⚜ SteamCozy

Home / Games / Virtual Aquarium - Overlay Desktop Game

Virtual Aquarium - Overlay Desktop Game

Virtual Aquarium - Overlay Desktop Game

A relaxing game displayed as an overlay above system windows. Can't you have an aquarium? Now you can - on your monitor!

Released Apr 2, 2022 Developer Overlay Games Platforms Windows NatureRealisticSimulationEducationColorful
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-27)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

77.5%positive160 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Limited in playability, explanation, and features. tiny features are only available as paid DLC. Not enough in the base free simulation to even see if more DLC is worth it.”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Read more reviews ↗

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

12achievements
3.4%median completion
2.9%rarest: Reach the maximum level for 70 fish and keep them alive
34.8% of players 17.6% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 4.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 34.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.8%Create 5 fish during the game — Create 5 fish
17.6%Create 10 fish during the game — Create 10 fish
5.8%Create 30 fish during the game — Create 30 fish
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%Reach the maximum level for 70 fish and keep them alive — Max lvl up 70 alive fishes
2.9%Reach the maximum level for 100 fish and keep them alive — Max lvl up 100 alive fishes
2.9%Create 100 fish during the game — Create 100 fish

Latest official news

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

Feb 14, 2023
NEW SHORTCUTS!

We already added new shortcuts to our game. Players who are having problems with the game crashing when using Ctrl+F1 can try using the new shortcuts. We currently have no idea what could be causing t

Feb 06, 2023
Crash fix

After updating, the problem of unwanted game crashes should disappear.

Dec 22, 2022
DLC PACK 5 RELEASED!

Hello all! We wish you a Merry Christmas. We present to you the last DLC Pack number 5. It contains 4 new species of fish. Have fun!

Apr 14, 2022
Mega promotion for a set of our DLC!

Get 4x DLC 20% cheaper. And if you already own one of our DLCs, the rest of the pack is also discounted by -20%! Click on the image below to move to the promotion!

Apr 14, 2022
Mini update.

The growth and hunger times of the fish have been changed in this update. - the fish will need 17h to grow to 100lvl - the fish will die after more than 9 hours (previously 2 hours)

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresCasual, Free To Play, Simulation
Player tagsNature · Realistic · Simulation · Education · Colorful · Relaxing · Stylized · Casual · 3D · Cute · Automation · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Steam Turn Notifications · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Korean
Achievements12
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel i3 or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: HD Graphics 4000 or above DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 512 MB available space