
- 60/100
- Players4 ratings
- 82/100
- Critics6 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic11 critic reviews
- 69/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 76/100
- GameFAQsEasy
- 3/5
- Player reviews
- 95% positive3,451 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Price
- US$7.49
Where to get it

2018 · Twice Circled · Business simulation · Indie
Megaquarium
A theme park management game with an aquatic twist. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
- Released
- 13 September 2018
- Platforms
- LinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OnemacOS
- Genres
- Business simulationIndieSimulationStrategy
- Developers
- Twice Circled
- Publishers
- Twice Circled
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- BusinessSandbox
- Country
- England
- Age ratings
- ACB GCERO AGRAC ALLCLASS_IND LESRB EPEGI 3USK 0
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Time to beat
- 23hmain story49hcompletionist
About
Megaquarium is a business simulation game developed and published in 2018 by Twice Circled.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Players manage an aquarium. Based on in-game information, players must determine which kinds of fish can be put in the same tank. For example, predatory fish must be separated from their prey. Players also manage technical issues, such as water filtration systems.
Staff, hired by the player, maintain the aquarium. Staff can not be controlled directly, but they can be given instructions, which they carry out on their own. Customers must be kept happy, such as by providing them with refreshment, and they do not like seeing filters or other machinery, necessitating hiding it out of view but within a workable distance of the tanks. Gameplay supports both campaigns, which act as a tutorial, and a sandbox mode.
Development
Megaquarium was released for the PC on September 13, 2018. It was released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Switch on October 18, 2019.
The Freshwater Frenzy DLC was released for PCs on June 4, 2020 introducing freshwater to the game with 30 new species, including reptiles and the American manatee, alongside new campaign levels as well as breeding mechanics for "hybrid" fish color morphs. Due to technical issues, the release of the DLC was delayed on consoles until March 2022.
Reception
Fraser Brown of Rock Paper Shotgun wrote, "It's a breezy, upbeat management game that nonetheless gives you lots to play with and plenty of room for experimentation." The site later included it in their list of best simulation games for the PC. Though she said some of the mechanics are a little opaque, Philippa Warr called it a "simple but fun" game. Bit-Tech called it "a neatly assembled management sim" whose minor annoyances did not stop reviewer Rick Lane from recommending it.
Reviewing the PlayStation 4 port for GameRevolution, Tyler TReese called it a "simplified tycoon sim with a lot of heart" that "delivers what was promised even if it doesn't exceed those promises". Sammy Barker of Push Square wrote that "the gameplay may seem shallow at first blush, but plunge a little deeper and you’ll find plenty of depth".
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Expansions
- Megaquarium: Invertebrilliant CollectionMegaquarium: Deep FreezeMegaquarium: Architect's CollectionMegaquarium: Freshwater Frenzy
- Built on it
- Megaquarium: Freshwater FrenzyMegaquarium: Deep FreezeMegaquarium: Invertebrilliant Collection
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