Aquarist

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 1,172 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 286 reviews: 14.9h for positive, 2.4h 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 (68.9% 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 (64)

• My first gold fish Goldfish already in your aquarium 100%
• Daddy's Boy Help your dad fix his aquarium 76%
• Free Nemo Nemo flows towards freedom 70%
• New Friend Help a friend repair her aquarium 63%
• Shine bright like a flashlight Unlock the store location in the basement and turn on the flashlight 63%
• Dinosaurs' Pal Even though they are extinct, you still like them 52%
• Piranhas on the island Complete a contract to replace a kitchen island at the customer's place 39%
• Mr. or Ms. Clean Zero garbage is essential 35%
• Exhibition Unlock the Aquarium Exhibition location 35%
• Wreck excavator Those fish are made of iron? 29%
• Blackwater king Blackwater is cool 27%
• Lazy cleaning Why work if it's the 21st century 26%
• TV Presenter Complete the contract in the TV Studio 24%
• Nothing Sit back and relax 22%
• Aquarium Tycoon Unlock the Oceanarium location 20%
• Caribbean pirate Ahoy adventure! Where is my ship? 18%
• Robinson Crusoe From castaway to conqueror: island life dominated 18%
• Master of the corals More, more and even more corals! 17%
• Jaws Let the first shark into your aquarium 17%
• Art Connoisseur Complete an Art Gallery contract 15%
• Rich man Have over $ 100,000 at any one time 12%
• Caveman Complete quests in the Cave 12%
• Viking Riddle See You in Valhalla! 11%
• Robber-explorer Anyone seen the safe? Anyone seen the money in the safe? 10%
• Unraveler of Ancient Mysteries Discover what lurks inside 8.1%
• Curious One Who is it anyway? 7.3%
• Space aquarist Galactic Gravity Guru: Conquer the Cosmic Chaos! 7.0%
• Beginner seller Beginner seller 6.7%
• Finish line Complete the main story of the game 6.1%
• Jelly Giant Unveiled Cnidards, BIG cnidards 5.7%
• Explorer of the day No species can hide 5.4%
• Save the world Save the fish, save the oceans, save the earth! 5.4%
• Underwater Paleontologist The largest skeleton currently on earth! 5.4%
• Crocodile ancestor Lurking Legend: Unmasking the Tylosaurus Mystery 5.2%
• Big fish Big bigger biggest 5.1%
• Turtle Seeker Too bad they don't exist anymore, right? 5.1%
• Snatching Nessie Dino-Sorcerer: Master of Plesiosaur Bones! 4.9%
• The terror of the oceans Good thing they're no longer here, right? 4.9%
• Advanced seller Advanced seller 4.1%
• Prehistoric Puzzle Master Collect them all! 4.1%
• Playing with Evolution Why let nature decide? You did it first! 3.8%
• Contemporary art collector Artists are proud 3.6%
• Deep Dive Collector Collect All Aquatic Wonders! 3.5%
• The Buddha's Secret Buddha's secret finally revealed! 3.5%
• The perfect aquarium Sell an aquarium that is worth a minimum of $ 8,000 3.5%
• Shopmaster The best shop in town 3.3%
• Marine explorer Rescued fish say thank you 3.0%
• Holy Axolotl Aztecs Would Be Proud 2.3%
• Japanese Senpai Teach me something about gardens, senpai 2.2%
• Pearl diver So many pearls is a fortune! 2.0%
• Lab After Dark Fishy business after dark 1.7%
• Cursed Awakening Enjoy your new pets 1.2%
• DIY Totem Arctic Edition Frozen fragments reunited! 1.0%
• Master of Evolution Evolution? Completed it! 1.0%
• Ultimate Nightshift Scientist Welcome to the exclusive club of nocturnal geniuses! 1.0%
• Five Star Cafe Even the clownfish tip now 0.9%
• Frozen Conqueror Master the Arctic journey 0.9%
• A gift from Santa Claus Ho ho ho, gifts, giving away gifts! 0.7%
• Guardians of the North Saved Arctic buddies 0.7%
• Master seller The king of selling 0.7%
• Bones of the Deep Full Spinosaurus assembled—fin-tastic work 0.6%
• Cash Grab Even the long arm of the law can't reach their change! 0.4%
• Fishy Gift Dinner served, beak approved 0.4%
• Symphony of Stone Bonked them all 0.4%