Megaquarium similar games & best alternatives

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Megaquarium

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.

What works

  • Deep and engaging aquarium management
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay
  • Extensive fish variety and customization
  • Active developer and modding community
  • Well-balanced campaign and sandbox modes

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited guest ai and pathfinding
  • Lack of multi-select and undo features
  • Some ui clunkiness and minor bugs
  • Graphics are simple and not highly detailed
  • Performance issues on very large aquariums

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Tenants

  • Before We Leave

  • Coffee Shop Tycoon

  • Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game

  • Internet Cafe Evolution

  • Game Dev Tycoon

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Megaquarium but with less leadership over others

  • Aquarist

  • Cardboard Town

  • Aquarium Designer

  • Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge

  • Terra Nil

  • Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife

More idle-friendly

Games that feels like Megaquarium but with a stronger idle, pick-up-and-play feel

  • Idle Waters

  • Hot Springs Story

  • One Military Camp

  • Mercury Fallen

  • Game Dev Story

  • Cafe Master Story

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Megaquarium but with less narrative immersion

  • TasteMaker

  • Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up

  • SimCasino

  • City Bus Manager

  • Project Hospital

  • Solargene

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Colonists

  • Big Pharma

  • Mars Horizon

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

  • Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!

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Swipe to compare nearby games with Megaquarium. These titles are not in What to play next.

Megaquarium: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026