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Aquarist

Aquarist

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...

Released Mar 29, 2024 Developer FreeMind S.A. Publisher PlayWay S.A., FreeMind S.A. Platforms Windows IndieSandboxSimulationEducationCasual
View on Steam ↗ $15.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

85.9%positive581 reviews
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“Just finished the main campaign of the game. I have some thoughts. I'm going to start by saying I mostly enjoyed the game. It was fun figuring out the different fish and their aquariums. That said, there were a few things that annoyed me. First, the more minor one, there are…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“My genuine only complaint about this game is that, during the store location, I swear customers walk in and complain just to complain. It's infuriating when the MOMENT they step inside, they mention that something is missing. Like they're somehow prophetic. Worse is when another…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Not recommended · 80 found this helpful

“While it's beautiful and kinda a little fun, the main appeal for me when I bought it was the idea of decorating beautiful aquariums (isnt that most peoples appeal?) and the difficulty in placing items in the tank has really turned me off of this game. I've played 4 hours, and I…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:07 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

10playing at last check
1124-hour peak
338all-time peak
0 50 100 2023 2024 2025 2026 57 avg · Apr 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

64achievements
3.6%median completion
0.2%rarest: Symphony of Stone
68.5% of players 52.3% of players 48.1% of players 43.6% of players 43.1% of players 35.9% of players 26.7% of players 24.3% of players 24.2% of players 20.2% of players 18.6% of players 17.7% of players 16.5% of players 14.4% of players 14.1% of players 12.3% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.5% of players 10.4% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 5.6% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 68.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.5%My first gold fish — Goldfish already in your aquarium
52.3%Daddy's Boy — Help your dad fix his aquarium
48.1%Free Nemo — Nemo flows towards freedom
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Symphony of Stone — Bonked them all
0.3%Fishy Gift — Dinner served, beak approved
0.3%Cash Grab — Even the long arm of the law can't reach their change!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$15.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$15.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US15.99 USD
EU15.79 EUR
UK13.49 GBP
Australia23.50 AUD
Canada20.79 CAD
Japan1,800 JPY
Brazil49.99 BRL
China62.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$9.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$18

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 10, 2026
🌞 FreeMind Summer Sale is here! 🌞

🌞 FreeMind Summer Sale is here! 🌞 We have some exciting news for you — the FreeMind Summer Sale has officially started! 🎮 This is the perfect time to expand your library because all of our games are n

Jun 25, 2026
☀️Steam Summer Sale + Massive FreeMind Update Wave☀️

☀️Steam Summer Sale + Massive FreeMind Update Wave! ☀️ Hello everyone! 👉 https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/freemind If you've been waiting to expand your game collection, now is the perfect opp

Jun 25, 2026
Another 2 locations you can revisit 🆕🐟 NEW UPDATE

Hello, dear Aquarists!😌🐠 To celebrate the summer sale ☀️⛱️, we have the new Aquarist update 🐟 Check our trailer 🎬 🆕 What's NEW? 💠 Two more locations have just been added to the tablet, which allows yo

Jun 18, 2026
AI Isn't The Point. Dependency Is.

Over the last few years, conversations about AI have become impossible to avoid. Some people see it as the future. Others see it as a threat. Most discussions focus on what AI can do. We find ourselve

May 18, 2026
⚡ Here Comes The Tablet! 📱 NEW UPDATE

Hello, dear Aquarists!😌🐠 To celebrate the May sale ☀️🐝, we have the new Aquarist update 🐟 Check our trailer 🎬 🆕 What's NEW? 💎 A tablet has been added to the game, allowing players to return to side-qu

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsIndie · Sandbox · Simulation · Education · Casual · Job Simulator · Management · Building · Atmospheric · Relaxing · Family Friendly · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound
LanguagesEnglish * , Polish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portuga…
ControllerFull support
Achievements64
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.freemind.games
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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