Little Kitty, Big City
Little Kitty, Big City
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Aquatic Store Simulator
Developer FreeMind S.A.
Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums From the Steam store page
83 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Aug 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
55 positive · 23 negative
95% range 60–79%
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
146 of 202 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 83 · most liked firstI wanted a more laid-back sim game like others I play, but this game is not that. After struggling through the tutorial for 40 minutes (and having to twice check someone's playthrough video on youtube when I got stuck) I just gave up. I feel like I didn't even get that far in the tutorial as I was struggling too much. Too confusing, too complicated, just not enjoyable for me. Sadly I requested a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38888018-United-Critics/] Please follow United Critics for quality reviews Aquatic Store Simulator Review Something’s Fishy… If you’ve ever dreamed of running your own store where guppies and neon tetras are the stars of the show, Aquatic Store Simulator might just be your jam. This game lets you blend business management with the calming (and sometimes chaotic) world of aquatic life. Think of it as part tycoon game, part aquarium simulator, and all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every time I fix the pH, a fish gives me side eye. These clownfish have no respect. Aquautic store simulator, where every tank I build feels like a new cozy world. Storyline: Don't expect an epic story when you play this game. Aquatic store simulator is more of an experience geared toward business. As you gradually turn watery chaos into a successful store, you begin by running a little aquatic grocery and turn it into a vibrant fish paradise. I gave my favorite goldfish the name David and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this was the first game I've ever refunded on Steam. It follows the same formula as many other simulator games before it, except it does everything extremely poorly, save yourself the trouble and go with one of the many other simulator games that are available. I made it through part of the extremely unclear tutorial before deciding this game wasn't worth any more of my time, it is so janky and feels unfinished, the controls feel bad, the menus are hard to navigate and maybe its a bet…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AI Disclosure: "Just Steam graphics." Don't care. Any GenAI = no buy. Hire an artist, apologize for using AI, and pledge to never do it again. Then we'll talk.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is boring and really basic watch the trailer and you literally see everything game has to offer
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣾⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠈⣿⣶⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀ ⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣷⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀ ⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡀ ⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠁⠀⠀ ⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⠿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀fish. :3⠀⠀
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Many people on here are giving really stupid skill-issue reasons for not liking the game. It's overall really well balanced and a solid challenge while also being incredibly straight-forward. Here are the ACTUAL issues with the game. There are only 4 tables for 4 aquariums max that you can sell fish from (apart from the large tanks.) This is a pathetic number given how large of a building you are given. We should be able to build more tables wherever we want them and have more aquariums to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has the most annoying cash register scanning mechanic in the history of simulator games! You have to click and HOLD the item then drag it ACROSS the deposit bin then scan it and bring it BACK to the bin you just passed over. And god forbid if you can actually click on the item, they made the part you need to click and hold the mesh of the object not a bounding box around it. So have fun trying to click and drag the tiny little shells! They need to have it click and auto scan then go…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s really fun for 2-3 days but once you unlock everything it gets kind of repetitive.. I’m hoping for an update with more fishes, more aquariums and the possibility to upgrade your store 🥲
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to like this game but I couldn't get past the tutorial (it would not let me buy the mop) and from most of the reviews it doesnt seem worth it...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun management game, but the amount of work you have to do yourself is to much, I could not get the shelves to be filled all day.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its got potential. if you like fish keeping you can definitely have some fun with it but its extremely bare bones currently and its very rough graphically, even for a sim game. on sale id say its worth it but until a major update or two I cant recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Fishy Situation From the outside looking in Aquatic store simulator seems like a fun engaging game. Until you download it and hit play for the first time. You are met with a level of tedium that misses the mark for the genre, and the game does little to break that feeling. While the hallmark mechanics of a Simulator are there the clunky controls combined with the buggy at best tutorial that sent me restarting the game multiple times just to get through it left me wanting more. Instead of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played a few different shop simulators of various varieties. This one has to be about the most frustrating and least fun of any game in this genre that I have encountered. There is so much that I found wrong with this game. First, unlike most games which allow you to purchase expansions based on funds available, this game gates additional shelving and space based on a minimum customer satisfaction, which will be at least partially based on customers not arriving and finding that the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →frankly, this is a bit of a rip off. its the exact same game as the Aquarist, im guessing by the same developer. however there is less content. this could have been a dlc for the Aquarist but even then, i doubt it would have been well received. if you like the look of this, get its predecessor, far more content and a lot more enthusiasm went in to its making. this just feels like a money grab.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →needs more employees and more room for more tanks and setups other then that its a good game to pass the time and relax playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could you please make it playable with a controller??? I really wanna play this... I already bought it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →poorly designed, has potential, feels abandoned
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have an hour of play time and can't get past the tutorial without it crashing every 8-15 minutes and with no auto save I was constantly losing all progress and not able to make any progress. I got as far as buying an aquarium and had to put 6 pieces of decorations in the tank crashed every time I put the 4th piece in and I would be set back to cleaning the floors and stocking shelves before I could try to decorate another aquarium. I even put all the setting to the lowest I could just to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game to chill out with. Decent graphics, good sense of progression, lots to unlock
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like running a fish store, but on your computer. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like Supermarket Simulator, it would be wonderful if there was a multiplayer co-op mode available...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way to much grind played for 5 hours and STILL did not get to level 3 Re-played 5/17/2025 There is no save button?! Progress gone?! I have no idea why this game does not have an option to save and it does not save each day I lost all progress twice and it had saved on one specific day ... so idk not not worth buying if it has a soft lock on progress like this why does it not save each day?!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is good but to get enough money to stock the whole store is impossible. There should be a way to get loans to be able to get enough to sale. Please add that
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The tutorial part has some problems at times, which becomes frustrating, but after the tutorial is done, the game becomes very chill and addictive. I liked it so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its far too grindy and getting to level three and actually start having fun seems impossible. If you're gonna use someone else's engine and assets, at least make the game fun. Either make the workers accessible from level 1 or have level 3 be far easier. So disappointing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played a good amount of this game and overall I really enjoyed it. I have also played and continue to play Aquarist so I know the overall game play and contents already. The good: Building aquariums Fish Variety Plenty of opportunity to add to this game in the future The bad: The checkout scanning is torture. Once I unlocked the cashier I never went back to the checkout There is no warehouse storage to store extra stock We REALLY need a restocker Suggestions: 1. Unlike Aquarist you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game was really enjoyable, and i didnt notice has played for 2 hours XD, first 1 hours just for making 1st aquarium XD, and then need some updates / patch for making the game running smoothly and have more good control using mouse and keyboard. need more decorations, make more / outside place. overall this game is really enjoyable and you can breeding your fish so fast.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Haven't played this game since January of 2025, so I can't comment on the new updates. However, I do know that it was really cool to have to put together a spreadsheet to match all the fish in the tank that best suits them. I liked that it didn't automatically tell you, "this fish is not suitable," and you had to figure it out by the tank rating dropping and the fish getting sick. I loved that this game made you use your brain instead of just automatically move through the functions.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, this game is satisfactory. However, if you tend to be impatient, you may find the pace to be too slow, as you must perform all actions manually during the initial levels before you can acquire workers to automate certain tasks. The graphical settings are adequate for low-spec PCs to operate smoothly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guess What?... Its my Affiliaversary this week. And I have a game just for it. A new game. Aquatic Store Simulator. First time getting a game code for review. #AquaticStoreSimulator #Keymailer @keymailer.bsky.social Disclosure: I received a free review copy of this product from www.keymailer.co
unlabelledView post →Its fun but its too easy. i reached max by three days.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has potential, but still buggy. The re stock worker just stands there and doesn't do anything. The game doesn't give you much breathing room and is a bit hectic. I find myself running around to restock shelves, paying attention to customer complaints and not getting any other fish tanks built. I do like the look of the shop and all that you can do to it. Still on the fence if I want to continue playing. There isn't much tutorial help, like, If you open the second register, can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is okish....everything is so expensive its hard to stay in the green. No real tutorials on how to read or upkeep PH levels. Trying to target a fish to see its well being is difficult as well, constantly target plants
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Underwater Automatic Fish Feeder be like ''It does not work on sharks and species that need to be fed'' Are there sharks¿? Nope!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I LOVE FISH HAVE A FEW MYSELF SO FINDING THIS GAME I LOVED SO MUCH.... I THINK A COOL THING WE BE IF WE HAD TO QUARANTINE THE FISH BEFORE SELLING OR MAYBE HAVING TO MEDICATE FISH TANKS....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like to know what decorations each fish like in their tank, and love to mess with the ph of water, then this game is for you. NOT ME I found this game way too technical and boring, its sad because this game had potential to be a fun game. I refunded, this game is not worth even $1
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am right down the middle and at the moment leaning no HOWEVER it is a good simulator game it just has some work that needs done, lots of bugs and gets pretty repetitive quickly, i think if at one point they can adjust the bugs and perhaps even add a "zen " mode that is JUST tank decorating i think that would add a lot to it, again its not bad, it just needs some work! its good for its price too!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →↓ Full video link is in the description! ↓ 📌 Let's Make Our First Tank! | Aquatic Store Simulator 🎞️ Watch full video at https://youtu.be/Fm2HQZ9B4YY #AquaticStoreSimulator #SimGame #IndieGame #SponsoredAd #Gameplay #InAwe
unlabelledView post →This game has loads of potential. My main concerns as a new player are 2 things so far, !. The checkout setup is awful. It needs to be more streamlined. Having to drag the items from the checkout belt to the scanner on the left and BACK to the basket on the right is extremely awkward. It takes much more time than necessary. 2. I've checked the boards and didn't see a solution to this so if there is please correct me....But having to choose a time to open the store and then when you close the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't care for it and requested a refund. It felt like a very tedious second job with it taking over half an hour just to try to get the fish tank to read the right temps.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is good however, if I could give a recommendation maybe have the controls better. I found it really difficult to keep having to press different numbers. Also everytime I sold coral I had to sell it for the same price brought as people were complaining - therefore I didn't make a profit from this product.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just to bleugh could of been so much better
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Diving into some simulators this weekend, and wrapping up with continued adventures in Aeternum. Thurs: #aquaticstoresimulator first play 🐠 Fri: #ecosystem evolution strategy game preview (releases Nov 15th!) Sat: #NewWorldAeternum twitch.tv/ravvyplaysga... at 9pm ET 💜
unlabelledView post →I’m really enjoying the game I do feel that the plants should maybe be in water in tanks and taken out by the man collecting the fish and bagged for sale. I also feel there is not enough tanks or space for tanks as there are so many varieties of fish. I would probably say making the basket at the till slightly bigger too might be better as the net and sponge are bigger than the basket. I like that you have to hold the products to scan as it makes it more realistic. Overall I think it’s a good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really can’t wait to do TCG Shop again! It was a lot of fun chill times! But also I did get a key for a similar game, Aquatic Store Simulator!
unlabelledView post →Need more tasks, events and locations just feels repetitive atm
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →im loving the game but there are a few issues ive come across such as its quite difficult to keep up with the complaints and keep things in stock due to money issues and the quest for the restocker no matter what i do doesnt work but apart from that its an amazing game and i hope to see it get plenty of updates
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love this game you get to buy and sell fish and make fish tanks to your style
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →literally no fun allowed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cool game so far and I like the level of detail I can get in the tanks. The only improvements I would say this game need at this point is to add a way to sort the shop better. Maybe an alternate shop for salt since the rocks are mix matched. But regardless, I would like to see every new update and improvement this game gets! Keep it up Dev!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun game and all. Lots of options to do whatever you want.. I really really wish everything wasn't so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ expensive to start and get your store running...I'm a new player and I'll be honest I am struggling hard to try and make my store productive and I wish you could go back to remembering what symbol means what for fish and plants besides telling you all the way from the begin... I also wish there was an option to help you where to price the items at instead of doing a guessing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so much fun after getting good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS. This is ridiculous. Played for a few hours, used the save function which DID NOT WORK, and have lost all the progress I made. There is also a bug where when the customer stands at a fish tank, you get the fish etc give it to them and they refuse to accept it. Tried giving them another 10 different fish, did not work. And now when I try to bag fish, it dumps them on the ground and tells me they need to stay in the net - it's literally a one click animation that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda Sluggish, But other then that it works great
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the perfect game I've been looking for! I have always wanted a realistic aquarium store where you also build your own aquariums! It has a lot of great things about it like the variety of items you can put on shelves and the fish you can sell. But there are some things im not a huge fan of like how absolutely bombarded by customers you are throughout the day even on day 1! I would like to see possibly a reputation mechanic to slowly gather larger crowds of customers and them asking for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am editing my review because I received a response from a developer who helped me recover my lost saves and also fixed the crashing problem. I've played for a day and a half since he fixed the crashes and I've had no crashes at all. Very happy because this is a fun game to play. This game is fun...when it works. There are a lot of Unity crashes and just sudden crashes. Sometimes when you restart your whole game is back to the start with the messy store and beginning $4500. Very frustrating.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is great and fun. Can get a bit overwhelming Also please fix the bug where sometimes you can’t save… lost some progress due to that
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is hard at first, but when you start learning how to take care of the fish and plants. YOU'LL BE THE BEST FISH SHOP IN TOWN! When I started, I had to watch a video at first for only a minute and it made my experience the BEST! When starting the game, it would give you some advice and things to do to be the best in town. When started, I'd make sure to look in the corner to be able to see the next thing to do. If I had one choice to pick for this game, I would pick a 100/100! I love…
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