not a background game."

  • Intimacy
    -5

    "No social or emotional relationship building; interactions are limited to solo play."

  • Leadership
    -5

    "No leadership or group management roles; player acts independently."

  • Progression
    4

    "Players accumulate items, unlock new fish, decorations, and locations as they advance."

  • Relaxation
    4

    "Game is described as relaxing and therapeutic despite some time pressure elements."

  • Sensation
    3

    "Visual and auditory elements provide pleasant sensory stimulation, though not intense."

  • Status
    -5

    "No social recognition or status systems; achievements are personal and private."

  • Story
    2

    "Contains light narrative elements and lore but story is minimal and secondary to gameplay."

  • Strategy
    3

    "Requires planning fish compatibility, tank conditions, and resource management."

  • Thrill
    -3

    "Gameplay is calm and predictable with minimal suspense or risk."

  • Value
    4

    "Players perceive good value for money and time, especially given content and updates."

  • Violence
    -5

    "No combat or destruction; gameplay centers on constructive aquarium care."

  • Survival
    2

    "Some elements of avoiding fish death and maintaining tank health, but low risk overall."

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