Megaquarium

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Megaquarium
Developer(s)Twice Circled
Publisher(s)Twice Circled
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows
Release
  • WW: September 13, 2018 (PC)
  • WW: October 18, 2019 (consoles)
Single-player

Megaquarium is a business simulation game developed and published in 2018 by Twice Circled.

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.[2] 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.[3] Gameplay supports both campaigns, which act as a tutorial, and a sandbox mode. When zooming in closely, players can experience their aquarium like the customers.[2]

Development

Megaquarium was released for the PC on September 13, 2018.[4] It was released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Switch on October 18, 2019.[5] The Freshwater Frenzy DLC, which includes freshwater animals, was released for PCs on June 4, 2020.[6] Due to technical issues, the release of the DLC was delayed on consoles until March 2022.[7]

Architect's Collection, a second DLC, was released for the PC on November 11, 2021, and included 15 new species, buildable arches, bridges, and tunnels, and made more assets paintable.

A third pack, Deep Freeze, was billed as a deluxe expansion and released on October 18, 2023 for PC. It introduced abyssal creatures, like the goblin shark and pacific viperfish, and animals from the polar regions, such as the Arctic char, polar bear, and emperor penguin, to the game. The expansion pack contains 30 new species, eight new tanks, items to care for the needs of the new animals, and new campaign levels.

Reception

Fraser Brown 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".[13]

References

  1. Steam Community
    . Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. ^ a b c Brown, Fraser (2018-10-10). "Wot I Think: Megaquarium". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  3. ^ a b Lane, Rick (2018-09-24). "Megaquarium Review". Bit-Tech. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  4. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (2018-09-10). "Out This Week: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K19, Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit". IGN. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  5. ^ Wales, Matt (2019-09-26). "Enjoyable fishy management sim Megaquarium comes to consoles next month". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  6. ^ Wales, Matt (2020-05-22). "Fishy management sim Megaquarium adding breeding in new Freshwater Frenzy expansion". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  7. Nintendo Life
    . Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  8. ^ "Megaquarium (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  9. ^ "Megaquarium (Switch)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  10. ^ "Megaquarium (PlayStation 4)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  11. ^ a b Warr, Philippa (2018-09-12). "Megaquarium review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  12. ^ a b Treese, Tyler (2019-10-18). "Megaquarium Review | Becoming an aquarist has never been so fun". GameRevolution. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  13. ^
    Push Square
    . Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  14. ^ Smith, Graham (2022-01-22). "The 20 best management games on PC to play in 2022". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

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