Fish Game

If you have no space for real aquariums, this is the next best thing. Pros: Dedicated, attentive indie developer with their own Discord who's been responding promptly to questions and comments. Fish act realistic according to species behavior. All the fun of taking care of aquariums, but none of the hidden variables. You know when the fish are hungry, when the tank needs a water change and why a fish or plant might be stressed. Very sandbox gameplay with tons of options and that addicting feeling of fish-hunting when you go to the many in-game shops you can unlock. No currency systems or IRL cash shop BS. You gain EXP over time and use it to eventually unlock everything the game has to offer. EXP is gained real fast too. Fish and plants look beautiful, yet the graphics can be easily handled by my potato computer. THE GAME IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. More updates and content to come, along with bug fixes. Cons: Only Freshwater fish and plants. No saltwater anything. No snails or shrimp or freshwater invertebrates, yet. Still some bugs and kinks to work out. Regardless of what it says, this is like an early access game. If you're super into the aqua-scaping aspect of aquariums, the options are still somewhat limited and the controls might need more work and revamping in the future. (But I'm confident the developer will do this.) Conclusion: If you like fish-keeping or aquariums at all, this is beyond worth it. It's a lot of fun and you'll be supporting a developer who's put a lot of work into making this one-of-a-kind game.

I bought this right after watching the Smarter Every Day video. I plopped my three elementary age kids in front of the computer and told them to figure it out. That was hours ago. They not only figured it out but they are getting along and having fun!

This game would be perfect if they add cherry shrimp or just shrimp in general and the ability to set a tank as a wallpaper or something so I can just let it exist on my 2nd monitor.