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HydroTick: Water Reminder & Aquarium Manager

HydroTick: Water Reminder & Aquarium Manager

by RetroArc, berreisux · Published by Rock Paper Publisher

★ 88%
Price $1.99
Avg Players 0
Reviews 16
Released Sep 17, 2025
Base BuildingCasualCollectathonCrafting
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HydroTick pairs hydration reminders with an idle aquarium builder: drink water at set intervals to earn coins that unlock fish species and tank decorations. It's designed as a low-commitment background game for people who want a gentle incentive to stay healthy while gradually expanding their digital underwater habitat.

About this game

Players, last 72 days

Peak 1 · Low 0

Daily peak concurrent players, sampled once a night from Steam.

What players are saying

▼ Not recommended 0 hrs
Holy crap, no.
I got this in a bundle of incremental games... This isn't a game. It's not an idle game, it's not an incremental. It's a timer. To let you know that you need to take a sip of water every 10 minutes. It's supposed to be an entertaining little aquarium to go with it... but it doesn't work. it blacks out the screen around it, so you cannot see anything behind it, like you're supposed to and the fish twitch on the spot.

The achievements take about 17 hours if you click every single time. So if you're just after those, bad news for you, it's gonna take a long ass time.

You also can't ignore it, it punishes you if you miss the water.

Seriously... why are they asking for money? It doesn't even work as intended.

Man... what a waste.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963540/Idle_Waters/
Get this instead. it has fish tanks, a happy red panda fishes for you and there's a flying cat.
It also fits on the screen better.

Thanks for reading, or skipping to the end. Have a lovely day.
1 found helpful Steam ↗
▲ Recommended 1 hrs
For someone who is looking for an alt tab game while doing a task on the background, this one is the thing you are looking for :)
1 found helpful Steam ↗
▲ Recommended 0 hrs
My kidneys just sent me a thank-you card for not drowning them today.
0 found helpful Steam ↗

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Latest updates

Hydrotick: Bugfix and UI/UX Changes

403 days ago
Hello Aquanauts!In this update, we focused on bug fixes and UI/UX improvements.Prevented fish from attempting to escape their aquariums – no more runaway fish.Added the ability to grab and move the game area freely.Work has been done for the Steam Inventory system, which will be available soon.Easier access to the minimize button in the menu.User-friendly changes made to the settings tab in the menu.See you in the next patch update!Don’t forget to feed your fish!

Hydrotick: New Patch Update and Pirate Theme Collection

409 days ago
Hello Aquanauts!Here are the updates based on your feedback and the developer’s roadmap!We now have a brand-new theme!Pirate-themed items have been added to the game.Starting money increased to 1500.Save reset system added.New adjustments made to ensure the save system works properly.Fixed an issue where some fish would not grow.Item drop system is temporarily under maintenance for a few days.Machine processes were improved based on received feedback.Fish death has been temporarily re-enabled (will be removed in the next update).Your feedback is very important to us, so please keep sharing it!Oh, by the way, you’re not forgetting to drink water, right? glup glup

First Day Bug Fix

412 days ago
Bug fixes have been made based on the first day feedback.

Posts come from Steam's official announcements feed.

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