Aquarium Designer

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,251 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 4.2h for positive, 1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (77.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (30)

• Fishy business Start your first contract 100%
• Teach a man to fish Complete the first contract 92%
• Still waters run deep Unlock 20% of store items 77%
• Thrown in at the deep end! Complete the second contract 77%
• Tip of the iceberg Create your first fish tank in Casual Mode 65%
• Cleaner than a cleaner fish Clean the fish tank 51%
• Another kettle of fish Unlock 40% of store items 50%
• Test the waters Get 100% of points for 5 contracts 46%
• School of fish Unlock 60% of store items 43%
• A drop in the ocean Complete 30% of contracts 42%
• Come hell or high water! Create your first fish tank in Realistic Mode 40%
• Sink or swim Get 100% of points for 10 contracts 35%
• Bigger fish to fry Unlock 80% of store items 33%
• Plenty more fish in the sea Complete 60% of contracts 29%
• Plain sailing Get 100% of points for 15 contracts 26%
• Fresh as a mountain stream Change the filter for the first time 23%
• Gonna need a bigger boat Unlock 100% of store items 22%
• The world is your oyster Complete 100% of contracts 18%
• Of the first water Get 100% of points for 20 contracts 17%
• A fish out of water Remove 300 things from the aquariums 15%
• Muddy waters Make the fish tank dirty 14%
• Packed like sardines Place 100 fish in a single fish tank 13%
• Keep your head above water! Keep at least 3 different fish or plant species alive for a week in the Realistic Mode aquarium 9.7%
• Well ran dry Spend 10000$ money 4.8%
• Big fish in a small pond Create 9 fish tanks in Casual or Realistic Mode 4.0%
• Hit Rock Bottom Place 300 rocks in the aquariums 3.5%
• Cold fish Allow 300 plants to die 3.1%
• Something's fishy Allow 300 fish to die 2.8%
• That’s a bait! Feed fish 300 times 2.6%
• All is fish that comes to the net Get all the achievements 2.1%