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  • Summary: Create and observe Aqua World! Learn more about fish and their behaviour and take responsibility for their lives. Control the temperature, environment and nourishment to provide a suitable environment. Don't forget to develop your aquarium and after a while you will be able to open anCreate and observe Aqua World! Learn more about fish and their behaviour and take responsibility for their lives. Control the temperature, environment and nourishment to provide a suitable environment. Don't forget to develop your aquarium and after a while you will be able to open an aquarist shop!

    Run your store the best you can! Take care of the exhibition, sell ready-made projects and carry out individual orders. In the heat of your duties, do not forget about your charges - you are responsible for ensuring their safety, health and food.
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  1. Jun 12, 2023
    70
    Once you’ve mastered the fine art of aquarium design, the game evolves into a tycoon sim. Here, the relaxing pacing gives way to a bit more urgency, as you ensure that everything in your garage is ready for sale by the time the crowds trickle in. Fortunately, the easy jazz soundtrack can calm any worked-up nerves. Like Cruise Ship Manager, you’ll notice a fair amount of bugs and oddities, but given the affordable price point, some of the jank is forgivable.
  2. Aug 8, 2023
    65
    Sadly, Aquarist is just ‘fine’. I struggled more than I wanted to, it didn’t give me the really chill gaming experience I wanted from it, and I find it really hard to recommend to people when they ask about it. If you’re okay with some less than stellar controls on controller though, it’s lovely to play with the fish tanks and it’s much better since the patch was added. It has the potential to be great, it’s just not quite there yet. I will likely dabble with it a bit here and there as I enjoyed the fish a lot, but can’t see me spending the hours that I do in other simulation style games.
  3. 60
    Aquarist is a niche simulation title. Setting up each fish tank and creating the perfect exhibition can be relaxing. However, the repetitive nature of the gameplay and the underwhelming aesthetics let it down.
  4. Jul 5, 2023
    60
    Should you be intrigued by the fish-keeping occupation or hobby, then Aquarist is a decent enough sim. There is a weird satisfaction found in collecting and buying different types of fish; trying not to kill them.
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  1. Jul 19, 2023
    6
    Speaking as a whole, Aquarist stands solid when it comes to simulation. It delivers what it promises well, but your experience can easily beSpeaking as a whole, Aquarist stands solid when it comes to simulation. It delivers what it promises well, but your experience can easily be ruined due to poorly designed controller commands. The game was originally released for PC and the studio doesn't seem to have thought about that when porting it to consoles. A horrible experience that gave me zero interest in wanting to revisit the game again. Expand