Joyquarium

I came for the cute fish. I stayed because apparently my career path is turning innocent sea creatures into sushi. 10/10 gameplay, 0/10 ethics. Every roll I make feels like a tiny aquatic war crime—and somehow I’m having the time of my life.

Great game. I had a ton of fun with it, Buying fishies to get fish, selling them to get better etc etc. Was really a good game loop

while it is another fish collection game, the upgrade mechanic is pretty cool. probably my favorite of the bunch ive been playing

Love to collect all the fish. ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ

This game is exactly what Fantasy Aquarium wishes it was. A nice little aquarium idler. You can play this one entirely AFK or actively and make tangible progress with either. Active play is quite addictive from the dopamine hits of making your numbers go up nice and quickly. My only complaint is the buffs you get from decorative stuff and tank upgrades like filters. There's no reason to buy any of either than the absolute cheapest ones available. No matter how much in-game cash you cough up for a filter/pump/lights and deco, the buff is still the same as the cheapest option. Overall I really enjoyed this one, and it stuck around for the perfect amount of time without overstaying its welcome *coughFantasyAquariumcough*. Recommend.

Pro: Nice aquarium-themed idle-clicker game. Fresh water fishes only with aquascaping possibility. I can see a lot of elements taken from the other aquarium games which make the gameplay basic, more or less the same with the other games. However there are things that is unique to this game. There is a real AFK-wallpaper mode so you don't have to click the game forever to progress. From pixel art perspective, I also like that this game stays using raw pixel art as the base graphics, not the one upscaled with upscaling algorithm. Aquascape elements are diverse and not disappointing. Oh, and there is this visual filter feature which is pretty basic but can be charming in its very own way. Con: Real world aquarist will scratch their brain when reading the translations in this game. Many species e.g black phantom tetra and platies are named incorrectly. Fish size aren't that accurate. They does not school, just swim straigth. Shop and Fish List UI are too big, which significantly slows fish property inspection on large capacity aquarium. The exclusion of various species of Anubias spp. and aquatic mosses as important core aquatic plant is the final stab for the game customization quali…