Megaquarium

Megaquarium

Steam Deck Playable

Twice Circled · Simulation · Sep 13, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
73% of themes are praise18% are divided9% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Fun 'story' style mode.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are cartoony and stylized which helps to match the cheery tone of the game.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Emergent gameplay means you'll be rewarded for playing, learning and getting it wrong (sorry fishies!), revising your strategies and continuing on.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound effects in the game are great and really make it sound like a running aquarium.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The grid-based interface allows players to construct tanks, filtration systems, lighting rigs, and decorative elements with intuitive drag-and-drop controls.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I started playing the game on the Steam deck and I was very pleasantly surprised at how complex it became, even though the game looks very simple.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Story and characters67 reviews
Graphics36 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Monetization7 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty24 reviews
96%
Performance7 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs7 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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