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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...

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Creative aquarium management” (39 of 72 reviews) and “Beautiful fish and aquarium visuals” (8); the most common complaint is “Crashes, glitches, and stuck progress” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓

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 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

83.3%positive1,158 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Bar length = how many of the 72 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14

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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

338all-time peak
0 50 100 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 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 2026-10-26.

64achievements
3.7%median completion
0.3%rarest: Symphony of Stone
68.9% of players 52.5% of players 48.1% of players 43.7% of players 43.2% of players 36.0% of players 26.7% of players 24.3% of players 24.2% of players 20.2% of players 18.9% of players 17.7% of players 16.5% of players 14.8% of players 14.0% of players 12.4% of players 12.4% of players 11.9% of players 11.5% of players 10.4% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% 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 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% 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 68.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.9%My first gold fish — Goldfish already in your aquarium
52.5%Daddy's Boy — Help your dad fix his aquarium
48.1%Free Nemo — Nemo flows towards freedom
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%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 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$6.23lowest since tracking began2026-08-13
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.

Brazil≈$8.9 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$18

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-11 08-30 09-17 10-05 10-25

Latest official news

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

Oct 19, 2026
🎮 Steam Next Fest Is LIVE! Play 3 FREE Demos from FreeMind!

🎮 Steam Next Fest Is LIVE! Play 3 FREE Demos from FreeMind! The wait is over! Steam Next Fest has officially begun! 🚀 We're excited to announce that FreeMind is participating in Steam Next Fest with T

Oct 16, 2026
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🐑 Meet GORAL: Highlander Simulator! + 3 New Demos Coming This Saturday! 🎮 🏔️ We're excited to announce GORAL: Highlander Simulator , a brand-new simulation game set in the 1930s! Step into the boots o

Oct 01, 2026
🪸Seashells and 2 new-old locations!🐟

Hello, dear Aquarists!😌🐠 To celebrate the sale, we have the new Aquarist update 🐟 Check our trailer 🆕 What's NEW? 💠 A new mini-quest in the aquarium exhibition location , allowing you to obtain a new

Sep 10, 2026
PROGRAMMING FEST IS LIVE! 💻

The Programming Fest is now live on Steam! 🎉 September 10 to September 14 , dive into a selection of games all about programming, IT, computers and everything that happens behind the screen. We're tak

Sep 03, 2026
Hotfix 3

-Fixed a bug that allowed players to click on doors multiple times when returning from side locations, which could corrupt save files when returning from side quests to other locations.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

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
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