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Design and tend freshwater aquariums, arranging plants and decor while caring for fish and balancing their living water systems.
Released 26 Oct 2023
Design Custom Aquariums
Balance Tank Chemistry
Care For Distinct Fish
Fish Game is a detailed and highly “sofishticated” freshwater aquarium simulator, lovingly crafted *by* enthusiasts *for* enthusiasts! Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, and so much more! Made with support from our friends at Smarter Every Day!
Developed by A Shell in the Pit Games, Creative Ink Games · Published by A Shell in the Pit Games
Fish Game is a freshwater aquarium simulator where you create tanks and care for their fish, plants, and other inhabitants. Choose tank sizes and arrange fish, aquatic plants, rocks, driftwood, and other decorations.
Fish have distinct personalities and behaviors, including schooling, chasing, and fighting. Feed them according to their needs, watch how they interact, and tend plants as they grow.
Manage tank conditions such as oxygen, ammonia, carbon dioxide, and light, whose levels affect the aquarium’s living systems. Fishkeeper XP unlocks content and mechanics, including larger tanks and upgraded shops with rarer selections.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight the freedom to design aquariums, the fish’s individual personalities and behaviors, and the pleasure of watching tanks come to life after setup. Reviews also praise its relaxing atmosphere and detailed fish, plant, and water systems, with some saying the simulation helps them understand aquarium care or enjoy virtual pets without maintaining a real tank.
Fish Game is the de-fin-itive freshwater fishkeeping sim experience made *for* enthusiasts *by* enthusiasts. Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, plants that grow and much more! Made with support from Destin and our friends at “Smarter Every Day”!
Feature list:
over 130 types of Fish with distinct personalities and behavioral quirks, leading to infinite, evolving and dynamic relationships with complex hierarchies
A wide variety of behaviors, including schooling, chasing, fighting, and even carnivorous behavior.
Propagating aquatic plants (50 species) for you to adopt and raise.
Over 50 types of rocks, driftwood, and novelty hardscape, including setpieces from some of your favorite games!
25 types of fully sculptable substrate, layer-able and in a variety of colors.
Comprehensive hunger and food systems, with 11 types of food for herbivores, omnivores and carnivores, whether they're grazers, opportunists or predators.
Unlockable content and mechanics via fishkeeper XP. Upgrade Tanks from 7 to 3000 gallons, upgrade shops for rarer critters, and more.
An economy-free shopping experience focused more on discovering rare treasures--no grinding for currency!
Simulated carbon dioxide, ammonia, and oxygen levels that have intricate relationships with your fish, plants, algae, light levels, and more.
A relaxing “No Death Mode”. Put a living, breathing aquarium on your TV with Steam Link!
Photo Mode: take great pictures and set up fantastic dolly shots to share with your friends and participate in community contests.
Playable on Steam Deck!
Planned Updates:
Advanced Water Chemistry & Equipment
Advanced Plant Needs
“Aquadex”
Breeding, with genetics and mutations
Constant improvements and minor content additions
It doesn’t get any betta than this! Start crafting your dream aquarium in Fish Game today!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 7 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
